The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

By Sarah Huddleston These liberal-arts institutions rely on their endowments to fund much of their operations and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. Dr. Nicole Polen-Petit But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports of the liberal arts’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. And this is where liberal arts graduates excel.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. Georgia Tech has been at the forefront of melding often siloed disciplines of the humanities, arts and social sciences with STEM.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts. What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance? It disregards the true value of a liberal arts degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2025

In recent years, higher education institutions have faced increasing pressure to prioritize disciplines with clear career pathways over traditional liberal arts programs, according to a new report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Business also showed robust growth of 20.8%

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 11, 2023

Liberal Arts Colleges to Keep Prioritizing Diversity Featured Image at Top of Article image-from-rawpixel-id-3297056-jpeg (1).jpg jpg Elizabeth Redden Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:20 AM

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 19, 2024

Small Liberal Arts University Relocates Satellite Campuses to Bolster Transfers kathryn.palmer… Tue, 03/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Lakeland University has moved some of its learning centers onto two-year college campuses to create a steady pipeline of transfer students from the colleges. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Leaders at the private liberal arts college said the move is part of a broader goal to decrease student stress and improve campus well-being.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 22, 2023

Simmons University, a women’s college in Boston, is considering cutting several liberal arts departments in an attempt to improve the college’s finances, The Boston Globe reported.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The liberal arts institution said the rankings enterprise equates institutional wealth and privilege with academic quality.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

From liberal arts colleges to massive public flagships, institutions of all kinds are moving to comply with changing federal expectations.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. The PIE identified 19 colleges in the US to date from the beginning of 2023 that announced their closure which are either listed as liberal arts colleges or carry “strong liberal arts traditions”.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The private Alabama liberal arts institution is requesting public funding to give it “breathing room to operate.”

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. By David C.K. Curry Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

the small private college has traditionally championed the classical values of a liberal arts education. link] The post Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education? Tucked away in the small rural town of Middlebury, Vt., appeared first on University Business.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Academic (re)program Last year, Georgia Tech University’s liberal arts college organized a symposium on interdisciplinary learning in the 21st century, inviting academics from across the institution. Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions appeared first on University Business.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Agents are part of the ecosystem of the education sector Novie Tajuddin, Education Malaysia Global Services Malaysian university courses are also based on the US liberal arts curriculum. “We all welcome agents, agents are part of the ecosystem of the education sector,” Taujuddin said.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The Florida public liberal arts college's board voted Thursday to approve the range for negotiating the employment contract of the final candidate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Keystone College The school, which has about 1,100 students, pledged to appeal the decision.

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 2, 2024

The liberal arts institution is cutting $7 million from its budget and refocusing around eight in-demand majors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Dr. John Smetanka The board’s decision reflects the liberal arts college’s long-standing challenges related to declining enrollment, a shrinking pool of college-age students, rising costs, and significant debt, according to Board Chair Terri Bradford Eason.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 10, 2023

Ron DeSantis has marred their liberal arts experience. Hampshire College has promised matching tuition for these students, who say Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2025

Dailey earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio Dominican University and both her Master of Arts in Communication and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication (with a specialization in interdisciplinary global health) from The Ohio State University.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The small liberal arts institution will need to overcome long-term underfunding challenges to reach 1,200 students by 2028, President Richard Corcoran said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2025

Travis Nelson Travis Nelson has been named Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Education at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Nelson has served in the interim role for the past year and served as associate dean of the College of LAE since 2022. Nelson joined UW-Platteville in 2010.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

The institution has gained recognition for its blend of liberal arts and pre-professional programs, Division I athletics, and internationally acclaimed study abroad programs, which were recently ranked No. The timing of the transition is particularly meaningful as Marist approaches its centennial in 2029.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2025

Belmont University President Greg Jones may have crafted the most authentic initiative for the Tennessee-based liberal arts college after striking a unique partnership with global superstar legend Dolly Parton. However, the timeless power of teaching a liberal arts education isnt lost on Jones either.

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Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 18, 2024

Third-party vendors exposed some colleges — including public flagships and liberal arts schools — to multiple breaches during the mass hack.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

DECEMBER 23, 2022

There are a couple of problems with using that paper to prop up this argument, however: First, the study included about 200 liberal arts colleges, and nowhere does it suggest that the conclusions can be generalized, or even that the results are reflective of reality every where else.

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 30, 2023

Middle States Commission on Higher Education said it is yanking accreditation partly because the liberal arts institution is in “imminent danger of closing.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

One of Jordan’s proudest achievements: building a liberal arts education model that is innovative and accessible to all. “We As we were trying to think about enrollment, there was this national dialogue that’s still continuing about the value of higher education, specifically about liberal arts education,” Jordan recalls.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

Kimbrough, who has served as interim president of Alabama's first private historically Black liberal arts college during the transition period, will conclude his tenure as Todd takes office. "This institution was founded in defiance of limitation and in pursuit of possibility. That legacy calls us to lead with boldness and integrity."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2025

Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries Dr. King's life and legacy are central to our mission at Morehouse College as a historically Black liberal arts institution, said Dr. Vicki Crawford, director of the Martin Luther King collection at Morehouse. King attended Morehouse, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1948.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

OCTOBER 4, 2023

And filter further to find, for instance, the liberal arts college in the Great Lakes states that sends the most students to Ph.Ds This visualization, of course is interactive. So use the controls at top to find colleges by region, by religious affiliation, or by broad Carnegie type. in Chemistry (Hope College).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

The participating institutions included about 225 doctoral universities, 320 regional universities, 180 liberal arts colleges, 80 community colleges, and 175 minority-serving institutions. The survey collected data from more than 800 U.S.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm. College closures steamed through 2024 , and more institutions may find themselves in the crosshairs next year as declining numbers of K12 students trickle into higher ed.

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