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The Evolution of the Humanities

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. However that doesn’t mean humanities disciplines don’t have to change.

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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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SANDRA HINSKI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She served as the Dean of Career and Technical Education at Paradise Valley Community College. in human systems engineering from Arizona State University. Sandra Hinski Sandra Hinski has been appointed provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Coconino Community College.

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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “Whether one is studying to be a doctor or engineer, there is a person behind that specialization making choices and interpreting the world around them.”

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Ohio State Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 2023 class includes 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators elected by their academic peers and spanning 24 scientific disciplines. Dr. Meg Daly , professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology and associate dean of undergraduate education. Scott Gaudi , professor of astronomy. Kendra McSweeney , professor of geography.