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Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?

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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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Lasell Will Eliminate Majors in Liberal Arts

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Lasell University will eliminate majors in global studies, sociology, English and history, all in the liberal arts. The university will also eliminate its major in fitness management, The Boston Globe reported.

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Simmons May Cut Some Liberal Arts Departments

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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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Liberal Arts Colleges to Keep Prioritizing Diversity

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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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Russian College Ends Liberal Arts Program

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Petersburg State University, offering a program of open enrollment liberal arts courses for students… BY HANK REICHMAN A bit over two years ago I posted to this blog a piece about a decision by Russia’s Prosecutor General to designate New York’s Bard College as an “undesirable organization.”

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How liberal arts colleges can make career services a priority

Higher Ed Dive

Creating internships and focusing on short-term experiences has a big impact, the longtime undergraduate dean at the University of Chicago says.

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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges

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Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.