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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

The truth is, many of these small institutions “punch above their weight” and are making an outsized contribution to the higher education profession. 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.

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Eight ways to boost student engagement with advisers

Inside Higher Ed

Build Relationships Jennifer Bloom, professor of educational leadership and research methodology at Florida Atlantic University, recommends connecting with students via appreciative advising , a framework she co-founded 20 years ago that’s now widely practiced. GPA, so they’re not going to be on the dean’s list.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

Since retiring from Bucknell University, Bill’s partnered with his longtime friend Bob Massa, the former Dean of Enrollment at Johns Hopkins University, to assist universities in overcoming their enrollment challenges, especially at how things have changed in the COVID era. I think it was about three years old at the time.

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AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 188 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Mary Papazian

The Change Leader, Inc.

And in these latter roles especially, I really came to see the relationship between the board and the president and senior leadership as critical to the health and well-being of an institution. [00:34:02] And I sit actually as a trustee on a small, liberal arts college halfway around the world called High Gaussian College.