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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. “Our students don’t want to come here to be pigeonholed into narrow-band categories,” said Utz.

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AUCC to Launch Institute to Support Minority Engineers with $1.5 Million Investment from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

There has been a lot written about the death of the English degree in higher education. 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. Is it true?

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Collaborative digital research infrastructure – the engine driving efficiencies in research and innovation  

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Victoria Moody, Director of Higher Education and Research at Jisc. Building a federated future Jisc runs the UK’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) and leads the development of sector-wide foundational digital infrastructure for research.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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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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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum.