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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

’” As a chemistry professor at a small liberal arts college, I was immediately intrigued and eagerly climbed into this rabbit hole, because in my courses on general chemistry, there are many concepts that would never occur to my students, even after several lectures and homework assignments.

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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022

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There has been a lot written about the death of the English degree in higher education. Over the years, degrees (in first majors) increased about 29% and the second view allows you to see the changes by area (using 2020 CIP codes that cluster degrees in broad areas). Is it true?

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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

State universities in West Virginia have an uphill struggle to resuscitate interest in higher education. Ravaged by a poor economy, declining population and an understated opiate crisis , it has the lowest bachelor’s degree level educated percentage of all 50 states. How ought it be lived? What is right?”

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The COVID-19 pandemic, concern over financial stabilization, and changes in public attitudes toward higher education have all created the need to rethink the missions and values of William & Mary.

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Study finds true faculty diversity is possible by 2050

Inside Higher Ed

percentage points each year on average between 2013 and 2020. 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 in 2020, the paper says. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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New DEI Certificate at Muhlenberg Joins Others Working Toward Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The events of 2020 are still resonating. said 2020 helped corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government entities see there was crucial work to be done in creating a more just and equitable environment and society. “We As the U.S.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

million who enrolled in fall 2020, soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began. million freshmen who enrolled in 2019, “this is a very promising sign for higher education,” said Doug Shapiro, the research center’s executive director. In 2020, community college enrollment dropped a whopping 10.5 and 2 percent.