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QS rankings: US and UK unis lead but Asian countries excel

The PIE News

Sapienza University of Rome retains its number one ranking for classics and ancient history, while the University of Amsterdam leads in communication & media studies, and Wageningen University & Research holds the top spot in agriculture & forestry.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” Why do departments impose such restrictions? ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

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. Following his and others’ departures, he said, just one full-time professor will remain in his department.

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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Letters to the Editor To the editor: I am surprised to see Andrew Newman, chair of the English department at the University at Stony Brook, in his March 9 essay "The English Major, After the End, " repeating Nathan Heller’s unresearched and misrepresented “The End of the English Major,” The New Yorker (Mar.

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

The PIE News

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

It ensures enrollment in departments that might otherwise drastically shrink in size. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. I myself benefited from an exceptionally flexible education that had no specific course requirements and gave me lots of opportunities to explore my interests.

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The Midlife Crisis’s ‘Evil Younger Brother’: The Quarter-Life Crisis

Inside Higher Ed

Incentivize departments to enhance engagement initiatives for majors and minors. Engagement needs to take place regularly and might include convenings of a department honors society, regular faculty-student lunches or potluck dinners, or a departmentally funded outing to a film, a concert or museum. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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