Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A Sliver of Hope for Humanities at HBCUs jessica.blake@… Wed, 10/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Growing skepticism about the value of the humanities has led to a national decline in the number of degrees conferred. But a new study shows the plummet slowing at historically Black colleges. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2025

If you joined us at this years WCET virtual summit, The Elements of Humanizing EdTech in Higher Education thank you. It wasnt just another Zoom marathon; dynamic panelists shared their thoughts about the critical components of humanizing teaching and learning with technology. Its about the people behind it.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

Despite questions around the value of an English degree, graduates who earned one were found to possess similar rates of life satisfaction, peak salary earnings and unemployment rates to non-English degree graduates, according to a recent report by the Association of Departments of English (ADE), a subsidiary of the Modern Language Association.

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University Business

MAY 14, 2024

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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University Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Computer science degrees have helped drive university enrollment over the past decade thanks to the strong compensation their graduates can expect in the job market. But demand for computer science degrees isn’t losing steam. “The need for the coders isn’t going away.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Christopher Smith , Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. In 2020/21, there were about 18,000 arts and humanities doctoral candidates. How much public money should be spent and on what kinds of arts and humanities PhDs?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The key to thriving in a tech-mediated world is to recognize the distinction between tasks that can be easily automated and the work that only humans can do—work characterized by creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. It’s that we must develop our very human capacities for learning and growth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

Doing so requires reflection assessment to determine commitment and the degree to which change is taking place or has occurred. Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Erik M. Dr. Tanya J.

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MindMax

JANUARY 27, 2025

She highlights the importance of helping students understand how to integrate AI and human judgment effectively. – Addressing the needs of students with some college and no degree, focusing on microcredentials as a pathway to help these students achieve their goals. Watch the full conversation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Grammy-winning artist Usher Raymond IV will deliver the keynote address at Emory University's 180th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 12, where he will Usher also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While the article singles out the loss of nursing courses at Cardiff University and the closure of chemistry courses across the country, it mentions the humanities just once in passing. And with each passing week more arts and humanities courses and departments are cut. Continue reading.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By Audrey Williams June While the worth of a humanities degree has been called into question in recent years, a new state-by-state analysis shows its earning power is stronger than what many people think, with an unemployment rate similar to graduates in other fields.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. The ROI of a History Degree. Strategies for Recruiting Students to the Humanities: A Comprehensive Overview. Babiracki, Patryk J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million individuals with college degrees and 2.9 million individuals with college degrees and 2.9

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MindMax

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Just as patients heal at different rates and by different methods, learners pursue various educational journeys, from obtaining traditional degrees to following alternative pathways toward microcredentials or badges. Additionally, neither healthcare nor higher ed offers a straightforward path to success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Civil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Lee’s honorary degree presentation and SMU's commencement ceremony will be available on live stream at SMU.edu/live.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

More from UB: Why accessibility may be the key to future-proofing online education Many college graduates find themselves in jobs that don’t align with their studies or degrees, a trend that is further exacerbated by the perpetual advances in artificial intelligence and technology.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Having taught students in brick-and-mortar classrooms for most of my 23-year tenure in education, I had grown accustomed to witnessing the positive impact human connection can have on the life trajectory of my community college students. Therefore, we must take intentional steps to humanize our asynchronous online classrooms.

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2024

The post The human toll of rampant college closures appeared first on University Business. Regrettably, seven in 10 students enrolled at one of these institutions experienced a sudden closure. “I’m I’m going to be honest, I feel violated,” said one anonymous employee to WGN 9. “I

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Having taught students in brick-and-mortar classrooms for most of my 23-year tenure in education, I had grown accustomed to witnessing the positive impact human connection can have on the life trajectory of my community college students. Therefore, we must take intentional steps to humanize our asynchronous online classrooms.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Another reason is that CFES, in particular, focuses on creating pathways to education for students in underserved populations through initiatives like mentoring and teaching essential human skills that AI can’t replace. Americans, in general, are expressing ambivalence toward college as they struggle to see the value of a 4-year degree.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2024

But measures introduced by the former Morrison government that doubled the price of some degrees to incentivise students into other courses didn’t dissuade him, nor did recent cost-of-living increases.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Despite deficit-oriented stereotypes held about people growing up like us, we all went to college and earned graduate degrees and are fully employed. Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. FORD: I grew up with my mother only and two sisters. Indeed, reading is fundamental.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications. We had to rethink how education creates opportunities.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

SLIIT has held a long-standing partnership with Curtin University, helping students across Sri Lanka apply for various CU undergraduate degree programs through its institute. Most of these degrees carry Australian accreditation but are also recognised in Sri Lanka and many other countries.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introducing a new degree pathway from the University of London Coursera hosts 55+ flexible, job-relevant degrees from over 30 top universities to help learners advance their careers. Upon successful completion, students will be offered a place in the UoL’s online BSc Computer Science degree , without the need to apply.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Machines can’t replicate human intuition, charisma, or relationship-building. More from UB: The critical piece missing from your institution’s student value proposition These online certificate programs offer flexibility, affordability, and accessibility, allowing professionals to upskill without committing to full degrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Challenges to Qualify Francis-Begay references a program at the University of Arizona—the Arizona Native Scholars Grant—a grant program that promises tuition, and college fees for Native American Arizona residents pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. This is for individuals who have not already earned a bachelor’s degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. in philosophy.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Minister Pradhan and the JHU delegation engaged in extensive discussions on dual and joint degree programs, two-way mobility for students and faculty, and research collaborations in emerging areas such as data science, artificial intelligence, and advanced technologies,” a spokesperson for the MoE told The PIE.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Those opportunities led Howard-Baptiste to Miami University in Ohio where she earned degrees in exercise science, health promotion, and a Ph.D. She is also a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. in educational leadership.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Arts and Humanities make a substantial a contribution to the UKs economy: a House of Lords report gives the figure of 126bn as the creative industries contribution to GVA in 2022 , which compares favourably to the contribution of STEM subjects. Pre-conceptions about different disciplines relation to real-world impacts feed these tensions.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

.” The instant feedback he can receive after musing on the latest think piece or inspiring panel discussion provides him a trusted soundboard and advice from like-minded followers, deepening higher education’s understanding of non-degree credentials, he says. ’ to, ‘Oh, yeah, we’re looking at that at our school.'”

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HEPI

JANUARY 20, 2025

They introduced fees, first as a small proportion of the actual cost in 2006, and then to cover the entire cost in 2012 (at least for Business degrees, Humanities and the Social Sciences). The challenge was how to pay for it. Obviously, this will not be possible on the existing cost structures or business models of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The following are three considerations for educators serving this critical higher education sector to consider: Access As expressed in an article I wrote earlier this year, AI should be used as a tool to enhance human interaction rather than replace it altogether.

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