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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

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Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options. “We

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President’s Corner: Why Lori White believes DePauw is at a nexus point

University Business

But this was March of 2020. For White, a first-time leader in a role she was familiarizing herself with despite the pandemic, hers has been creating a five-year strategic plan that updates the small liberal arts model for the challenges higher education faces in the 21st century.

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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

. “We must focus on market-driven majors, create areas of excellence and be highly relevant to our students and their families,” President Gee said when announcing the 2020 blueprint to last year’s drastic decision. Many will undoubtedly listen to him, and for good reason: President Gee, who is 79, is a serial president.

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). The $100 million award comes from billionaire couple Ronda Stryker, director and granddaughter of the founder of the medical technology company Stryker Corp.,

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Report: Fall Transfer Enrollment Remains in Decline in 2022

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

decrease was observed for undergraduate transfer enrollment from 2020-2022. decrease from 2020-2022. Meanwhile, other transfer pathways saw enrollment rising back up in 2022, though still not enough to prevent an overall decrease from 2020-2022, the report noted. in 2021 to -2.3% An overall 6.9% in 2021 to now -1.5%.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. There, she served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, whose 2000-student population is double the size of Presbyterian’s, according to the college’s website.

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Highlights from Higher Ed: International Enrollment, Campus IT Challenges, Global Recruitment, and Most-Regretted Majors 

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Nearly half had been in the process of doing so before the pandemic, although that number dropped to 21% from 2020 to 2021. The third priority is described as “evolve, adapt, or lose talent,” while the fourth is “using technology, data insight, and agility to create a frictionless student experience.” Two-thirds of U.S.