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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. The book highlighted 40 colleges across the U.S.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

As accomplished as his tenure was, he was humble enough to credit his 12-year career at Concordia to its late former president for establishing a solid foundation that allowed him to seamlessly take the liberal arts school to the next level. “I Previous to that at Saint Paul College (Minn.)

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West Coast campuses hit by heat wave

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“The longer the prolonged heat occurs, the more of that we have to try to coordinate, which obviously creates logistical challenges when most of your rooms are already booked with other activities,” he said. Some faculty members have also gone out of their way to create air-conditioned areas where students can hang out, he said.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

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His wife is also involved with Moms for Liberty, a right-wing group influencing book bans and censorship. David Rancourt, the new dean of student affairs and former deputy secretary of state who’s lobbied and aided former GOP officials, has no higher education or student services experience. .