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

University Business

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. The course is taught by and apportions equal teaching time to a computer scientist and a technical communication faculty.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Through their curriculum, requirements, and undergraduate experience, bricks-and-mortar American colleges and universities strive to combine the four higher education traditions. Provide more experiential learning opportunities. A democratic institution would not reserve its best opportunities for a small subset of the student body.

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

What we need, I think, is what Feldstein calls a “radically conservative” vision that conserves “the best parts of an American-style liberal arts education by re-imagining it but not rejecting it.” ” I call that the learner- and learning-centered university. coherent, integrated curricular pathways.

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Why Implementing a Richer, More Robust Academic Experience Is So Hard

Inside Higher Ed

Principle 4: An education that involves much more experiential and active learning, with expanded opportunities for mentored research, internships, study abroad and field-, community- and project-based learning experiences.

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What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

Campuses need to offer more of the kinds of courses and learning experiences that today’s students need. Campus pre-professional centers in such areas as the arts, business, computer science, health care, information technology, public policy, and science should make a point of helping students form a professional identity.