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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Holley added that mission-driven institutions have never been more important than now, “in such an era of censorship, book burning, and a denial of history.”

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Rooted and Open

Susquehanna President's Blog

In their best times, they have borne a commitment to ecumenicalism, and each has a rich history of scholarship and teaching. This why we strive to create an environment in which all students feel supported in expressing and celebrating their faith tradition, or lack of one. Catholic 30.0% Lutheran 7.0% Other Protestant 25.0%

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

As for the idea that educational institutions require a distinct mission with well-defined implications policy and practice, what we see are campuses – with the exception of military academies or religious or small liberal arts colleges -- with multiple, complex, often conflicting and competing, functions and responsibilities.

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Strikes disrupt undergraduate learning anew

Inside Higher Ed

And when fall grades will be determined, and by whom, have been open questions at both the New School and UC—which is particularly worrisome to students who rely on grade point averages to maintain scholarships and U.S. visa statuses. Learning at the New School. “Some students are in dire need,” Yang said.

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Beyond Ideas: Implementing Innovative Structures in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 179 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Philomena "Philly" Mantella

The Change Leader, Inc.

While it includes a commitment to civic responsibilities, it also emphasizes the importance of producing employment-ready graduates with skills that transcend the boundaries of STEM and liberal arts education. pass on the resources and scholarship funding for the student, and for them to be employed in a paid experiential learning.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

This proposal might be called radically conservative in the sense that it is intended to conserve the best parts of an American-style liberal arts education by re-imagining it but not rejecting it. It will take on the challenges of cost and career value without rejecting the value of liberal arts of human teachers.

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The New Generation Gap

Inside Higher Ed

By acknowledging and respecting generational differences, you can create a more inclusive and understanding learning environment. Whether it comes from within or from parents or from majors or scholarships that require a minimum grade point average, academic pressure is greater. The environment got colder, uglier, and more pessimistic.