Questions tagged [liberal-arts]
Questions having to do with liberal arts subjects such as literature, languages, art, music, philosophy, and history.
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What are typical examples of “scholarly work”?
I am looking into applying to a teaching position at a liberal-arts institution. The application page asks for an example of scholarly work. What are good examples of scholarly work? For the sciences, ...
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Colloquial forms (let's…) in articles
I am writing an article for a peer reviewed journal in the field of literature, and I am wondering about the use of colloquial expressions like: "Let's take a step back", or "Let's look at the data", "...
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Where to find details on Bachelor degrees majoring in IT?
I have been asked to design a major in IT (Information Technology).
I am not based in US, and I didn't graduate in US. So, I am not familiar with US graduation system. However, I have been asked to ...
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Where to go after academia in the humanities? [closed]
I am a full prof in the humanities at a small liberal arts college in rural America. I am relishing my sabbatical in a European country with a flourishing economy and appealing culture. I do not want ...
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How to judge the quality of education of an art school?
I know that most question in this community refer to (natural or engineering) sciences. This question is concerned with the quality of higher education in the field of arts though, I hope it is on ...
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Music with lyrics about academic world [closed]
I am curious to know if there are musicians or music bands whose compositions (in any musical style) have lyrics that talk about our "academia world" with songs, for instance "my manuscript was ...
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Learning Style Issues
I am currently a third-year student at a U.S. liberal-arts university located abroad, and I come from a completely different educational system when it comes to taking exams. Back home in high school, ...
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Visiting Student for Graduate Studies in Mathematics [closed]
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I am currently a student at a small liberal arts college which does not offer the courses that would make me more competitive as an applicant to Master's or PhD programs in Mathematics.
Since I ...
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Can a person from arts background with masters in Computational Linguistics do Masters in Applied Mathematics? [closed]
I have a bachelor in Linguistics and masters in Computational Linguistics with cgpa 3. After using Machine Learning for my thesis work, I am realizing my interest in Applied Mathematics. I do not know,...
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Special museum visiting hours for academics?
Anyone who has been to the Louvre knows what a zoo it is. With creaking floorboards and gawking tourists stacked up five deep in front of popular works it is not a conducive environment for study.
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Is taking ideas from an art critic plagiarism?
A student submitted a paper in an art history class that contained some ideas from art critics she read about, and whose ideas she agreed with. The student didn't cite the critics as source, but ...
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I am an English Grad presenting at a NASA conference; what's the best way to prepare?
While answers might be too heavily opinion based, I'm just looking for a little reassurance as to what to expect. I've done undergrad conferences for English before and that's no sweat, but I sent off ...
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Research statement for liberal arts college: how much detail should I go into?
I am currently a math PhD student, and will be graduating next spring.
If I'm applying for a position at small liberal arts college, what should my research statement look like? How detailed and how ...
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Is “liberal arts” a unique feature of American higher education?
Liberal arts programs are very common in the US but not in Europe (correct me if I am wrong). As I see here in discussions, the environment of liberal arts colleges is different: for example, student-...
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Accepted letter for Ph.D. in February, but now they say they don't have funding!! Is that possible?
My husband received an acceptance letter in February to get his Ph.D. in History. When he e-mailed to the funding department asking what else he needed, the funding department said they had everything....
