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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. So, I think it’s natural that leaders would be developed in such an environment.”

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DePauw University Receives $200 Million in Support of Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. higher ed institution.

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President’s Corner: Why Lori White believes DePauw is at a nexus point

University Business

For White, a first-time leader in a role she was familiarizing herself with despite the pandemic, hers has been creating a five-year strategic plan that updates the small liberal arts model for the challenges higher education faces in the 21st century.

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When Role Models Don’t

Inside Higher Ed

But part of the professor-student interaction involves role modeling. When the ostensible role models start early and often with “don’t do what I did,” the relationship gets a bit complicated.

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How colleges are creating sustainable business models while upticking student support programs

University Business

.” More from UB: President’s corner: Urgency for David Wippman as he shares his last dance at Hamilton College DePauw embraces consortiums, cost-cutting and new revenue models DePauw is implementing a five-year strategic plan that promises to revamp its liberal arts education model.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. Their move toward professional degrees (BFA, BM) offers insights into how arts and liberal arts disciplines can thrive in a world that is questioning the value of a liberal arts degree.

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How Universities Handle Device Procurement Amid Supply Chain Woes

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Then, seven years ago, the university launched the ATLAS Care program, which refreshes departmental devices using a bulk pricing model… But keeping the older equipment in use, Wood says, often equated to increased support time and costs.