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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. What motivates one may not motivate all.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

More from UB: Computer science degrees: How demand has both reduced and improved Northland College has operated at a deficit for eight years, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. (Updated: Feb. 24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1847 in Richmond, Indiana, Earlham College is a private liberal arts institution with deep Quaker roots. Dr. Paul Sniegowski, a biologist and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has served as President since August 2024. For the 2023-24 academic year, U.S.

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Small College America – Profile College of Wooster

Edu Alliance Journal

Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. Known for its commitment to mentored undergraduate research, Wooster offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in a residential setting. states and 76 countries. Diverse Community: With 27% U.S.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

But due to costs, equipment needs and teacher shortages, even that declined by two-thirds between 2011 and 2023. But due to costs, equipment needs and teacher shortages, even that declined by two-thirds between 2011 and 2023. Engineering is a UK powerhouse sector, growing in all UK regions and impacting all economic sectors.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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

University Business

In his 2011 The New Yorker essay , Harvard professor Louis Menand conceptualized the function of higher education in three ways: to develop life skills, enhance career prospects and improve social status. the small private college has traditionally championed the classical values of a liberal arts education.