Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Since the Great Recession of 2008, but especially after 2012, the share of majors in the humanities has continued to decrease precipitously among American college-goers. Instead, American universities have adopted the expedient, but ultimately harmful, practice of keeping tuition fees for all liberal arts degrees essentially equal.

Humanities 98

Humanities Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Allocate 98

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Many came to the sleepy village in central Vermont because of the college’s sharp focus on environmental law and policy, as well as its progressive outlook on justice. Now, the only college in Vermont that offers a J.D. He said the college’s innovative restructuring plan and progressive history drew him to the job.

Law School 98

Law School Schooling Liberal Arts Degree 98

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Warren Throckmorton, a Grove City College psychology professor, told Zucker about the discrepancy back in 2009, according to emails Throckmorton provided Inside Higher Ed. Grove City, in Pennsylvania, is a Christian liberal arts college. ” In a now-retracted 2012 paper under Donald I.

Liberal Arts 122

Liberal Arts Humanities Policy Faculty 122

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

” 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. In New York City?

Humanities 111

Humanities History Liberal Arts Faculty 111

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 3, 2023

“You can create a net-zero campus pretty easily by just shutting it down,” quips Jay Antle, executive director of the Center for Sustainability and a history professor at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas. “Across many college campuses, sustainability took a back seat,” Nelson says.

College 98

College Students Arts And Sciences Institution 98

ACRLog

APRIL 16, 2025

A systematic review of library-faculty relationships made a similar observation when it identified communication as an important avenue to commitment and trust by faculty (Phelps & Campbell, 2012). References Association of College and Research Libraries. College & Research Libraries , 77 (2), 144163. link] Phelps, S.

Faculty 59

Faculty Liberal Arts Higher Education Advocate 59

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In retaliation for Stern’s internal and external activism, Auburn in 2009 suddenly moved the department of economics out of the College of Business and into the College of Liberal Arts, the lawsuit said. Going Public.

Arts And Sciences 116

Arts And Sciences Provost Deans Administration 116

Susquehanna President's Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Liberal Education is a magazine published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) focused on the relationship of liberal education and good citizenship and preparing students for lives of purpose and meaning. Orators and Philosophers: A History of the Idea of Liberal Education , expanded edition.

Higher Education 40

Higher Education Liberal Arts Education Leadership 40

University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education’s top executive positions. The newly appointed president has also programmed pathway programs for students on the other side of the spectrum—Maine high schoolers.

Liberal Arts 52

Liberal Arts Deans Degree Facilities 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 17, 2018

Part 3: Improving Higher Education Governance Improve your Higher Education Governance to lift your university or college up to higher levels of success. An example of what NOT to do as a board trustee is playing out at Mount Ida College as the schools trustees voted to close the Newton, MA campus in the face of its dire financial condition.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Leadership Administration 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The report includes the specific case of the hostile takeover of New College, describing it as a blueprint for potential future encroachments on public colleges and universities across the United States. This incident is viewed not just as an isolated event but as a potential template for future actions in other institutions.

Higher Education 78

Higher Education Education Faculty Administration 78

The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These changes are reshaping how colleges and universities must embrace an adaptive approach to student recruitment and retention. The Shifting Landscape of Higher Education Enrollment Enrollment patterns in colleges and universities are undergoing significant transformations.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences 52

HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

The ‘trade’ of Oxford and Cambridge as corporations lay in the study of the artes , the ‘liberal arts’. In both, a student ‘apprentice’ ‘graduated’ gradus by gradus , ‘degree’ by ‘degree’, to become a Bachelor then a Master of Arts. The guilds all controlled their membership and awarded their own qualifications.

Degree 62

Degree Arts And Sciences Higher Education Liberal Arts 62

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Drexel University Drexel University LeBow College of Business Build Relationships in Diverse Group Experiences (BRIDGE) is an academic enrichment program designed to support underrepresented students at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. The program, created in 2012, has served over 300 students.

Inclusivity 52

Inclusivity Schooling Arts And Sciences Leadership 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has recently issued a statement on board independence and leadership, marking a critical moment for academic institutions. And I sit actually as a trustee on a small, liberal arts college halfway around the world called High Gaussian College.

Leadership 52

Leadership Higher Education Guidance Institution 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

Insights from the Council of Graduate Schools Report The Council of Graduate Schools’ “Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2012 to 2022” report presents a significant challenge for institutions aiming to diversify and strengthen their graduate programs. The report outlines a 6.9% His academic journey culminated with a Ph.D.

Schooling 52

Schooling Recruitment Degree Engineering 52

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

Image: The King’s College has long relied on the generosity of billionaires. Bill Hwang, a trader who earned billions on Wall Street, pumped several million into the college before his 2022 arrest on fraud charges. Now another billionaire, Peter Chung, may hold the key to the fate of the King’s College.

College 132

College Liberal Arts Faculty Institution 132

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Similar to our roads and bridges, the pathways between our colleges and universities have often been marked with potholes, roadblocks and lane closures. Currently, all the state’s community colleges and public universities, as well as 18 independent colleges and universities, participate in one or more of the pathways.

Liberal Arts 75

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Community College Humanities 75

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the only HBCUs that offer a major or degree program. Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Guy-Sheftall is the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and the founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College.

Arts And Sciences 105

Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Deans Advocate 105

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

Around 2012, rates of depression among 12-17 year olds climbed from about 12 percent for girls and 5 percent for boys to 20 percent for girls and 7 percent for boys. I don’t think it’s an accident that it was around 2012 that a new vocabulary grew much more common. Most college-students today are post-traditional.

Liberal Arts 98

Liberal Arts Inclusivity History Environment 98

Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 6, 2025

Diploma Mills: How For-profit Colleges Stiffed Students, Taxpayers, and the American Dream. The Road Ahead for America's Colleges & Universities. Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. Is College Worth It?: Teachers College Press.

History 52

History Higher Education Law School Academia 52