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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year. Similarly, Iowa State University saw its most significant first-year enrollment increase since 2018, Ames Tribune reports.

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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College

University Business

On Thursday, the Atlanta-based liberal arts institutions received a $100 million donation. ” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. ” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. In 2018, the couple donated $30 million. which we know today.

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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. Unfortunately, there are also barriers to students engaging in research during their studies, which include a lack of time, mentorship, and/or funding (Lovern, 2018; Marais et al., She has a Ph.D.

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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. Unfortunately, there are also barriers to students engaging in research during their studies, which include a lack of time, mentorship, and/or funding (Lovern, 2018; Marais et al., She has a Ph.D.

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Mathematicians resume in-person meetings in trying times

Inside Higher Ed

But the community’s understanding of “joint” changed in late 2018 when the two organizations, in carefully worded emails, posts and tweets, announced their conscious uncoupling. Many attendees were members of at least one of the organizations—and often only one. This individual supported Thompson.

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Rooted and Open

Susquehanna President's Blog

In their best times, they have borne a commitment to ecumenicalism, and each has a rich history of scholarship and teaching. As a modern liberal-arts university, Susquehanna’s culture has been shaped by its Lutheran Heritage in important ways. For centuries, faith and reason have met in the world’s great universities.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

Outside of the liberal arts, programs in risk include business, journalism/communication, education, nursing, and family & consumer sciences. Institutional Closings The majority of school closings are for-profit institutions, but nonprofits, rural colleges, and small liberal arts colleges are most at risk for closure.