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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The faculty have seen our elected representatives marginalized, our perspectives dismissed, and our involvement in university governance largely eliminated.”

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Letters to the Editor In 2018, at the very first of what would become many campus listening forums to help shape the framework of the university’s strategic plan, President Katherine A. To educate for impact, a university evolves and does it within its core values.

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College Meltdown 2.0

Higher Education Inquirer

Small private liberal arts schools and regional universities also experienced losses. comes as US fascism advances , the Coronavirus Pandemic becomes more normalized, student loan debt approaches $2 trillion, and the 2026 enrollment cliff is just a few years away. Elements of College Meltdown 2.0 College Meltdown 2.0

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State of Play 2023

Susquehanna President's Blog

2026 “Demographic Cliff” 6. million between 2026 and 2028 became foreshadowed as a consequence of the pandemic. Population data had projected a slight increase in enrollments between 2019 and 2026 when the 18-year-old population would continue to climb slightly before hitting a 6% and then 8% drop. At the time they were: 1.

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Convocation Remarks 2022

Susquehanna President's Blog

We are called together to signal your entry into the life of this university and to celebrate the beginning of your matriculation. We are here because deeply engaging in the life of the mind and opening ourselves up to the holistic world view that is the core of a liberal arts education prepare us to make good and often difficult decisions.

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

WCET Frontiers

**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 university said 27% of the faculty and staff positions were already vacant.”

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

WCET Frontiers

A surprising selection of colleges and universities are thriving despite the culling of institutions and programs happening around them. Outside of the liberal arts, programs in risk include business, journalism/communication, education, nursing, and family & consumer sciences. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.