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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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Birmingham-Southern College needs $37.5M in government money to stay open, officials say - Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts institution in Alabama, faces financial ruin and cannot stay open past May without new funding, according to state legislators. Thus far, Coleman “has secured firm commitments from hundreds of private donors” totaling $45 million toward a $200 million goal by May of 2026.

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College Meltdown 2.0

Higher Education Inquirer

Corinthian Colleges , ITT Educational Services , and Education Management Corporation were three large for-profit chains to close. Small private liberal arts schools and regional universities also experienced losses. More folks were moving into the growing educated underclass. Elements of College Meltdown 2.0

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State of Play 2023

Susquehanna President's Blog

State of Play 2023 The state of higher education seems to live near a precipice, and as we enter a new year, many of us are clinging to the edge. In the final weeks of 2019, I posted what I believed were the eight leading threats to higher education. 2026 “Demographic Cliff” 6. At the time they were: 1.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. In 2021, Delaware State University acquired Wesley College : a private liberal arts college in Dover, Delaware.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. In 2021, Delaware State University acquired Wesley College : a private liberal arts college in Dover, Delaware.

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

Her article explores the evolving value of degrees in English higher education, focusing on the competence of degree-granting institutions and the implications of recent changes in degree-awarding powers. The ‘trade’ of Oxford and Cambridge as corporations lay in the study of the artes , the ‘liberal arts’.

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