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Turn data into poetry

LSE Higher Education Blog

Remaking research data into a literary art form makes it resonate more widely. Of course, the very notion of what is (and is not) a poem is a hotly debated topic, but I use an inclusive definition in that a poem has to have rhythm. Why is poetic transcription useful? Second, this method can help make research findings more accessible.

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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.

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AI Vegans, Vegetarians and the future of AI in Education…

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While these ideas were designed to provoke discussion rather than serve as definitive forecasts, they offer a fascinating glimpse into what the future could hold. While AI could validate grades and ensure consistency, particularly in technical disciplines like science, its role in subjective fields like art and humanities is more contentious.

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Higher degrees or higher ambitions? A new approach to PhDs

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Christopher Smith , Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. In 2020/21, there were about 18,000 arts and humanities doctoral candidates. The gap between supply and demand is inverse to the situation in parts of science, where jobs requiring a PhD exceed the supply.

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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

On the chopping block were undergraduate majors in music, art and multiple foreign languages; master’s programs in acting, landscape architecture and creative writing; and doctoral programs in mathematics, management, higher education and occupational- and environmental health sciences.

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The arts and humanities: rejecting the zero-sum game

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Angeliki Lymberopoulou , Senior Lecturer in Art History and Employability lead for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University , and Richard Marsden, Senior Lecturer in History and formerly Director of Teaching for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University.

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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

’” As a chemistry professor at a small liberal arts college, I was immediately intrigued and eagerly climbed into this rabbit hole, because in my courses on general chemistry, there are many concepts that would never occur to my students, even after several lectures and homework assignments.