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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. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

So the institution’s disclosure that it briefed the Board of Visitors on not just a department but a possible division-level unit of computational and data science stunned many on campus. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

By offering such resources and tips, I model best learning practices and empower students to own their learning in personal ways supportive of a growth mindset. Situating Resilience, Grit and Growth Mindset as Constructs of Social Presence in the Fully Online Learning Community Model (FOLC).” Education Sciences 12, no.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

Criminal Justice/Justice and Law Administration has created an MS in Homeland Security providing opportunities for advancement for students in business, computer science, and criminal justice. This change is driven by some gaps in outcomes in the model adopted 8 years ago. As I leave, that curriculum is about to change again.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

Criminal Justice/Justice and Law Administration has created an MS in Homeland Security providing opportunities for advancement for students in business, computer science, and criminal justice. This change is driven by some gaps in outcomes in the model adopted 8 years ago. As I leave, that curriculum is about to change again.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

By offering such resources and tips, I model best learning practices and empower students to own their learning in personal ways supportive of a growth mindset. Situating Resilience, Grit and Growth Mindset as Constructs of Social Presence in the Fully Online Learning Community Model (FOLC).” Education Sciences 12, no.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. The authors state their rationale and goals up front: The conventional model of higher education is facing growing skepticism. Beyond that, two things stuck with me about S.