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Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the United States. He will take the helm Aug. 1, succeeding Dr. Anne M. Houtman, who will retire in July after a five-year term as president.

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Cultivating cannabis: Higher ed’s influence on a billion-dollar industry

University Business

Enter Roanoke College, a small liberal arts college in Virginia, making headlines by launching a cannabis studies program with two majors and a minor—a first in the Commonwealth and a rarity on the East Coast. But do not mistake it for an education in rolling joints and getting high.

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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eighty-two percent of liberal arts and sciences, humanities and general studies majors changed their majors upon transfer. In terms of the overall state of higher education, it’s nothing to celebrate—there are still lots of students not completing,” said Shapiro.

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Maya Wiley Announced as Keynote Speaker for New College of Florida Alternative Commencement Ceremony

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students from the recently embattled liberal arts school are preparing for an alternative commencement this year, a “Commencement On Our Terms," given the conservative shift of the school set into motion by Florida Gov. “The They endured COVID and the politicization of their education.

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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 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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Dr. Traci Morris

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Traci Morris, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, has worked with Native American tribes, tribal businesses as well as artists and non-profits; she has also written a college-accredited curriculum in Native American new media and has advocated for digital inclusion on Capitol Hill and before the Federal Communications Commission.

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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.