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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. ” That is, undergraduate programs with fewer than 12 students per full-time faculty member over a period of five years are no longer accepting new students.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

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President moves: February breathes fresh air into these leaders’ careers

University Business

Hamilton College President Steven Tepper (Source: Hamilton College) Hamilton College has found an eclectic new leader in Steven Tepper, the current dean and director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University (ASU).

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Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates

University Business

Everybody’s interested in the ROI on their education because college education is very expensive,” said Sue Harbour, associate dean and executive director of the career center at the University of California, Berkeley, one of the 5-star schools, according to Money. People want to know: Is it worth my time and my money?”

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Newson-Horst is a Spelman graduate who was impacted by Guy-Sheftall and other Spelman faculty who inspired her to take on similar challenges. and presented it to the department chair who in turn presented it to the dean, Dr. Marshall Stevenson. and globally.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. Specifically, he oversaw increased diversity among his faculty and staff and created a new cabinet position overseeing DEI and belonging.

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The Evolution of the Humanities

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. This Institute asks, how can we live well with technology? The post The Evolution of the Humanities appeared first on HEPI.