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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

For example, what difference does a population of 1,500 students at one institution make in the grand scheme of higher ed? Those students can always go to a larger institution. Imagine how much poorer our industry would be without just this one institution that apparently knows how to inspire a love of education.

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

Inside Higher Ed

Q: What is keeping you and your peers at other institutions up at night? 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.

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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

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A powerful heat wave that began a week ago is forcing colleges and universities across the West Coast to take extra safety precautions, such as providing additional air-conditioned places to study on campus and advising students on how to recognize heat exhaustion. ” Helping Communities Cool Down.

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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.,

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

WCET Frontiers

We’ve heard that many institutions have used the summer to examine how they will integrate (or not) AI into their campuses. In fact, the majority (52 percent) reported that their institution had no strategy at all. A theater course at a small liberal arts college.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

30% of students say poor maintenance, cleaning or overall building conditions have had at least some impact on their ability to learn. Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials. Don’t give up that seat. ” COVID Clean.