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Cazenovia College Closes, In a Possible Harbinger for Similar Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Cazenovia College, a 199-year-old private liberal arts school in upstate New York announced last Wednesday that it would close after the spring semester, sophomore Ally Ruetton was shocked. “No Part of it is, it’s just easier to go out and get a decent job at the moment without an education.”

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Susquehanna President's Blog

AAC&U – American Association of Colleges and Universities – this is the organization that focusses on liberal-arts education across higher education with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and advocacy on the power of a liberal education. Department of Education.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

SRHE

Coming from a US liberal arts background, my initial mental image of a ‘campus’ is very different from the revised version that is in my mind’s eye after studying and working at universities in the UK. Julianne K Viola is a postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS).

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

We’ve seen the broader higher education community latching on to this narrative just to get a better understanding of whether or not specific institutions and programs are paying off. People often worry about liberal arts majors in these conversations. We have data from the U.S.

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Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability: Changing Higher Education Podcast 157 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Kathryn Campbell and Dr. Zack Mabel

The Change Leader, Inc.

But his current one is Inside The Liberal Arts: Critical Thinking and Citizenship. I haven’t heard of anyone else doing what the University of Michigan is doing as far as helping prospective students understand what they’re actually going to pay before they sign on the dotted line, and that includes the scholarships, etc.

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Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton Insights on regulatory changes, negotiated rulemaking, NC SARA, and the impact on higher education mergers. In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, recent regulatory changes by the Department of Education, effective July 1st, have significantly redefined the processes for institutional mergers and acquisitions.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

Even though we have no expertise in any of these subjects” [00:18:33] Drumm McNaughton: You know, one of the comments that I sawin your study was they were terminating programs that don’t fit in their definition of classic liberal arts model. gender studies being one of them. [00:18:47] 00:29:54] Drumm McNaughton: Mm hmm.