Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Tougaloo is just a wonderful institution, from the faculty, staff, alumni, the board, and especially those who supported me my entire four years here," Walters said in an announcement. "I I'm just excited that I've had this opportunity to work with such a fine institution and looking forward to the future." Dr. Carmen J.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Lake Superior State University blazed the trail with cannabis certificates in 2019. Enter Roanoke College, a small liberal arts college in Virginia, making headlines by launching a cannabis studies program with two majors and a minor—a first in the Commonwealth and a rarity on the East Coast.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

From 2019 to 2021, Minneapolis Community and Technical College launched three pathways that allow students to complete their college-level math within one year. Math for Liberal Arts is a college-level course designed for non-STEM students to appreciate math. These pathways were received by the college community with enthusiasm.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Rize was founded in 2019, and Adrian began using the platform the following year. Docking told Inside Higher Ed such efforts are a necessary innovation for higher education, offering strapped institutions an affordable way to add courses of study and flexible online programs in an effort to recruit students. The Docking Experiments.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

Hampshire College, the private liberal arts college known for its experimental teaching style, admitted 13 students in 2019. With 285 first-year students and 21 transfers, it follows four years of improving enrollment since its nearly fatal 2019 crash. She resigned less than a year into her tenure.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Image: Campus climate work affects all members of an institution’s community—but also requires a buy-in and intentional effort from all parties. Officials at Oxford College of Emory University, one of the university’s two liberal arts colleges, in 2019 identified a need for a more positive campus climate.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I was impressed with the first day of debate, in particular the ways the students were attuned to the constraints of American institutions and the need for reform as well as the political diversity of the American public. A good liberal arts education should make us do that. I was disappointed by the second day.

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University Business

JUNE 12, 2023

However, they expect institutions to be digitally literate, deliver outcome-oriented degrees, and provide resources that compensate for the growth they were deprived of when quarantined. ” In 2019, less than a tenth agreed with that statement (8%).

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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. But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. It’s proven to be the right call.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

” At William & Mary, an institution currently in its 330th year, we have a saying: “We change to preserve what we value most.” Adaptation, innovation and flexibility are required as the university evolves while holding firm to its heart and soul as a liberal arts university. That’s the roadmap.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 academic quality measures. The problem?

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

is a collective failure perpetuated by our focus on institution-level changes,” wrote authors J. Across 1,250 institutions, the percentage of underrepresented tenure-line faculty members increased by 0.23 The rate was a bit higher among liberal arts colleges: an increase of 0.33 Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In the final weeks of 2019, I posted what I believed were the eight leading threats to higher education. We have reached a new stage of normal following the legal changes in recruiting practices (the dissolution of the old NACAC standards), which were fresh and untested in 2019. At the time they were: 1. Market Disturbance 2.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But like many small institutions around the country, in recent years VLS has suffered from declining enrollment, shifting regional demographics and wobbly finances. It’s been a rough decade for Vermont’s small liberal arts colleges. Now, the only college in Vermont that offers a J.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As the wave of closures of small liberal arts colleges across the United States continues, merging with a larger institution is increasingly seen as an attractive alternative. ” The answer may be no, if care is not taken to preserve the mission and identity of the smaller institution.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The types of research-related opportunities available to students will differ based on the type of institution (interested readers may refer to our previous article, “ Writing Your First Grant ,” (Cappon & Kennette, 2022) for tips to secure some funding). 2019; Schauer, 2018). Journal of Transformative Learning , 5 (2), 28-35.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., It offered a second opportunity in 2019. ” Grace Sugg, associate director of admissions at Meredith and a 15-year employee (and alum), traveled to Italy in 2019. The pandemic put things on hold.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

” Leffingwell is slated to teach at New York City’s New School in the spring—an institution comprised of the Parsons School of Design, a liberal arts college, a performing arts college, the Mannes conservatory and several graduate schools. The institution has a storied history.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The types of research-related opportunities available to students will differ based on the type of institution (interested readers may refer to our previous article, “ Writing Your First Grant ,” (Cappon & Kennette, 2022) for tips to secure some funding). 2019; Schauer, 2018). Journal of Transformative Learning , 5 (2), 28-35.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

has declined significantly; between 2012 and 2020, institutions such as Tufts University and Ohio State University lost nearly half their humanities students. percent from 2012 to 2018, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators. Why wouldn’t you do that?”

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

AACC – American Association of Community Colleges – One of “The Six” Higher-Education Organizations in Washington, DC; they represent almost 1,200 institutions · AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – This is the leading accrediting body for business schools in the U.S. They have over 400 member institutions. ·

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

A 2019–20 survey by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors found that 45.6 percent of member institutions limit the number of one-on-one counseling sessions students can attend, usually per semester or year (AUCCCD did not measure this in its 2020–21 survey). She also applauded U SAD?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Then, an institution will have to get approval from its accreditor, a corrections agency, and the U.S. The department, higher education institutions and other agencies involved will now have to determine how to implement the regulations and the process to approve programs. Department of Education.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Institutions are announcing enrollment upswings before official numbers are out. On the other hand, institutions that are primarily black- and Hispanic-serving saw a 9% increase in FAFSA applications. But very few institutions feel safe right now. million in 2019.” million in 2000 to 3.8

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

19 September · Episode 173 Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI 37 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton What does your institution need to improve to ensure you are providing the best ROI for students and in turn, financial stability for your institution?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Restructuring Higher Education for Today’s Demographic Traditional higher education structures were designed for a different demographic, and they often hinder institutions from adapting to the needs of today’s students. Student-Centric Approach To overcome barriers and enhance enrollment, adopt a student-centric approach.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

XULA students in liberal arts or STEM can enter Lehigh’s master of science in management program, earning a degree in 10 months. Since 2019, nearly 200 students have completed the program and 40 were enrolled in fall 2022. Each class has a peer mentor who offers support, encouragement, and tips for college planning.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to information from National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College of the City University of New York, the graduate assistants’ strike at Columbia University last year lasted 60 days, and a graduate assistants’ strike at Harvard University in 2019 lasted 29 days.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. The state did not move forward with that plan and there are no related plans being discussed now.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend, declining enrollments have been negatively impacting institutional budgets for nearly a decade.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

ATI members run the gamut, from the entire Ivy League and flagship publics to regional comprehensive universities, and a variety of private liberal arts colleges. That’s why, in 2019, through ATI, our team at the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program partnered with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to develop a solution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

The report is based on data from a survey of nearly 900 US colleges and institutions, who provided information on more than 370,000 full-time and 90,000 part-time faculty members. Givan noted that data on these faculty remains spotty: under 40% of the responding institutions submitted complete information on part-time faculty paid per course.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Alongside these trends, racial demographics in higher education are also changing, presenting new challenges and opportunities for institutions. They suggest that institutions may need to revisit and potentially revise their missions to reflect these changing expectations, underscoring the need for strong enrollment management leadership.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Image: Amid faltering enrollment rates and increased national scrutiny of the price and worth of a college education, Colorado is weighing a new formula to measure the “economic value” of degree programs offered by the state’s public institutions of higher education.

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