Category: Future of Education
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“So what do we do now?” Lessons from the AAC&U 2017 Annual Meeting
At whose expense are service learning and diversity courses effective? Can U.S. education policy stop telling poor students what to do (and instead provide them with resources and opportunities)? How can we avoid reproducing oppressions in our social justice work in education? These are just some of the difficult and important questions addressed at this…
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DH Jobs: Getting Beyond the “Life Raft or Trendy Fad” Debate
Pick the best answer. DH jobs are: A. Definitely everywhere! “A bastion of hope for Humanities scholars,” I’ve called them before at parties. B. Most places, right? C. Some places…kinda? D. Quickly receding into a job market graveyard after a glorious but brief vogue. This question might be difficult to answer because all of these…
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Danica Savonick Awarded AAC&U K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
In January 2017, Danica Savonick, a CUNY GC doctoral candidate in English and Futures Initiative Fellow, was awarded the prestigious K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment…