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Liberal Arts and Servile Arts

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “ Physics Is a Liberal Art ,” is a must-read. He’s a physicist who attended a small liberal arts college and works at another one, so he’s well acquainted with the various ways in which the term “liberal arts” is used.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.

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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

from 2017 to 2022. It makes sense, considering how higher education faces revitalized pressure from students— and the federal government —to ensure high-value degrees with strong returns on investment. Student interest may be fueled by employers’ high demand for talent who possess degrees in this field.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. Laurie Patton – Middlebury College (Vt.)

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President moves: Wave of retirements opens opportunity for new hires

University Business

Under McNulty’s tenure, the Christian liberal arts college saw applications hit a two-decade high, and endowment and fundraising levels doubled, TribLIVE reports. In 2017, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Wallace as the top community college in the nation, per a school statement. Drake Michael V.

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Study finds true faculty diversity is possible by 2050

Inside Higher Ed

At this rate, the paper says, “higher education will never achieve demographic parity among tenure-track faculty.” The rate was a bit higher among liberal arts colleges: an increase of 0.33 higher education is continuing on average at the same pace it has for years.”

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