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The Problem with Our College Ranking System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s college acceptance season, with all the accompanying emotional highs and lows swirling in households across the country. community colleges combined. community colleges combined. Community colleges serve 6.2 Several other institutions, including my alma mater Williams College , have made similar commitments.

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New College of Florida lays out ambitious 5-year plan, seeks $400 million

University Business

Over the next five years, New College of Florida plans to become the best liberal arts college in America. Heavier than the crown is the price tag: The newly revamped conservative college , home to fewer than 1,000 students, is seeking $400 million, according to a business plan released last week. Jason Shoaf.

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A clash of viewpoints at a struggling college

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The Whittier College Board of Trustees was scheduled for a rare in-person meeting this Friday, after conducting most business virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with her address looming, Oubré and her critics have radically different views of what the state of the college is. We’re very proud of that.

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Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt

Creatrix Campus

Your college's brand is not just its logo or name; it's the essence of what your institution stands for and the unique value it offers to students. Example: As the admissions director for a liberal arts college, your aim is to boost international student enrollment by 15% in two years, focusing on business and tech programs.

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

Why would faculty who were disciplinary specialists trained at elite graduate schools and well published in their fields forsake scholarship? This is an institution that values scholarship, the liberal arts, a physical campus and the teacher-scholar. I certainly wouldn’t. What, then, is the alternative?

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In March 2021, the chair of the Board of Trustees of Becker College announced that the institution would close its doors due to financial difficulties accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass.,