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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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Colleges award tenure

Inside Higher Ed

Austin Porter, art history and American studies. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science. Otto Cordero, civil and environmental engineering. Michael Carbin, electrical engineering and computer science. Ming Guo, mechanical engineering. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Colleges award tenure

Inside Higher Ed

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). “We We are an affordable institution.

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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.” Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

I write as a professor emeritus of English and history, who was trained in the humanities and the social sciences in the 1970s. I recall clearly that we undergraduates in the late 1960s were under pressure to major in engineering, business, pre-med, or pre-law. My pursuing the Ph.D. My pursuing the Ph.D.

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

University Business

Two consensus reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) determine educational programs that integrate learning experiences in the humanities, arts and social sciences with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine lead to improved educational and career outcomes.