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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. WVWC is a quintessential small liberal arts college with a population of 1,100 students and a beautiful campus nestled in the heart of central West Virginia. The news has not been good.

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

Inside Higher Ed

Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.) A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. I babysat for the dean of students. I was an RA.

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Trans student housing gains popularity and demand

Inside Higher Ed

While the staff was enthusiastic about the idea, they were initially reluctant to accommodate some of the students’ requests, such as converting some of the floor’s two-person rooms to singles. “The priority wasn’t money, it wasn’t filling beds; it was making sure the students were comfortable,” she said.

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What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

Some of it reflects the news sources that I read or the Texas or academic environment in which I live. I think it’s fair to say that our offices of the dean of students, student life, and student affairs need to do better. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.