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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different.

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Unis and agencies work to leverage Bangladeshi market

The PIE News

“Key subject area interests include engineering, business management, and computer science, with growing interest for biological sciences and liberal arts.” Our work is built on the foundation of strong partnerships. As per UNESCO data , over 50,000 students from Bangladesh studied abroad in 2023.

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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. Computer Science and Engineering are the most highly recommended courses of study. If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts. It disregards the true value of a liberal arts degree.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options.

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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

You can see the growth in computer science, health professions, and engineering relative to the gray line: All career and professional focus areas; and you can see the drop in traditional degrees in liberal arts. There are six views, and some of them are interactive. Let me know what jumps out at you here.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

More from UB: Computer science degrees: How demand has both reduced and improved Northland College has operated at a deficit for eight years, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. (Updated: Feb. In the meantime, the college will provide students with academic and financial advisors to assist them with transferring elsewhere.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.