University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Ron DeSantis seeks to overhaul New College of Florida, lawmakers next week could funnel $15 million to the liberal-arts school for such things as hiring faculty and providing scholarships. Moving quickly as Gov. The state university system’s Board of Governors requested the money. Read more on Herald Tribune.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2023

The University of Mary Washington, a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has received the largest gift in its 115-year history - a $30 million estate gift from alum Irene Piscopo Rodgers. Rodgers had previously created eight Alvey scholarships.

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The PIE News

JULY 6, 2023

However, speaking with The PIE News , Wiseman noted that employer and student demand for STEM education and training, does not mean universities will necessarily move away from traditional liberal arts programs. “ The value for universities here is to drill down in great detail,” Wiseman continued.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Awarded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, the college has announced the creation of the Institute for Race and Social Transformation. “We Rhodes is a national liberal arts college where inclusive excellence and building a culture of belonging are central to our mission.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Many high school graduates are opting out of college, but if they do ultimately enter higher education, it will most likely be through community colleges— historically a primary gateway for returning adults. So what can be done differently to promote transfer access to private institutions offering a liberal arts education at scale?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Higher education stakeholders have been transfixed by declining student enrollment numbers in the past decade, which were only exacerbated further by the pandemic. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

“There are challenges facing higher education institutions, particularly smaller liberal arts colleges in the Northeast, from which SFC is not immune. Francis College will continue to honor current athletic scholarships. Salamone, chair of the St. Francis College Board of Trustees, said in a statement.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Also honoured was Hispanic Serving Institution Arizona State University – designated a HSI by the department for education in 2022 – for its Afghan Women’s Education Project. Also receiving the Spotlight Award was liberal arts institution Cedar Crest College , Pennsylvania, for its Carmen Twillie Ambar Sophomore Expedition.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Four in five education professionals in the US say global engagement is part of the multi-year plan at the institution where they work, new research has identified. The company surveyed more than 250 US global education professionals in April 2023. Global engagement “encompasses diverse initiatives”, the report said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Why be upset about this when my career is dedicated to ensuring that students, especially women and other marginalized groups, have access to an excellent liberal arts education? Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Yet at about the same time, my institution, Hollins University, began the HOPE scholarship program.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt editor Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:24 In the dynamic world of higher education, recruiting top-tier talent isn't just a process—it's an art. This blog serves as your guide to 10 essential Higher Education Recruitment strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“When I was in Japan, I had to accept the fact that I was going to be one of a few in this profession, but also in Japan, percentage wise,” says Dabney, an associate professor of politics and Japanese studies at Earlham College, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. Dr. Dyron K.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. Its first 100-member class will receive a four-year, full-tuition scholarship , the Austin American-Statesman reports.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When applied to education, this principle seeks to promote the personal development of the whole person, mentally, but also physically, ethically and, yes, spiritually. I find this idea of educating the whole person inspiring. Personal development is too central to a college education to be ignored.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the only HBCUs that offer a major or degree program.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Students interested in quicker, less expensive modes of education that don’t require a degree can easily find themselves interested in a more traditional mode of education later on, said Acevedo-Moyer. The hub is set to offer one-on-one spaces for students and success coaches to connect and study.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass., The college also provides a $20,000 annual Queer Leadership scholarship to qualifying students. is a unit of Bard College in New York and is designed as an early college program for 11th- and 12th-grade high school students.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Over the next five years, New College of Florida plans to become the best liberal arts college in America. In May, the state approved a $34 million initiative to provide scholarships, begin building repairs, and strengthen school operations, Politico reports. “We primary purposes of education practice.”

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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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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

So, we'll be able to help faculty and support their research in the area of engineering education, both at our institutions as well as institutions across the country that are interested in this type of research. Michael Hodge, executive director of the AUCC, said that IDEA was about scaling AUCC’s success in engineering education.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education’s top executive positions. Foy has leveraged industry partnerships and education philanthropies to ensure its schools excel. Fundraising makes sense for Everett.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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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University Business

JUNE 23, 2023

Money , an American personal finance website that writes about mortgages, loans, credit, investing and more, revamped its list due to the changing needs of lower- and middle-class Americans looking for the best investment based on what they personally value amid higher education’s inflated price tag.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Diego Villada Title: Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, New College of Florida Age: 38 Education: B.S., New College’s liberal arts structure allows students with an interest in theater to take a course, whether that’s in performance, dance, or technical theater. It’s my small way of decentralizing whiteness.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote. ” According to his university biography, Joeckel’s scholarship is about issues of importance to Christian higher education (and others).

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Dr. Missy Alexander

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

AAC&U has been a leader in developing strong arguments for liberal arts education. When the political world started clamoring for evidence of outcomes, AAC&U championed the Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education and the development of the VALUE Rubrics.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Image: Since the Taliban suspended the rights of Afghan women to pursue higher education last month, many American higher education institutions and leaders have decried the ban. A few are going further, asking what they can do to help Afghan women regain control of their academic futures, whether through scholarships to U.S.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A spate of new hires breathes fresh life into higher education as the thick of winter slowly dissipates. The new president will lead Wagner College, where he will be expected to help transform and grow the liberal arts college. One presidential heavyweight steps into her mother’s alma mater.

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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.

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University Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The demands placed on colleges and universities have evolved beyond providing a world-renowned education. However, this growing facet of higher education intersects with the public’s growing disdain for the degree’s price tag. But spending more money than one currently has is easier said than done, says Young.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. liberal arts colleges, community colleges and master’s-level institutions) is necessary to understand the full picture of academic hiring.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

In their best times, they have borne a commitment to ecumenicalism, and each has a rich history of scholarship and teaching. We were founded in 1858 to provide training to young men who wished to become missionaries, but whose families lacked the means to provide them the then traditional education required for this work.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

31 October · Episode 179 Beyond Ideas: Implementing Innovative Structures in Higher Education 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Implementing innovative structures in higher education is not an option; it's a necessity. President Mantella's approach is a how-to guide.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On a national scale this group, served by the School of Continuing Studies’ (SCS) bachelor of arts in liberal studies completion program, is nearly twice the size of all undergraduates currently enrolled in postsecondary institutions. Kelly: Student support is of central importance to us.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Students’ experiences in higher education goes far beyond the curriculum in their programs. There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. in cognitive psychology, and is passionate about the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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