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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Inside Higher Ed

has declined significantly; between 2012 and 2020, institutions such as Tufts University and Ohio State University lost nearly half their humanities students. percent from 2012 to 2018, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

Vice-President, AAUP, 2012-18, 2019-20; Chair, AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, 2012 2021; Chair, AAUP Foundation, 2013-2021. But, their argument is that they want, what they call the classical liberal arts curriculum. If it wants to fund Engineering, but not law it can do that.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Inside Higher Ed

When he co-founded the organization in 2004, it had 35 member campuses—which grew quickly to 200 and peaked in 2012 at about 1,200. “A teeny liberal arts college can’t make that investment.” Now the number sits at about 800, with three-quarters or more being colleges and universities.

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

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.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

The program, created in 2012, has served over 300 students. XULA students in liberal arts or STEM can enter Lehigh’s master of science in management program, earning a degree in 10 months. Retention and graduation rates exceed national and Drexel University standards.

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Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 191 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Justin Grimes

The Change Leader, Inc.

The higher education landscape faces a troubling decrease in graduate school enrollment, markedly among minority groups and engineering programs. Notably, the engineering field experienced a substantial 16.1% decrease in enrollment, which is troubling, given the growing demand for engineering professionals. minority and STEM).

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Work Zones The MCSS, along with various state and national partners, is currently leading three initiatives focused on improving transfer: Strengthening MiHumanities , Strengthening MiWorkforce Pathways and Liberal Arts Pathways From Community Colleges to Independent Institutions.