Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

McCall is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana. She has also served as associate dean for Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts; dean of arts, humanities and social sciences at the University of Denver; and dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes. The demographic shifts have also been a tremendous challenge and all members of the university community have been trying to find ways to respond.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Similar to our roads and bridges, the pathways between our colleges and universities have often been marked with potholes, roadblocks and lane closures. Currently, all the state’s community colleges and public universities, as well as 18 independent colleges and universities, participate in one or more of the pathways.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

During his seven-year tenure at the University of North Alabama, where he served as chief enrollment officer at one point, enrollment spiked 16.3%. He previously served as the Institute Community and Equity Officer at MIT and the chief diversity officer and senior associate provost at the University of South Carolina.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

“This will result in both academic and administrative staff changes. ” Of the eight professors laid off, Manhattanville says three will take on other administrative roles and five will leave after the spring term. The humanities are well represented in the new programs we are developing.” Focus on the Future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Eighty-two percent of liberal arts and sciences, humanities and general studies majors changed their majors upon transfer. Dr. Frank Fernandez, associate professor of Higher Education Administration and Policy at the University of Florida.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

The great irony of this situation is that USF is a Jesuit institution, a university built on the premise of shepherding the Ignatian tradition of social justice and intellectual inquiry in an evolving world. Ignatius Institute, a living-learning community that celebrates USF’s Ignatian intellectual tradition.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges. In their day, Kingman Brewster Jr.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

granting universities. But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. The SED shows that American universities awarded 55,283 doctoral degrees in 2020—15 percent more than a decade earlier.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

The new president, who had previously served as an administrator at Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, quickly developed a plan that involved investing heavily in athletics to attract students. “Small private liberal arts colleges aren’t for everybody, but they work really well for the kids that need them.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Over the last few weeks, I have been in several conversations about the impact of career focused education on the liberal arts. This framing reveals deeply held biases about what qualifies as liberal arts (and therefore a quality degree) which are pervasive in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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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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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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Image: For students in Sarah Blackwood’s How to Read Moby-Dick class at Pace University, learning about Herman Melville’s work isn’t confined to lectures, essays or classroom discussions. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S. million Andrew W.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Through conversations with community partners, Vick said Muhlenberg College administration came to realize they could help. The colleges and universities that create DEI certificate or degree programs, she said, are recognizing the need for the specialized training it takes to create a fully equitable and welcoming environment.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

As for the idea that educational institutions require a distinct mission with well-defined implications policy and practice, what we see are campuses – with the exception of military academies or religious or small liberal arts colleges -- with multiple, complex, often conflicting and competing, functions and responsibilities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Yet earlier this year, when it came time to cut tenured faculty positions, Allegheny’s administration cut the Chinese minor and terminated the college’s lone tenured professor of Chinese. They represent a pretty major transfer of power from faculty to administration over curricular matters.” That is still pending.

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ACPA

JUNE 9, 2023

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WCET Frontiers

MAY 11, 2023

Calling ChatGPT and generative AI a “plague upon education,” Weissman opines “In these early days of the GPT spread, we are largely defenseless against this novel threat to human intelligence and academic integrity. Of the more than 600 respondents, only 8 percent indicated that they had implemented policies around artificial intelligence.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Academic Affairs Improving completion rates in gateway courses: Applying a root cause analysis model and equity lens Betsy Dunn-Williams, Dean of Academic Success, Campbell University Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education Dr. Denise Brown, Associate Dean of Health Sciences, The Christ (..)

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

Presidents of colleges and universities may have four stripes on their sleeves. The bodies of these robes are typically in a color(s) associated with the institution and often include an insignia, often the shield, of the university on the front velvet panels of the robe. . · Doctoral robes in the U.S. It was premiered along with No.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

AAC&U – American Association of Colleges and Universities – this is the organization that focusses on liberal-arts education across higher education with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and advocacy on the power of a liberal education. including college and university counselors.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

colleges and universities. To help reduce costs, a significant role of boards and administrators includes identifying what programs are no longer by realizing if they align with local industries, for example. Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Some colleges and universities also refrain from mandating advising because of concerns about enforcement—that is, students who don’t meet with advisers as required may face administrative holds on their accounts, and such holds can backfire. Experts offer the following eight actions: 1.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, examined the data and metrics colleges and universities are using—or should explore going forward—to gauge the value they provide to their students and other constituents. An edited transcript of the discussions follows.

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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

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.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For universities that don’t have the cushion of the Ivy League list, the stark reality of declining enrollment and soaring costs looms large. Universities are discovering that austerity measures alone can’t bridge the gap between dwindling revenues and rising expenses. covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This approach ensures that universities are responsive to the unique needs and aspirations of today’s diverse student body. While it includes a commitment to civic responsibilities, it also emphasizes the importance of producing employment-ready graduates with skills that transcend the boundaries of STEM and liberal arts education.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I intensely admire the objective: to provide accomplished, aspiring undergraduates the best that public higher education can offer—the small, rigorous classes and close personal interactions with faculty associated with liberal arts colleges and the resources and range of opportunities offered by comprehensive and research universities.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

Rob Vischer took over the University of St. Once a s mall Catholic liberal arts college, St. Thomas is now the largest private university in Minnesota and is eyeing to expand its influence across state and national lines. Thomas maintain positive growth as a religiously affiliated university? As the dean of St.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 3: An education that is less discipline-specific but that embraces the broader concerns of the humanities and social sciences, that addresses big and enduring questions, and that teaches students how to think like an anthropologist, historian, literary critic, political scientist, psychologist and sociologist.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Janine Davidson, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver, said that given the state’s declining higher ed enrollment, shortage of teachers and health-care workers , and a budget crisis caused by decades of state disinvestment , placing a numeric value on degree programs seems like a low priority.

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Echo Delta

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Coen, VP of Strategic Initiatives and Enrollment Management at Transylvania University , Gareth Fowles, VP for Enrollment Management at Lynn University , and Jeff Kallay, Enrollment Thought Leader. Showing the students the university has their back. But Transylvania, we are a private liberal arts institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has recently issued a statement on board independence and leadership, marking a critical moment for academic institutions. This approach helps institutions navigate challenges effectively. 00:31:48] Drumm: Mary, welcome to the show. [00:31:49]

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

Three Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Resource Allocation for Comprehensive Support Systems: Focus on academic aspects and ancillary support systems central to student success , such as counseling services , student activities, childcare, and housing. University of Georgia, they’re the Tigers, right?

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