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How four universities graduate their low-income students at much higher rates than average

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We want the students to stay in their major of choice,” he said, whether in the sciences, social sciences or otherwise. Darielly Suriel, a senior majoring in history, was representing the Dominican Student Organization (“Dominican centered, not Dominican exclusive”), which she and other students founded last year. “I

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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

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In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Unemployment dropped below 5 percent and the stock market soared, posting one of the best decades in history. That’s true for college students too.

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

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Everybody’s already talking about program reviews,” said Rudy Fichtenbaum, a professor of economics at Wright State University in Ohio and president of the American Association of University Professors. Will history repeat? These programs started because of political pressures, and the political pressures are no longer there.”

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

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He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. He was also President of the Policy Studies Organization and a Board Member of the Social Science Council. – The HistoryMakers: Biography: Dr. Matthew Holden Jr.s

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How colleges can help their students out-compete robots 

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This story is part of our Map to the Middle Class project , where we ask readers what they want us to investigate about educational pathways to economic stability. Students can combine computer science with linguistics, English or journalism, for example, or they can mix cybersecurity and economics.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. government as well.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

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Generally, colleges of arts and sciences are large academic units within a university that offer a range of department-led majors and areas of study, research and creative activity: from the arts (e.g., English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g.,

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