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Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 156 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Jeff Scheuer

The Change Leader, Inc.

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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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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Scholars Decry Columbia University's Arrest of Pro-Palestine Protesters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia University's decision to act against pro-Palestine student demonstrators who had been occupying its South Lawn, culminated in suspensions and subsequent arrests of more than 108 protesters in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and a harsh rebuke from scholars from across the world. “The

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges. Why is that?

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Higher education stakeholders have been transfixed by declining student enrollment numbers in the past decade, which were only exacerbated further by the pandemic. The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

He also led the school through seven of its largest freshman enrollment classes in Langston’s 126-year history. Craft also helped establish a diversity office and oversaw the creation or revitalization of the college’s teaching, learning and recreational facilities, as well as centers for integrated science and student success.

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Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

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But Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth and Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, find the ruling tone deaf. Roth and Gonzalez from Wesleyan University believe the Court’s decision extends beyond STEM.