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The Google.org commitment will fund training experts supporting 14 labor unions and four trade associations across more than 20 states. Google.org is committing $50 million to expand skilled trades training support for more than 300,000 American workers across more than 20 states Google is expanding its skilled trades training support through a $50 million Google.org commitment aimed at preparing…

Svetlana (Lana) Jitomirskaya is a mathematics professor at Berkeley (Wikipedia, which puts her at two other schools, is out of date), and is one of 29 authors (I’m in there, too) on a paper in the Journal of Controversial Ideas, “In Defense of Merit in Science“. Lana is also a winner of the American Academy … Continue reading Berkeley math professor argues that we need to bring back SATs and othe…

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 13 June 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07943-0 Rethinking architectural education post-disaster: an analytical framework for curricular transformation after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes

The study examines the employment outcomes and skill relevance of Adama Science and Technology University’s 2024 graduating cohort. Using a mixed-methods approach involving 251 graduates from 15 departments, the research evaluates the transition from higher education to the Ethiopian workforce.

IntroductionThe professional identity of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers is increasingly shaped by evolving educational reforms, institutional expectations, and professional development opportunities. Despite growing scholarly interest, the interrelationship between teacher attitudes, professional growth, and institutional support remains conceptually fragmented.MethodsThis systemati…

To understand the experience of secondary science co-teachers implementing new science standards, the roles they assume in the classroom, and the degree of parity they exhibit in their work, we examined one pair of co-teachers in a case study via questionnaires, video and audio recorded lessons, and teacher interviews. Specifically, this research addresses the following questions: (1) What roles …

IntroductionDigital transformation is reshaping academic work, governance, and professional identities in higher education in profound and often contradictory ways. This paper examines how these processes unfold across different phases of digitalization, with particular attention to the tension between emergency-driven change and its longer-term institutionalization.MethodsThe study draws on find…

IntroductionDigital platforms are increasingly used in higher education to deliver content, assess learning, and measure complex cognitive processes such as executive functions. Although the DeLone and McLean information systems success framework has been widely applied to e-learning platforms, empirical evidence on user-centered evaluation of digital cognitive assessment tools in higher educatio…

IntroductionThe present study aims at investigating the relationship between student-perceived teacher support and their L2 engagement through the mediating role of academic buoyancy in EFL contexts.MethodsIn doing so, a group of 415 Chinese EFL learners were recruited to complete three closed-ended questionnaires, assessing the levels of teacher support, academic buoyancy and L2 engagement. Besi…

Repeated teaching assignments are common in higher education, yet their psychological implications for university teachers remain underexplored. Guided by self-determination theory, this sequential mixed-methods study examined how repeated teaching was associated with teachers' experiences of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and mental health-related challenges in the Chinese university context…

IntroductionThis study examines the application of the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product) evaluation model in assessing the effectiveness of nautical curricula in maritime higher education. The study aims to analyze how the CIPP model supports curriculum alignment with the dynamic demands of the maritime industry and international standards such as IMO–STCW.MethodsA systematic literature rev…

How Peer Mentors Combat Summer Melt Joshua.Bay Fri, 06/12/2026 - 03:00 AM CUNY’s College Bridge for All, the nation’s largest near-peer advising program, helps students navigate the path from high school to college. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

Online Summers Sara Brady Fri, 06/12/2026 - 03:00 AM I can’t begrudge students making the best choices for themselves. But I do miss them. Byline(s) Matt Reed

The purpose of this article is to discuss our observations and insights into the challenges many doctoral learners face in writing their dissertations. In more than 30 combined years of mentoring doctoral learners, teaching content courses and chairing dissertation committees, we have experienced that doctoral learners seem to lack the basic skills to craft their dissertations. We refer to this a…

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