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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D.

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Small College America – Profile College of Wooster

Edu Alliance Journal

Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. Known for its commitment to mentored undergraduate research, Wooster offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in a residential setting. states and 76 countries.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

The coursework in the crosshairs isn’t hard to divine, either: liberal arts mainstays such as literature, history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and psychology. Those with liberal arts degrees took umbrage. The key is to paint a sharper picture of the enormous benefits that liberal arts actually deliver.

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

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. In July 2025, he will depart for a one-year sabbatical and return to the life of academia. Cloud State University, MPR News reports.

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Two-year colleges strain to hire instructors in technical fields

Inside Higher Ed

Administrators say the lure of better-paying industry jobs coupled with the high cost of living in Flagstaff, Ariz., ” The faculty member hired to lead the program decided to leave for another job in February, and administrators have struggled to fill the position ever since. ” Still, administrators haven’t given up.

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

Insight Into Diversity

Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S. In your view, how will this decision affect academia in the long term? who exchange ideas and best practices to implement equitable and inclusive strategies on their campuses.

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'Stop the Academic Clickbaiting' on the Humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

My own professional experience—which ranges from Big Ten universities to my current small, liberal arts setting—suggests that if the humanities are dying, it is not for the reasons Professor Mintz focuses on in this essay. embracing the possibility of change as something positive that we have the ability to navigate.