Survey: Thinking About Life After College  

Survey: Thinking About Life After College   colleen.flaherty Mon, 10/28/2024 – 03:00 AM In the career readiness portion of Inside Higher Ed’s annual Student Voice survey, most students say they’re stressed when thinking about preparing for life after college—but most also express confidence in their future success. Students are “meh” on career centers but enthusiastic about…

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New Presidents or Provosts: Grambling State, Hamilton, Jefferson CC, La Roche, Lake Superior State, Loyola U Chicago, Stephen F. Austin, Wagner

New Presidents or Provosts: Grambling State, Hamilton, Jefferson CC, La Roche, Lake Superior State, Loyola U Chicago, Stephen F. Austin, Wagner Doug Lederman Mon, 10/28/2024 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Doug Lederman New Presidents or Provosts: Grambling State, Hamilton, Jefferson CC, La Roche, Lake Superior State, Loyola U Chicago, Stephen F. Austin, Wagner Doug Lederman Mon, 10/28/2024…

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Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End. Ryan Quinn Mon, 10/28/2024 – 03:00 AM The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re…

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How to Help Students Debate Constructively

How to Help Students Debate Constructively jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 – 03:00 AM Students gathered at George Washington University to debate U.S.-Israel policy and to learn how to have peaceful discussions about tense and nuanced topics. Byline(s) Jessica Blake How to Help Students Debate Constructively jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 – 03:00 AM Students gathered at George Washington University…

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Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

Share of new college students in the fall of 2015 who were still in high school and taking a dual enrollment class. Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. Dual enrollment is exploding. During the 2022-23 school year, nearly…

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AI Can Help STEM Bridge Educational Disparities

AI Can Help STEM Bridge Educational Disparities

In the 1990s the folks at the National Science Foundation began bouncing around the acronym SMET to describe the related disciplines of science, math, engineering, and technology. It did not catch on. In 2001, Judith Ramaley, a biologist who was then working as the assistant director of education and human resources at NSF, rearranged the…

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