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Innovating at Scale

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Colleges pay tribute to diversity yet largely offer a cookie-cutter approach to education. Homogeneity and uniformity are generally the rule, not an education with distinguishing characteristics. Homogeneity and uniformity are generally the rule, not an education with distinguishing characteristics.

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Asian universities compete as global educators

The PIE News

Here, representatives from China, Korea, and Japan shared what each country has done to boost their visibility in the international education sector. South Korea WooYoung Shin, representing the Global Education and Services and University Network for International Education, shared South Korea’s plans.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a law professor emanating from a primarily liberal arts institution, I deemed it invaluable that the author’s note in my law review articles could state that research was conducted, in part, as an FRN Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, courtesy of the Faculty Resource Network.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career.

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Williams College Faculty Approve Creation of Asian American Studies Concentration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

7 faculty meeting – will make Williams the first small liberal arts college in New England to establish such a program, according to Dr. Stephen Tifft, chair of the Committee on Educational Affairs (CEA) and professor of English. The vote – done at a Dec. The proposal for the program argued for the need for AAS given the U.S.’s

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Two big ways institutions must be innovative with upskilling culture

University Business

.” “I think we’re going to see schools shift to more non-degree, continuing education courses. the new chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, is squarely focused on upskilling the country’s workforce by bolstering training programs in the country’s most in-demand careers. ” U.S.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The COVID-19 pandemic, concern over financial stabilization, and changes in public attitudes toward higher education have all created the need to rethink the missions and values of William & Mary.