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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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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

However, I know there is an alternative response to throwing in the towel on a liberal arts education and joining the race to the bottom. In the grand scheme of higher education leadership, I’m a nobody. I say all of this with humility. As far as big-time sports, my school has intramural corn hole.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in educational administration (higher education leadership) from Indiana State University; a Master of Liberal Arts in African American studies from Temple; a Master of Science in Education in educational psychology and guidance (college student personnel) from EIU; a B.A.

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New College of Florida lays out ambitious 5-year plan, seeks $400 million

University Business

Over the next five years, New College of Florida plans to become the best liberal arts college in America. Additionally, Corcoran plans to use this money to propel New College as a beacon of education and cultural reform in the United States through its academic offerings. primary purposes of education practice.”

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Public community colleges have ties to local and regional economies, faculty possessing advanced degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, and direct experience in industry. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University.

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Student Success & Equity with Kathy Booth

Continuous Learning Institute

A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices to improve student success and equity by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus.

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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.”