How liberal arts colleges can make career services a priority
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 5, 2023
Creating internships and focusing on short-term experiences has a big impact, the longtime undergraduate dean at the University of Chicago says.
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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight
Helix Education
APRIL 21, 2024
He has written previously for RNL about best financial practices for universities and has also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications. Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. The news has not been good.
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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?
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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges
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. The courses are co-taught by Vassar and community college faculty. Campus leaders will also arrange convenings of administrators from these liberal arts colleges throughout the two years.
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DeSantis seeks to overhaul small liberal arts college
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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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Danielle Ren Holley, president-elect of Mount Holyoke College. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Danielle Ren Holley, current dean and professor of law at Howard University.
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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce
Deans for Impact
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all.
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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa
University Business
MAY 14, 2024
Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”
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KENRO KUSUMI
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 30, 2024
Kenro Kusumi Kenro Kusumi has been named university senior vice provost and dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. He serves as a professor of life sciences and dean of natural sciences. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Making the Case for a Liberal Arts Education
The Higher Ed Marketer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The liberal arts education has evolved. Dr. Lake Lambert began his tenure as the 16th President of Hanover College in 2015 and is the former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Dr. Lambert's thoughts on the value of liberal arts curriculum .
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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. Q: Your Ph.D.
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Dr. Karen K. Petersen Appointed President of Hendrix College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2023
Petersen will become president of Hendrix College, effective June 2023. Petersen Petersen is a professor of political science and dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tulsa (TU). This appointment makes her the second woman to lead the school. Dr. Karen K.
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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 9, 2023
Safa Zaki will become president of Bowdoin College, effective Jul. Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. McCoy Professor of Psychology at Williams College. Safa is the perfect choice to guide the College through the fascinating chapter that lies ahead. McCoy and John T. Zaki holds a B.A.
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Dr. Rhonda Phillips Appointed President of Chatham University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 20, 2023
Rhonda Phillips will become president of Chatham University, effective Jul. Dr. Rhonda Phillips Phillips is currently the inaugural dean of the John Martinson Honors College at Purdue University. 1, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
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Dr. Hilary L. Link Appointed President of Drew University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Link will become president of Drew University, effective Jul. Link Previously, Link has been president of Allegheny College, dean of Temple University Rome, vice provost at Barnard College of Columbia University, and director of scholar programs at New York University. “I Dr. Hilary L.
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Dr. George Timmons Appointed President of Holyoke Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2023
George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC).
Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 10, 2024
Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the United States. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson Appointed Provost and VP for Academic Affairs at Spelman College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 15, 2023
Scott-Johnson will become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College, effective Aug. Scott-Johnson Scott-Johnson, is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Monmouth University. I am excited by the opportunity to work with President Gayle on her strategic vision for the College.”
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Dr. Anne McCall Appointed 13th President of the College of Wooster
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Anne McCall will become the 13th president of the College of Wooster, effective July 2023, which will make her the second woman in the role. Dr. Anne McCall "I'm honored and thrilled to be chosen as the next president of the College of Wooster," McCall said. in French literature from the University of Strasbourg in France. .
Program Equips Community College Students to Obtain Four-Year Degrees
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Exploring Transfer program at Vassar College is a summer intensive that immerses currently enrolled community college students in an academically rigorous environment, providing vital support and encouragement so they can ultimately continue their education at a competitive four-year institution.
Rhodes College to Establish Institute for Race and Social Transformation
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 19, 2023
Rhodes College has received an $800,000 grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to create a new program that will focus on researching and developing curricula related to racial equity, discrimination, and justice in Memphis and the Mid-South region.
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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down
University Business
MAY 3, 2024
Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.
Penn State African American Studies Head Resigns, Alleges Broken Promises and Wavering Institutional Commitment to Diversity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 12, 2023
He explained his departure in an open letter, claiming that Dr. Clarence Lang, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, had refused to follow through on a commitment to hire two new tenure-line faculty. It is likely that some of those who left Penn State in recent years would have done so regardless,” West wrote.
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Scholars Decry Columbia University's Arrest of Pro-Palestine Protesters
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 19, 2024
Columbia University's decision to act against pro-Palestine student demonstrators who had been occupying its South Lawn, culminated in suspensions and subsequent arrests of more than 108 protesters in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and a harsh rebuke from scholars from across the world. “The
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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 18, 2023
Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. We are grateful for support from the Mellon Foundation,” said Dr. Jennifer Collins, president of Rhodes Colleges.
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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
vandenBerg will become president of Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), effective Jul. Both the Presidential Search Committee and the university’s Board of Trustees were unanimous in their selection of Matt to boldly and confidently lead Ohio Wesleyan into the future.” vandenBerg is currently president of Presbyterian College.
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President’s corner: Why Ed Feasel values cultivating global citizens at Soka University
University Business
MAY 10, 2024
Soka University of America is comparatively young standing next to other historic institutions that have racked up a century’s worth of legacy and alumni. Before becoming the private liberal arts school’s second president, he was a founding faculty member and became the dean of faculty after SUA graduated its first class.
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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but there is still a first time for everything: Mount Holyoke (Mass.), Norbert College (Wis.) Norbert College all fall somewhere around 2,000. Mills’ extensive involvement with the university since 1999 put her at the forefront of the race.
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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade. As such, the school began offering the degree program this fall.
Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates
University Business
JUNE 23, 2023
Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. Olaf College also rank highly due to their exceptional graduation rates and grant rewards. As a result, 736 colleges were considered.
What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?
University Business
APRIL 30, 2024
Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions.
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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.
DeSantis Appoints Six New Board Members to New College of Florida, Begins Conservative Turn for School
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 9, 2023
Ron DeSantis has appointed six new board members to the New College of Florida, a step towards turning the school into a more conservative institution, the Herald-Tribune reported. "It said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College. "It said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College.
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President moves: February breathes fresh air into these leaders’ careers
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Hired Morakinyo Kuti – Central State University (Ohio) Central State University has found its 10th president in Morakinyo Kuti, the HBCU’s current vice president for Research and Economic Development and director of Land-Grant Programs. ” Steven Tepper – Hamilton College (N.Y.) .
Presidential moves: Strong appointments and 2 headscratchers
University Business
APRIL 28, 2023
School leaders are appointed to lead an institution for their quantifiably successful work, like Ron Patterson at Chadron State College. North Idaho College is stuck paying two presidents although neither technically holds the position. Chadron State College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Ron Patterson at a momentous time.
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Students’ top 10 most-regretted majors have everything to do with one issue
University Business
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
What are the top 10 most regretted college majors? What may just as noteworthy as what’s on that list is that nearly half of all current job seekers regret their choice of college major, a new ZipRecruiter survey says. The survey asked graduates whether they would choose the same major if they could do college all over again.
How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
MARCH 15, 2023
News & World Report released its first list of annual college rankings in 1983. News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions.
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As I take my leave.
Dr. Missy Alexander
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes. The demographic shifts have also been a tremendous challenge and all members of the university community have been trying to find ways to respond.
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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy
University Business
JUNE 29, 2023
Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. in 2016.
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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president
University Business
MARCH 14, 2023
Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Safa Zaki, Bowdoin College (Williamstown, Mass.) from Arizona State University in Psychology. She is also a first-generation student.
Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 10, 2023
Image: Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., The college says it froze undergraduate majors with “very low student enrollment.” Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. Geisler last summer. Focus on the Future.
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After spearheading Sweet Briar’s revival, President Meredith Woo will step down
University Business
JANUARY 10, 2023
President Meredith Woo has spearheaded Sweet Briar College’s triumphant revival over the past several years, and now she is making way for the institution’s next leader. Meredith Woo (Sweet Briar College). Sweet Briar College has already been comprehensively restructured under Woo’s leadership.
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Tensions Build at Penn State After Controversial Decisions Regarding Racial Justice
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Either the university did not have the resources for the center, or they had the money all along and were going to invest it elsewhere.” Then, in a public statement , Bendapudi said the school would invest in existing programs to the sum of at least $3.5 million over five years. Internally, there seems to be strife at Penn State as well.
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University partnerships: priorities will “change over time”
The PIE News
OCTOBER 27, 2022
On the conference’s Student Mobility and Partnerships panel, Humber College ’s associate dean of global partnerships and education, Rebecca Fitzgerald, said that discussing each other’s strategic priorities is a vital building block. The post University partnerships: priorities will “change over time” appeared first on The PIE News.
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