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SUNY Old Westbury to Become a University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SUNY Old Westbury is a campus committed to powerful, liberal arts education and dedicated to preparing its students for career and life success while empowering them to be change-makers for social and environmental justice.” “This new designation rightly represents the type of institution that we are today.

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Students at Women's College Voted in Favor of Allowing Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Assigned Male at Birth for Admission

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. Several other women’s liberal arts colleges allow trans women for admission but also allow trans men who transition at university to graduate. “I Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast. Mount Holyoke was founded to challenge the idea that women did not need a liberal arts education,” said Holley.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Threatens to Strip Accreditation from Colleges with DEI Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ron DeSantis said he would strip accreditation from colleges and universities with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, MSNBC reported. As president, Florida Gov. It is unclear, however, if he would possess the authority to do so. Ron DeSantis DeSantis made the comments during an Oct.

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Independent Colleges: Four Headwinds for Leadership to Navigate in 2024

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At CIC, we saw the need for liberal arts colleges (LACs) to amplify the value of liberal arts in career preparation and shaping society. For example, Hampshire College fundamentally restructured its liberal arts experience to address globally relevant problems urgently needing solutions.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

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“In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

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Dr. George Timmons Appointed President of Holyoke Community College

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He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College. As president, he added that his goals include discerning which student age groups need more support and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at Holyoke.