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New Survey Data Shows Support for Increasing Medical Research Funding

Inside Higher Ed

Generic prompts give students autonomy and flexibility to expand their ideas’ Opening doors to computer science education ‘Creativity is a practice, not an astonishing stroke of good luck’ How can Jenga build course co-creation? Advertisement Want articles like this sent straight to your inbox ?

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

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” Princeton’s defense: “Operating expenses don’t include hundreds of millions in capital expenditures the endowment provides every year to fund things like research equipment and facilities.” Nor does it have a major nanoscience facility. ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

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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. Other faculty sources said that history has two remaining full-time faculty members.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Given the importance of writing, research, and public speaking skills, and facility with quantitative methods and digital technologies, cultivating these skills needs to pervade the curriculum. The key, I believe, is to: 1. Infuse essential skills and career preparation across the curriculum. Provide more experiential learning opportunities.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. It also was a serious loss for the Worcester region because of Becker College’s long and impactful history in the area and the prominence of several academic programs.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Students have in-lab research opportunities with faculty, professional development programs, a site visit to Amazon facilities, and mentorship from graduate-level students. Fellows receive room and board, a weekly stipend, and travel reimbursement. Chicago, Ill.; and Research Triangle Park, N.C.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

Higher education is stratifying, some might say bifurcating, as the gaps in campus wealth, facilities, programs and student qualifications widens. At the same time, many campuses not only cap admissions into nursing programs but programs in business, computer science, economics and engineering. The flight to quality.