Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 3, 2023

Last month, for the first time in Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty in the arts and humanities were pushed away. But now they will follow a CUNY/SUNY big school format, with most courses taught by adjunct faculty. One needs to ask "How can a small liberal arts college survive under the current financial climate?"

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Manhattanville hasn’t publicly announced which programs are frozen, but faculty sources say they are art history, world religions, philosophy, film studies, music, music education, French, Spanish and chemistry. Other faculty sources said that history has two remaining full-time faculty members. Focus on the Future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It became the first two-year school in the state of Massachusetts to allow students to attain degrees in Black Studies. As such, the school began offering the degree program this fall. Leaders at Massasoit Community College are optimistic about the future the school's recently launched Black Studies program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Over the last decade, Thompson’s resonant affirmation has invigorated ways of embracing the full humanity of these girls and women, including their joys and aspirations. Similarly attuned to intrinsic Black girl value, Nannie Helen Burroughs (1883-1961) founded The National Training School for Women and Girls [NTS] in Washington, DC.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Other notable mentions: Dr. Stuart Rayfield, Columbus State University Dr. Cheryl McConnell, Saint Joseph’s University, the school’s first female president. She is also a first-generation student.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Over the last few weeks, I have been in several conversations about the impact of career focused education on the liberal arts. This framing reveals deeply held biases about what qualifies as liberal arts (and therefore a quality degree) which are pervasive in higher education. Let me be clear.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

From the strategic and smart use of technology, to the need for data fluency across all disciplines (and yes, that includes liberal arts institutions), and the changing modes of online and in-person instruction, universities have been watching, and some embracing, what employers expect from graduates in today’s rapidly changing workforce.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history at the University of California, Irvine, Anita was a high school teacher at 23, then a K-12 school director of curriculum and assessment, a freelance journalist and a migrant rights activist, before earning her Ph.D. Nor was I the first in my family to go to college.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

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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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

. · AACC – American Association of Community Colleges – One of “The Six” Higher-Education Organizations in Washington, DC; they represent almost 1,200 institutions · AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – This is the leading accrediting body for business schools in the U.S.

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Echo Delta

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Most schools struggled to keep enrollment numbers up and getting students back to campus. Join us for a discussion with two small schools that posted record enrollment numbers in 2020. Topics discussed include: How some schools grew during the pandemic. But Transylvania, we are a private liberal arts institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 16, 2023

” In other words, if a program can do a job as well as a person, then humans shouldn’t duplicate those abilities; they must surpass them. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Steven Mintz Show on Jobs site: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

In a bid to increase equity, a growing number of school districts are eliminating advanced and accelerated high school classes and valedictorian distinction. But I certainly wouldn’t claim that my school is purpose-driven or any more values and vision aligned than any other campus. Input from the humanities is essential.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

At large institutions, this is sometimes done on the school level independent of the graduation ceremony. Much of the early history of grades in American higher education was associated with creating a way to determine which student would give that speech. . · Doctoral hoods are 4 feet long with 5-inch wide trim.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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. I’ve worked at virtually every level of higher education, from community college to graduate-only schools.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By directly involving high school students in the design of their future educational experiences, REP4 demonstrates a proactive approach to student engagement. Moreover, advancements in digital learning technologies are not just buzzwords but tangible tools reshaping the educational landscape. And of course the reverse is also true.

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Echo Delta

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Now schools are stepping up to make campus visits less of a visit and more of an experience. Jeff is a leading authority on campus visitation who has worked with hundreds of schools across the country to help them craft impactful authentic visit experiences that resonate with prospective students. Mae Watters: I am. Mae Watters: We do.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I intensely admire the objective: to provide accomplished, aspiring undergraduates the best that public higher education can offer—the small, rigorous classes and close personal interactions with faculty associated with liberal arts colleges and the resources and range of opportunities offered by comprehensive and research universities.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

23 January · Episode 191 Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management 40 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Strategic enrollment management (SEM) as a solution for growing graduate school enrollment in declining markets (e.g., minority and STEM).

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances. The majority of these programs are deemed low-enrollment and fall within undergraduate humanities: mostly religious studies, philosophy, English, creative writing, languages, history, fine arts, and classics.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances. The majority of these programs are deemed low-enrollment and fall within undergraduate humanities: mostly religious studies, philosophy, English, creative writing, languages, history, fine arts, and classics.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

He went on to chair MIT Sloan School’s Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting; then became Deputy Dean of the school; and eventually serve for three years as the Chief Economist for the Security and Exchange Commission of the United States before returning to MIT. I was certainly right about his career prospects.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

Thomas in January during a pivotal period in its 139-year history. Once a s mall Catholic liberal arts college, St. “You can’t say, ‘Well, we’re not all about that, because we’re a Catholic school, so we’re trying to do X, Y and Z.’ Rob Vischer took over the University of St.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 3: An education that is less discipline-specific but that embraces the broader concerns of the humanities and social sciences, that addresses big and enduring questions, and that teaches students how to think like an anthropologist, historian, literary critic, political scientist, psychologist and sociologist.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

” This document, a noteworthy publication in AGB’s 110-year history and only the 13th such statement, addresses crucial issues in contemporary educational governance. And I sit actually as a trustee on a small, liberal arts college halfway around the world called High Gaussian College. Good to see you. [00:31:52]

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 23, 2023

23 May · Episode 156 Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education 29 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Drumm McNaughton talks with Jeff Scheuer about the role of liberal arts in higher education and their value to the American identity and democracy.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

News ’ college rankings contain an unlikely category that you might not expect: “A-Plus Schools for B Students.” The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine. Blog: Higher Ed Gamma U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

They include boosting inclusion through experiential learning opportunities, providing more pathways for students, and embracing digital education. Podcast Highlights Illinois Tech pairs technology education with human-centered education by mandating experiential learning opportunities. Drumm McNaughton 00:31 Thank you, David.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

A Brief History of American Higher Education Part Three — The Democratization of Institutions and Ideas AAUP At the end of the 19 th and beginning of the 20 th century, there were numerous threats to academic freedom including a handful of celebrated cases. · Every faculty handbook has been shaped by their collective influence. million G.I.s

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma NPR just pulled the plug on its once stunningly popular Invisibilia podcast, which explored “the invisible forces that shape human behavior.” Let’s begin with the history of American higher education. As Professor Labaree makes clear, this history is highly distinctive.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

o We were among the initial institutions to join the Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance. o Our Sigmund Weis School of Business became the first business school in the world to guarantee an international internship. He is the world's eye. He is the world's heart.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

opened with a searing attack that is at once ferocious and amusingly sarcastic: “Recent visitors to the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum were greeted with some unpleasant news: the museum was contaminated. Involve more students in community service, including service in neighboring schools. Engage the controversies.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The result, according to Feldstein: these institutions “make the same research demands on faculty and incur expenses for building out facilities that are not focused on creating well-educated citizens, successful professionals and thoughtful human beings. ” So what should these broad-access institutions do instead?

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HESA

APRIL 5, 2023

I see we’re back into tiresome public debates about the value of “Liberal Arts” and the “Humanities” (not synonyms, even though most people use the terms interchangeably). He then goes on to recite statistics about hundreds of program closures in the humanities right across the United States over the past decade.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

” This report marks a critical juncture in the AAUP’s history, being one of only eight special reports issued, and underscores a growing concern over political interference in the realm of academic governance. These changes speak to the human cost of political interference, affecting the very heart of educational institutions.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2024

About Our Podcast Guest Michael Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education. He graduated from Cornell University and New York University School of Law and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Parsons, a very distinguished design school, one of the finest in the country.

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