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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

Aaron Basko This is a guest blog from Aaron Basko , vice president for enrollment management at Lynchburg Universit y. Aaron is a higher education professional with more than 25 years of experience in enrollment management. higher education in the world. The news has not been good. percent between 2015 and 2019.”

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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Somehow, I came across a post on the Conversable Economist blog, which, as a chemist, is not on my reading list. Schelling won the 2005 Nobel Prize in economic sciences with Robert J. This is where the liberal arts education gains considerable value. But who is Thomas Schelling and why should I—we—care?

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said.

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Building careers in the humanities

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

Lorain County Community College is the community’s college, providing pathways to rewarding careers in all fields, including liberal arts and the humanities. This semester, the first cohort of the Mandel program came together, comprised of students with interests in the arts, writing, communication or the humanities.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Beyond Transfer While Michigan is synonymous with mobility when it comes to manufacturing vehicles of all shapes and sizes, every Michigander knows that a car is only as good as the road it is driven on—and we also know that many of Michigan’s highways have fallen into disrepair.

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Why Liberal Education Matters

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Start spreading the news. As Georgetown’s Center for Education and the Workforce says : “Majoring in business pays off. Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where? Nor is this simply a legacy of a more elitist education in the past.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

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. While we disagree with the [trial’s] outcome, the university respects the judicial process.