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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

UAMEZ helps learners transfer online research skills into practical applications to improve educational and career pathways, such as conducting a job search, completing an application, and uploading relevant documents. They also boost information literacies by teaching learners how to access and utilize online resources.

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Defending the liberal arts: How my students took the higher-learning plunge, from the banks of the St. Lawrence

The Hechinger Report

And the confluence of language, history and economics on the Seaway provided an ideal – not to mention local – lens through which to view the liberal arts. The confluence of language, history and economics on the Seaway provided an ideal – not to mention local – lens through which to view the liberal arts.”. Lawrence from Quebec City.

Economics 108
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OPINION: Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities

The Hechinger Report

Overlooked in the trove of sensitive data released by Harvard during the affirmative action lawsuit is the outsize role that performing research can play in helping students get into elite colleges and universities. MIT even features “ Research” and “Maker” portfolios sections in its application. While I was getting my Ph.D.