Coursera blog

JANUARY 31, 2025

institutions , universities are continuing expanding their online catalogs. Building on this momentum, nine new universities joined Coursera in 2024, including Clemson University, IMD Business School, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, and Sad Business School – University of Oxford.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Georgetown University and Howard University have been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund the establishment of a center for medical humanities. year grant from the Mellon Foundation will go towards the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice, which aims to reduce health disparities in D.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

Marlene Tromp as the institution's 28th president. She grew up with the experience of being in a rural state and understanding the importance of the flagship institution to that state, both urban and rural parts of the state. Tromp's rural background appears to have been a significant factor in her selection.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

Image: Two linked Minnesota Roman Catholic institutions are reducing language and other humanities offerings, including nixing all its ancient Greek and Chinese classes. ” But he said there are financial issues at smaller colleges that “are general problems, not just of humanities.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Today on the HEPI website, Annamaria Carusi challenges the common assumption that translational research is only relevant to STEM fields, making the case for a broader, more integrated approach that fully values the contributions of the arts and humanities. You can read that piece here.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. However, contemplating the necessary ingredients to cultivate student success is multifaceted and heavily influenced by a multiplicity of factors.

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Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 21, 2025

This journey has deepened my appreciation for the distinct contributions and lasting impact of these diverse institutions. Background Founded in 1837 by Presbyterian leaders, Davidson College is a private liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Emory University announced it is launching a new institute this month that will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide more cost-effective and equitable care for patients with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other conditions. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, in a statement. “By

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HEPI

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. How much public money should be spent and on what kinds of arts and humanities PhDs?

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This week, the British Council Scotland and Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities awarded 13 international EARTH scholarships to early-career researchers. One EARTH scholarship recipient is Camellia Biswas, who is a doctoral researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indiana Institute of Technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. As higher education faces growing pressure to invest in academic programs that provide direct pathways to a career, many resource-strapped colleges have responded by making significant cuts to their liberal arts offerings.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Background Established in 1832, Wabash College is a private liberal arts institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate education for men. Net price after aid is $26,834 Curricula Wabash offers a diverse array of academic programs across three divisions: Natural Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and Social Sciences.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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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ACRLog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In November I helped with two major outreach initiatives, a conference and a multi-day medical humanities event series, neither of which would have had any hope of success if they had fallen on the shoulders of one individual as opposed to a team. There is one name at the top of the CV, the exam, the LibInsights report, this blog post.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

But arts and humanities students (n=129) are significantly less likely than their peers in the social sciences (n=539) and natural sciences (n=630) to choose interactive lectures (22 percent). Arts and humanities students also prefer traditional lectures (32 percent) to interactive lectures. Case studies.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A February 2024 report by the Burning Glass Institute and the Strada Institute for the Future of Work found that 52% of recent four-year college graduates are underemployed within a year of graduating. According to the Strada Institute for the Future of Work, individuals who start out underemployed are 3.5

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

APRIL 9, 2025

These methods allow your institution to showcase real experiences, highlight student voices, and differentiate itself from competitors in an increasingly crowded educational landscape. Prospective students are more likely to trust and engage with content created by their peers rather than content crafted solely by an institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As colleges and universities across the country face declining enrollments caused by rising tuition costs, changing job market demands, and demographic shifts, institutions are getting creative with solutions. The number of humanities degrees has declined by 14% in the past decade, according to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

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totallyrewired

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

He argued that AI has the potential to provide more consistent and detailed feedback than human graders. 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. Can AI Evaluate Creativity?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

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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The PIE News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The “capital gains map” also puts a spotlight on collaborations between London universities and other institutions around the UK, given that many of the research projects had been carried out with other university partners. Research performed by Londons universities is bringing benefits right across the nation.

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Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 14, 2025

Established initially as the Tuskegee Normal School for training Black teachers, it evolved into Tuskegee Institute and eventually a university known for blending liberal arts, technical, and professional education. The university balances a liberal arts foundation with strong STEM and professional programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. We can also identify patterns and trends that might otherwise go unseen. Priorities conflict.

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Campus Sonar

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Perception is shaped by human feelings and opinions, and is dynamic in nature. Understand and align perceptions The power of social intelligence is its ability to understand authentic human perception by uncovering stakeholders voices. Knowing this helps you persist as an institution, or evolve into what you can be in the future.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

Effective higher education strategic planning requires more than setting goalsit requires leadership that understands the importance of stakeholder engagement, shared vision, and persistence in driving institutional transformation. This broad engagement was critical for building support. Faculty culture played a critical role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Alejandro Hernandez “Education creates opportunity, and I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we can build institutions that get students READY, not by luck or privilege, but by design,” Hernandez said. Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez has officially been inaugurated as the 10th president of Champlain College.

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Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 17, 2025

Background Founded in 1859, Whitman College is a private liberal arts institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. Curricula Whitman College offers over 45 majors and numerous minors spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

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University Business

JULY 1, 2024

West Virginia University, the state’s flagship institution, performs the song at many of its events. The institution’s board responded by dropping 28 of its majors and laying off 143 of its faculty. But at institutions where students’ family income is under $70,000, it is considered a luxury.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Manhattanville hasn’t publicly announced which programs are frozen, but faculty sources say they are art history, world religions, philosophy, film studies, music, music education, French, Spanish and chemistry. Image: Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., In addition to these cuts, one lecturer was not reappointed.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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. What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

In STEM areas, health sciences professions and business disciplines, demand for new Ph.D.s But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences. Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. Nicholas B. Dr. Nicholas B. Getting into college is harder and harder,” said Dirks.

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Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. Known for its commitment to mentored undergraduate research, Wooster offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in a residential setting. states and 76 countries. Diverse Community: With 27% U.S.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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