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Penn State African American Studies Head Resigns, Alleges Broken Promises and Wavering Institutional Commitment to Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He explained his departure in an open letter, claiming that Dr. Clarence Lang, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, had refused to follow through on a commitment to hire two new tenure-line faculty. Interim Provost Dr. Justin Schwartz argued back that West’s letter made unsubstantiated claims, though he did not specify which ones.

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

percent between 2015 and 2019.” A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Geisler last summer.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education. Hsu became the 23rd president of the College of Charleston on May 16, 2019. Hsu brought a pragmatic and outcome-driven perspective to academic leadership.

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

University Business

Ward, president since 2019, will retire at the end of June 2025, the conclusion of Luther’s 2023-25 strategic plan. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. More from UB: How these colleges successfully de-escalated campus protests Retired Jennifer K. Stepping down Jeff Abernathy – Alma College (Mich.)

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Inside Higher Ed

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Within each category, it calculates the sum of weighted, normalized values across 17 indicators of academic quality to determine each school’s overall score and, ultimately, ranking: National Universities National Liberal Arts Colleges Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest, and West) Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest, and West) U.S.

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