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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Deirdre Donovan, the inaugural director of first-year math in Wentworth's School of Computing and Data Science. Those looking to apply to Wentworth are required to have four years of English, a mathematics course on the level of Algebra II, and one laboratory science course under their belt. She joined the Boston school in 2022.

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Report: Class of 2022 Average Starting Salaries Higher than Those of Previous Class

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between the two classes, the five highest-paid categories of majors remained the same. Computer and information sciences was the highest, with an average starting salary of $86,964. “We “This notable increase for the Class of 2022 comes on the heels of the overall average salary for Class of 2021 graduates inching up just 1.2%

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Chief Diversity Officer Steps Down Amid Backlash Over ‘Privilege’ Email

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This kind of woke discrimination has no place in modern healthcare and science,” Harris stated. “In Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland’s First District called for Golden’s termination.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In McCoy and John T. McCoy Professor of Psychology at Williams College.

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Four Big Questions on Carnegie Classifications Changes

Robert Kelchen

Consider the research expenditures figure, which comes from the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development survey. But as more colleges have gained research university status, the national university category has swelled to about 400 institutions.

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Diverse Students Are Going Hungry at the Cafeteria Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the college’s general education requirements of 6 courses students must choose from among 217 different courses (one course from 46 in natural sciences, one from 47 in social and behavioral sciences, one from 79 in art, humanities, and culture, etc.).

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. “Our students don’t want to come here to be pigeonholed into narrow-band categories,” said Utz. With one of its main pillars being academic renewal, DePauw renamed its liberal arts college to the College of Liberal Arts and Science.