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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“With initiatives like the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan and its faculty are reimagining the liberal arts for the needs of a new world and a new generation of students. vandenBerg holds an Ed.D. with a political science major and Spanish minor from Alma.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

We are a beautifully diverse community committed to educating our students and ourselves, and sometimes that means we need to make space for hard conversations and serious self-reflection. Hamline is a liberal arts institution, the oldest in Minnesota, the first to admit women, and now led by a woman of color.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Inside Higher Ed

Although Weiss had never run a museum, his background as an art historian specializing in the European Middle Ages and as president of a small liberal arts college, Haverford, proved to be valuable preparation for his job. Even the most elite and exclusive institutions fail to connect to the public at their peril.

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