August 1-3
Michigan State University

Liberal Arts Colleges Explore Interdisciplinary Pathways

Inside Higher Ed article by Carl Straumsheim

We Don't Need More STEM Majors. We Need More STEM Majors with Liberal Arts Training.

Washington Post article by Loretta Jackson-Hayes

Building a Bridge Between Engineering and the Humanities

Chronicle of Higher Education article by Julio M. Ottino and Gary Saul Morson

Why Some Colleges are Ditching the Science Lecture for Hands-On Learning

Mind/Shift NPR article by Anya Kamenetz

Teaching Young Engineers to Find Problems, Not Just Solve Them

Chronicle of Higher Education article by Paul Basken

The Proof Liberal Arts Colleges Need?

Study links certain traits of undergraduate education to success in life: meaningful interaction with professors, studying a variety of fields outside the major and having classroom talks that go to issues of ethics and life.

You Should Plan on Switching Jobs Every Three Years for the Rest of Your Life

Fast Company article by Vivian Giang

Universities Race to Nurture Start-Up Founders of the Future

New York Times article by Natasha Singer

The Rise of the T-Shaped Organization

Blog piece

Deja Vu: Reflections on Higher Education

Education News article

Arne Duncan Pinpoints Where Schools Fail

Wall Street Journal article

Study calls for stronger connection between jobs and education

Inside Higher Ed article by Ashley A. Smith

Educating to Innovate

Inside Higher Ed article by Deba Dutta