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Engaging Students in Research

Faculty Focus

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. And these soft skills, among others, are so important for graduates to have in order to be competitive on the job market (Schultz, 2008; Succi & Canovi, 2020). She has a Ph.D. References.

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Engaging Students in Research

Faculty Focus

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. And these soft skills, among others, are so important for graduates to have in order to be competitive on the job market (Schultz, 2008; Succi & Canovi, 2020). She has a Ph.D. References.

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How to Win Faculty and Influence Staff (and Athletics)

Higher Ed Marketing Lab

I’ve been with Furman since 2008. And getting them for example, to understand what their role is, especially at a small private liberal arts college, in the mid market, at a price point that is awfully high, that competes with state flagships as their number one competitor. But the second being scholarships.

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College Enrollment: Cliffs, Shifts, and Lifts

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Overall state funding for public two- and four-year colleges in the 2017 school year (that is, the school year ending in 2017) was nearly $9 billion below its 2008 level, after adjusting for inflation. At the same time, state support for public institutions has plummeted.

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