Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

But growth in doctorates awarded is not uniform across areas of study: education and humanities disciplines are experiencing a decline in doctorates awarded, while the number of engineering and agricultural science doctorates grew by more than 30 percent over 10 years. Finally, we only explored Ph.D.-granting

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Dannels found that in engineering firms, professionals value communicators who can translate technical jargon to nonspecialists, an essential skill given the growth of cross-sector team projects in the field. Additionally, as strong advocates of the liberal arts tradition, we contend that this core strength of U.S.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

At the same time, it’s worth acknowledging that the document contains some tensions and elisions that are typical of such endeavors. The focus of NEI will be on majors such as computer science and business, and eventually, broader areas of engineering and design. Rather, it is a thought piece and discussion starter.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

That vocabulary must be challenging, so that it provokes new thinking, but it must not be overly technical or oriented towards engineering or architectural concerns. We need to build a vocabulary that helps people to discuss the roles of space in practice. What stories can be told of prior students? Julianne : It has!

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

For instance, in the College of Engineering, every first-year student writes a resume. They all have some document that was probably used for their college application. Our next guest is Jeff Schauer, author of the recently released book Inside The Liberal Arts: Critical Thinking and Citizenship.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., Faculty Focus [link].

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., Faculty Focus [link].

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