Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 3, 2023

During the past two years, administrators at storied Manhattanville College have removed 46 full-time faculty--by paying then to retire or laying them off. Last month, for the first time in Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty in the arts and humanities were pushed away. The Manhattanville faculty is the heart of the institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Ron Brade Ron Brade has been appointed senior vice president of administration and chief operating officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Brade holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Virginia Tech and an MPA from The George Washington University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. The nonbinding vote came after a recent debate between students and Wellesley’s administration – the latter has resisted such a change. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast. Mount Holyoke was founded to challenge the idea that women did not need a liberal arts education,” said Holley.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

"In 2019, many alumni voiced their dissent of her candidacy due to her lack of liberal arts college experience, which proved to be prescient,” the coalition stated. Three years later, in 2022, students signed a petition of no confidence in the leadership of Dr. Walters and asked for her and her entire administration to be terminated.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Administrators and faculty members should understand the math needs of different academic programs, acknowledge the reality of the students’ levels of math preparation and find ways to teach them from there. Math for Liberal Arts is a college-level course designed for non-STEM students to appreciate math.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College. Timmons holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University. Timmons said that he understands the challenges and barriers around education for minorities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford. Guillory not only brings a wealth of experience as a teacher and scholar grounded in liberal arts, but she also has served at research universities with graduate programs,” said Ford. Dr. Monique Guillory “Dr.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are given priority in the application process for the five-week summer program at Vassar, a private liberal arts institution in New York state. Scholarships are awarded to cover tuition and room and board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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. McCall holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and German from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford. Guillory not only brings a wealth of experience as a teacher and scholar grounded in liberal arts, but she also has served at research universities with graduate programs,” said Ford. Dr. Monique Guillory “Dr.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Under the new partnership, Deakin will offer a dual degree and an accelerated master’s program with Symbiosis in the areas of business administration & analytics and liberal arts.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Criminal Justice/Justice and Law Administration has created an MS in Homeland Security providing opportunities for advancement for students in business, computer science, and criminal justice. However, when the world attacks “liberal arts” they tend to point to specific disciplines as no longer relevant or meaningful.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Proposal also calls for gender neutral language at women’s college whose alumni include Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright Students at the famed Wellesley College for women voted this week to extend admission to trans men and non-binary students, though campus administrators have said there is “no plan” to immediately change school policy.

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University Business

MARCH 4, 2024

Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. Aside from enrollment challenges, administrators cited inflation and a “significant drop” in fundraising. The university was 126 years old.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. Signatories noted increased turnover among key administrators—including Donoghue Velleca—as well. “Over the past few years, William & Mary has faced enormous challenges. This is the field we are playing on.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

The institutions share classes, faculty members, administrators and governing board members. “While faculty and administration did not agree on all points, we took care to work together as a community to engage in a process that permitted careful and rigorous conversations. John’s University Is this diversity newsletter?:

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University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

With an academic background in finance and business administration, including a doctorate in public policy and administration from Walden University, Kuti is no rookie to working on an institution’s bottom line. In just three years, he’s helped increase CSU’s external awards by 227%—it now totals $50.5

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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. Other faculty sources said that history has two remaining full-time faculty members. Focus on the Future.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The gift to the McPherson College endowment— announced Friday —is believed to be the largest gift to a small liberal arts college in history, according to the college. Ad keywords: administrators executive Editorial Tags: Fund-Raising Fund-Raising/Development Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

An academic administrator, a scholar and now president. Phillips will be responsible for revamping Chatham’s academic program catalog specifically in health sciences and liberal arts. The board voted to place Swayne on administrative leave in December, and in his place, appointed Greg South.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Liberal arts & general studies: 72%. Among these most regretful graduates, there two majors they most wish they had chosen are computer science and business administration, although computer science is far less popular among women. Sociology: 72%. Communications: 64%. Education: 61%. Marketing management & research: 60%.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

“There are challenges facing higher education institutions, particularly smaller liberal arts colleges in the Northeast, from which SFC is not immune. Ad keywords: administrators executive Editorial Tags: College administration Coronavirus Presidents Trustees/regents Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One faculty diversity committee told administrators the school’s actions were undermining its work. Internally, there seems to be strife at Penn State as well. And in a Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We

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Schooling Liberal Arts College Faculty 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As a student activist, a longtime faculty member, and an administrator in higher education, I am particularly proud of two career accomplishments. One was fifty years ago at Earlham , a small Quaker liberal arts college, where I helped repurpose a college-owned house into a Black culture center.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2023

In senior administration, you’re forced by circumstance to be more fox than hedgehog. My first administrative experience of a career center was at DeVry. What I haven’t seen, but would love to, is sustained interaction between career services offices and academic departments in liberal arts fields.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 5, 2023

A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. At the very small liberal arts college [Swarthmore College] I attended, I unwittingly pursued a four-year internship in academic administration. Flexibility and rigor aren’t diametrically opposed.

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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

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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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Work Zones The MCSS, along with various state and national partners, is currently leading three initiatives focused on improving transfer: Strengthening MiHumanities , Strengthening MiWorkforce Pathways and Liberal Arts Pathways From Community Colleges to Independent Institutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The small, private liberal arts college in New York announced Wednesday that it would cease operations after the spring semester, citing financial concerns exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and inflation that irreparably harmed the nearly 200-year-old institution. We thank you for your support over the years.”

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Saidat Ilo, liberal arts and social sciences. Nadya Pittendrigh, liberal arts and social sciences. Jodi Benenson, public administration. Kevin Clouther, arts. Hashimul Ehsan, natural and applied science. Junda Hu, natural and applied science. Gen Kaneko, natural and applied science. Qiao Xu, business.

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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.

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