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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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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. Oftentimes you think STEM means tech.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education. When it’s all political appointees, they see it as a political tool rather than as an engine for a region or state. You still have marketing, human resources, and staff development that are not the STEM people.

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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.

By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country. NYU, one of the largest, richest universities in the United States, up until the 1970s had a large, if not terribly distinguished engineering school. So those are.