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Informational Holism: Humanities librarianship, liberal arts, and the limitations of quantitative metrics

ACRLog

Historically, the capacities I am referring to have been transmitted to learners through the artes liberales (or liberal arts), a Greco-Roman ideal based on the assumption that a flourishing and cooperative society requires a population that is systematically trained in critical, interdisciplinary thinking.

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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Groups were assigned an activity to discuss possible solutions for increasing capacity for educational technology and digital learning. It is fair to say that all education in the 21st century includes technology in some form. From the aforementioned disciplines, 667 positions were reviewed.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. Clark’s accomplishments have gained the notice of State Senator Susan Collins, who praised his leadership and guidance in continually advancing the university. Anne Houtman – Earlham College (Ind.)

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. Critics of the U.S. The problem? For example, here are the top-ranked colleges in the U.S.

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President’s corner: How ‘presence’ unlocks a powerful enrollment strategy

University Business

The university also plans to invest at least $5 million to renovate the high school’s buildings, upgrade technology and update athletic facilities. “We have a lot of our own students working as teachers or providing guidance,” Petillo says. More from UB: Do you agree with this ranking of the best public colleges?

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Life support: How colleges are guiding students beyond campus life

University Business

The private liberal arts school has dedicated a cohort for first-generation students in MentorGrinnell , a virtual mentorship program that began this fall. First-generation students often struggle to adapt to college life without a family network, and that problem usually extends to their lives after college. .

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

This problem of limited guidance amid an abundance of opportunities is what inspired the developers of the influential guided pathways model of institutional change in community colleges. Additionally, as strong advocates of the liberal arts tradition, we contend that this core strength of U.S.

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