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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. Those are the ones I can think of right away.”

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

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. Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.)

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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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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The dean of the Becker School reports administratively to the provost office and is subject to all the normal graduate and undergraduate governance review boards, while the school itself has a designated faculty and its own academic leadership.

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West Coast campuses hit by heat wave

Inside Higher Ed

” The older dorms at Pomona College, which make up two-thirds of student housing, lack air-conditioning, said Avis Hinkson, dean of students and vice president of student affairs. Fifty cots have been set up in various air-conditioned places on campus for students to sleep on if their rooms are too warm.

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The Five Things You Should be Doing to Prepare for AI’s First Full Year at College

WCET Frontiers

A theater course at a small liberal arts college. A comprehensive task force should include: IT, faculty, instructional designers, student support services (especially your campus accessibility office), faculty development, student affairs (especially your conduct office if your campus has one), general counsel, and, students.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

Environments that are conducive to learning and community building help keep students enrolled. That goes for buildings and their surroundings, says Frater, dean of student services at Rochester General College of Health Careers. “When there’s proper upkeep of our lawns, the aesthetic value rises.”