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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Aaron is a higher education professional with more than 25 years of experience in enrollment management. He has written previously for RNL about best financial practices for universities and has also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications. higher education in the world.

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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 17, 2022

Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. Today’s world is made better with the kind of education students get at a small liberal arts college.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. The work was done in collaboration with the provost.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. So have the changing attitudes toward higher education. It has been, well, an interesting time to be in higher education. For COVID-19, my colleagues and I worked hard to address the needs of our students.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. His contract is still pending approval from the state’s higher education system.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said. Geisler last summer.

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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. The president-designate was NYU’s Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Global Programs and University Life for the past decade and is a lifetime member of the school’s senior leadership team.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. ” But enrollment has since declined.

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Bard’s Innovative LGBTQ+ Studies Program Prepares Future Leaders

Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Students obtain essential networking and community-building skills while developing a sense of leadership that is not informed by “heteronormative and cisnormative practices,” says John Weinstein, PhD, the college’s provost and vice president. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. ” According to his university biography, Joeckel’s scholarship is about issues of importance to Christian higher education (and others).

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

The very question—posed by educational historian Bruce A. Iler, assistant director of the University of North Carolina’s School of the Arts—answers itself. The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the last two weeks in higher education, the number of presidents to announce retirement doubled that of confirmed hires. While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. But those who decided to step down are doing so on sound footing.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The institution has a storied history. In New York City?

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

University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Among higher education’s most recent presidential comings and goings, we have a mix of vetted academics and professionals who draw on the wealth of their outside experience. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. It also was a serious loss for the Worcester region because of Becker College’s long and impactful history in the area and the prominence of several academic programs.

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Some Musings on College Rankings

Susquehanna President's Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

News sends a questionnaire to the President, Provost, and Chief Enrollment Officer of each college with a list of all the institutions in their cohort. At Susquehanna, we receive a list of 222 “national liberal arts colleges.” The “expert opinion” category is especially problematic. Each year, U.S.

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Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

University Business

JULY 5, 2023

Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders. The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) fears the implications extend outside campus confines and programs.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students. They have over 400 member institutions. ·

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Over all, they described “similar numbers of growing and failing programs” and suggested that lowering the failure rate “would be a huge step forward for higher education.” percent failure rate for 156 new programs in the liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative.

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Why Implementing a Richer, More Robust Academic Experience Is So Hard

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 2: An education that is skills and outcomes focused—that does much more to ensure that students become better communicators and can apply critical thinking, close reading and numerical skills in real-world contexts. There’s nothing wrong with such investments. They’re necessary and indeed essential.

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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.

JANUARY 2, 2024

2 January · Episode 188 AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton A conversation with Mary Papazian about the recent AGB Board of Directors Statement and the pivotal state of higher education board governance. The landscape of higher education governance is at a pivotal juncture.

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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.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

As I take my leave.

President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Bard’s Innovative LGBTQ+ Studies Program Prepares Future Leaders

A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

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

These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Some Musings on College Rankings

Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

Alphabet Soup

Field of study not key to new academic program success

How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

Why Implementing a Richer, More Robust Academic Experience Is So Hard

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

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

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