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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. Today’s world is made better with the kind of education students get at a small liberal arts college.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

University Business

. “We are all saddened by the need to make this decision, but rest assured that as we move forward, we are doing everything we can to ensure a smooth transition for our students to continue their education,” said Notre Dame College Interim President John Smetanka in a statement. Centuries of serving higher education erased.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. His dual capacity as president of Adrian and co-owner of Rize Education, however, has raised questions about a potential conflict of interest as use of the platform grows.

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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He earned an associate degree in liberal arts from Orange County Community College, a bachelor’s degree in history from Vassar College, and a Ph.D. Burgos arrived at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001, where he earned tenure as an associate professor in 2007 and rose to full professor in 2012.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. The professor will be based on the Hartford campus in UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. More than 170,000 Asian people reside in the state of Connecticut, according to the U.S.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Inside Higher Ed

According to the study, the number of graduates with an undergraduate degree in public health jumped by more than 1,100 percent between 2001 and 2020, outpacing master’s degrees as the most popular public health degree by 2020. Despite the rise in public health education, few uniform standards exist for such programs.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. The professor will be based on the Hartford campus in UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. More than 170,000 Asian people reside in the state of Connecticut, according to the U.S.