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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different.

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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The question is whether we will build systems and policies that recognize their humanity, intelligence and creativity and will make room for their flourishing. One student from India pursuing a STEM degree at a liberal arts college put it bluntly: "They want our minds, but not our lives." increasingly precarious.

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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But in practice, what these policies really mean is that educators are told we have to give equal weight to opinions that are factually incorrect, racist, sexist, and harmful. There is no credible debate about whether humans are contributing to climate change, nor is there a credible debate about the existence of racism.

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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

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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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. in counseling & human development, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr. Darris Means, Clemson University; Dr. Tiffany J.

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Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1837 by Presbyterian leaders, Davidson College is a private liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Curricula Davidson College offers a broad and rigorous liberal arts education, exclusively focused on undergraduate learning. GPA and an A letter grade.

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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1859, Whitman College is a private liberal arts institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. Curricula Whitman College offers over 45 majors and numerous minors spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.