Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The COVID-19 pandemic, concern over financial stabilization, and changes in public attitudes toward higher education have all created the need to rethink the missions and values of William & Mary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the only HBCUs that offer a major or degree program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Those people of color who received some or all of their higher education at predominantly white institutions frequently describe their experiences in these hallowed environments as bittersweet, with more emphasis on the bitter than the sweet.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

To educate for impact, a university evolves and does it within its core values. In 2019, for example, the Student Assembly submitted its own report advocating for increased emphasis in data fluency throughout the curriculum (note if you would like to see how exceptional W&M students are I recommend you read this report).

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the last two weeks in higher education, the number of presidents to announce retirement doubled that of confirmed hires. While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. But those who decided to step down are doing so on sound footing.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Students pay hundreds of thousands for the same education they can find at EdX or Coursera because of the perceived value of the brand and experience. Many schools are gaining relevance and increasing their applications by elevating education from a functional offering to an aspirational experience using core luxury tenets.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

Image: Rising numbers of community college students kept total enrollment across all sectors of higher education flat this spring despite a decline in the largest category of institutions by share of enrollment: public four-year universities. Community college enrollment increased by 2.1 percent at nonprofit institutions and 2.2

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students. They have over 400 member institutions. ·

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Both Jenkins and Gillespie noted that Bates’ commitment to the liberal arts made Jenkins a great fit to foster “student engagement” and a “culture of collaboration.” ” Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, Aurora University (Aurora, Ill.) . ” Rivera-Mills begin this June.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Department of Education. The Education Department reached a key milestone late last month when it released final regulations that set standards postsecondary prison education programs will have to meet in order to access Pell Grant funds. ” New Rules.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

higher education institutions are a part of the movement working to stem this crisis. Through Indigenous community partnerships, U.S.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Of these institutions, public campuses are less likely to be stable than their liberal arts and private, nonprofit counterparts. While not the only reason for this change, a lack of public trust in higher education is a big part of the challenge in advocating the value of an education to elected officials—only 51% of U.S.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Campuses report , published every five years by the American Council on Education , indicates that student mobility – which has been a top priority for internationalisation since 2016 – will continue to be a key priority beyond the pandemic. ODU is also looking to democratise global education, he continued. International recruitment.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Image: When Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, was speaking at a conference on Catholic higher education last month, she referred to the university, a women’s institution in Washington, D.C., in a way that could also describe many women’s colleges across the country. ’” Chavez said.

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ACRLog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Historically, the capacities I am referring to have been transmitted to learners through the artes liberales (or liberal arts), a Greco-Roman ideal based on the assumption that a flourishing and cooperative society requires a population that is systematically trained in critical, interdisciplinary thinking.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

MAY 14, 2022

This is the heart of a liberal-arts education. We teach our students to verify what they read and hear, we help them to think critically about the information and perspectives they encounter, and we encourage them to advocate for their conclusions. Let us hope that those who drive the media will do likewise. [1]

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The First Amendment and academic freedom are the cornerstones of higher education.” He said he looks “forward to working with Auburn University, charting a new and positive path toward achieving our educational mission.” Going Public.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

As many of you already know, Susquehanna’s mission statement is: We educate students for productive, creative, and reflective lives of achievement, leadership, and service in a diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world. More succinctly, we help students to become better neighbors and better citizens.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

MAY 30, 2022

As we welcomed you on August 23 rd 2018, I spoke about our academic theme of Resilience stating: The Liberal Arts provide us with an array of viewpoints and historical perspectives so we can better contextualize and understand the challenges we encounter in our lives. Those of you who know it, please join me.

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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

I then pursued a graduate assistantship with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Connecticut, and am also working in a practicum within the School of Social Work. Helping to improve the entire educational experience can be accomplished through academic affairs units and partnerships.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Build Relationships Jennifer Bloom, professor of educational leadership and research methodology at Florida Atlantic University, recommends connecting with students via appreciative advising , a framework she co-founded 20 years ago that’s now widely practiced. Experts offer the following eight actions: 1.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

14 November · Episode 181 Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment 42 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment–navigate through its current challenges, and uncover strategies for the tough times ahead.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Pete Zuraw of Gordian, publisher of the annual State of Facilities in Higher Education Report , recalls one facilities leader at a Midwestern university announcing he was finally at the head of the table—but he quipped, “I’m the only one at the table because everyone else has gone home.

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Echo Delta

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Jarrett Smith: We created this series to focus on the very real challenges of selling residential place-based education in what is now year two of a pandemic. Both Jeff and Mae are thoughtful and enthusiastic advocates for the campus visit and I’m excited to welcome them both. There we go. Mae Watters: I am. Mae Watters: We do.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

Drumm McNaughton Zach and Kathryn discuss their most recent study, What Works: 10 Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes that Lead to Good Jobs. Many of the top 10 effective pathway changes involve attaining post-secondary education. Good jobs also provide health care and retirement benefits, etc.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Those losses led her to rethink the program’s curriculum.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The goal among many in higher education advocating for DEI is to foster not only the understanding of but also the granting of respect to each viewpoint and those who hold it. Those advocating for DEI, in contrast, frequently want to shut out an ever-widening set of ideas, including some that are held by many. I have my doubts.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 11, 2023

With efforts like these gathering steam across the postsecondary landscape, it looks like higher education is in the midst of a mission shift that positions career readiness as a strategic, campuswide priority. What could be wrong with this development? But the first step is to understand the problems currently plaguing the field.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

According to the United Negro College Fund, a college education produces community-oriented individuals. Their curriculum is truly balanced and includes training in academic success skills and a rich liberal arts core. It, too, is a period of relative freedom with profound consequences for their outlook and values.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

o We were among the initial institutions to join the Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance. It was a remarkably forward-looking essay that did much to transform higher education and higher thought in our nation, and ultimately, the world. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

” Also correct, but whether you regard this statement as extraneous or relevant hinges on your understanding of the museum’s educational mission. Encyclopedic museums, like the Met, occupy a very uneasy place in contemporary society.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Obama administration didn’t end up rating institutions after opposition from higher education groups and others.) “Students, even if they go to liberal arts colleges, are thinking about future employment more often than I think some institutions would care to admit,” she said. ” Measuring Value.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“We have remarkable institutions in every way, shape or form from the largest research ones all the way to these immaculate small, private liberal arts colleges that do such a wonderful job, but I’m not entirely sure that we do a good job as a nation in ensuring access to all of that opportunity.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: As recently as 2015, the University of Phoenix enrolled more than 400,000 learners, making it not only the center of the for-profit higher education universe but the biggest university in the United States by far. Phoenix wasn’t just synonymous with for-profit higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

for an environment that may be almost as political as Congress: Florida higher education. Though he said he would advocate for UF in the state capitol, he pledged “political celibacy.” Image: Ben Sasse, a Republican senator from Nebraska, will soon leave Washington, D.C., Questioning the Process.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

In Florida and Texas, 2023 has brought a wave of proposed policies, leadership firings and new appointments, and political maneuverings designed to stifle DEI initiatives and closely related higher education offices. They need educators of their own race who they can sincerely relate to and who can serve as role models.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Image: In his first term as Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis sought to reshape higher education at the state level, pushing changes to accreditation requirements and tenure while requiring widely criticized intellectual diversity surveys and limiting diversity, equity and inclusion instruction in public colleges.

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