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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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When Role Models Don’t

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Last weekend we drove to UMD to visit The Girl and catch a basketball game. But part of the professor-student interaction involves role modeling. When the ostensible role models start early and often with “don’t do what I did,” the relationship gets a bit complicated.

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Dr. Rhonda Phillips Appointed President of Chatham University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rhonda Phillips Phillips is currently the inaugural dean of the John Martinson Honors College at Purdue University. Phillips said she aims to create sustainable financial models, enrollment numbers, and programs, as well as refresh some programs and build upon strong course offerings such as health sciences and liberal arts.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. Their move toward professional degrees (BFA, BM) offers insights into how arts and liberal arts disciplines can thrive in a world that is questioning the value of a liberal arts degree.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The letter also expressed concerns about lack of faculty involvement in a hiring pilot that is supposed to increase faculty diversity but that also cedes more hiring power to deans. (A

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DeSantis Appoints Six New Board Members to New College of Florida, Begins Conservative Turn for School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the six appointees is conservative activist Christopher Rufo, dean at Hillsdale and senior fellow at right-wing think tank The Claremont Institute. My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We We are recapturing higher education.”

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Presidential moves: Strong appointments and 2 headscratchers

University Business

Rhonda Phillips is an esteemed honors college dean, serving the position for the past decade at Purdue University. Previous to that she served as the associate dean for The Honors College at Arizona State University. Michael Avaltroni – Fairleigh Dickinson University (N.J.)