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Why we need applied humanities approaches (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The humanities might not-too-facetiously be labeled the black sheep of academia. After all, the humanities are frequently characterized as being in crisis and, since 2008, have suffered massive hemorrhaging in the numbers of new majors. To put it simply, an applied humanities approach is needed in STEM education.

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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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Generative AI: a technology that “makes previously exclusive interactions available to all”?

HEPI

Earlier in May 2024, HEPI, with support from learning technology service Studiosity, hosted a roundtable dinner to discuss how important the human touch is in the age of AI learning. But will there still be a place for a human touch? This blog considers some of the themes that emerged from the discussion.

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Navigating an Uncharted Path in Liaison Librarianship

ACRLog

Throughout her tenure, she covered liaison duties that spanned across many Science and Engineering departments. Despite the fact that I have an academic background in the Humanities and Social Sciences, I recognized the urgency of the situation and offered my support. I heard about this news during a monthly department meeting.

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How are HE leaders responding to generative AI?

HEPI

Looking at the broader HE ecosystem, if generative AI models can be trained to answer students’ questions with a higher degree of accuracy than a human tutor might, the cost of education – and therefore cost barriers – could fall very significantly.

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Riding the wave of technological change to enable transformative learning for all

HEPI

It is strange to remember a time before I communicated so habitually through email, the first time I used an academic search engine, or ventured into a virtual learning environment.

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MetaApply aims to be “go-to” study abroad platform

The PIE News

A new platform has ambitions to be a one-stop shop for study abroad, employing an AI-based engine to recommend universities and programs to prospective students all over the world. Launching six months ago, MetaApply has already partnered with 150 universities.

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