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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

’” As a chemistry professor at a small liberal arts college, I was immediately intrigued and eagerly climbed into this rabbit hole, because in my courses on general chemistry, there are many concepts that would never occur to my students, even after several lectures and homework assignments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a law professor emanating from a primarily liberal arts institution, I deemed it invaluable that the author’s note in my law review articles could state that research was conducted, in part, as an FRN Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, courtesy of the Faculty Resource Network.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Inside Higher Ed

To understand Adrian College today, it helps to look back to 2005, when Docking became president of an institution that he described as struggling and rudderless at that time. “Small private liberal arts colleges aren’t for everybody, but they work really well for the kids that need them.

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Holy Cross Expands Tuition-Free Program for Low-Income Families

Insight Into Diversity

On October 9th, Holy Cross, a prestigious liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, announced a major expansion of its financial aid program. In 2005, the college was among the first in the nation to make standardized test scores optional in the admissions process, signaling its dedication to inclusivity.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

” Leffingwell is slated to teach at New York City’s New School in the spring—an institution comprised of the Parsons School of Design, a liberal arts college, a performing arts college, the Mannes conservatory and several graduate schools. The institution has a storied history.

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Higher Education Reading List

Susquehanna President's Blog

Liberal Arts Leadership and the Liberal Arts: Achieving the Promise of a Liberal Education , edited by J. Roth, Michael: Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters. Roth, Michael: Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters. Zakaria, Fareed: In Defense of a Liberal Education.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Editorial Tags: Mergers Image Source: Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons Image Caption: The former Becker College campus, in a 2005 photo. The old adage “strategy should drive organizational change, not the other way around,” very much holds true. Sebastián Royo is provost of Clark University. Is this diversity newsletter?: