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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

Besides, the humanities cloak an intensely practical side beyond the analytical and communication skills they grow: Shakespeare teaches us statecraft, after all. But youthful trends can turn into multibillion-dollar markets. Such information can inform a college or university’s curriculum choices, hiring, and, yes, marketing strategy.

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SRHE News at 50: Looking back…

SRHE

The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 aimed to enshrine the market with students as customers, and established the Office for Students. Two Research Excellence Framework exercises continued the remorseless evidence-defying concentration of research funding. This is not paradox but consistency.

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Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”?

EAB

Zirkel and Marcus also discuss low-cost customer service best practices from the private sector that community colleges can implement to deliver a better educational experience for their students. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” My name is Tara Zirkel and I'm a Director of Strategic Research here at EAB.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today, of course, those professions include communication, journalism, hotel and restaurant management, library science, nursing, psychology, social work, and much more. Is it possible to sharply increase stipends, salaries, and benefits for graduate students, post-docs, and research assistants while maintaining their numbers?