Academia Engineering Liberal Arts 
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Academic (re)program Last year, Georgia Tech University’s liberal arts college organized a symposium on interdisciplinary learning in the 21st century, inviting academics from across the institution. More from UB: Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?
University Business
MAY 14, 2024
Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”
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The Change Leader, Inc.
APRIL 29, 2025
His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education. He also acknowledged that his impatience for change, developed during his years in industry, had to be balanced with the collaborative culture of academia.
University Business
JUNE 29, 2023
Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College.
University Business
OCTOBER 6, 2023
He came into power at the small liberal arts school after a DeSantis-backed overhaul of the Board of Trustees ousted former President Patricia Okker. Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. Retired Kim Mooney – Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) Martin, Sr.
The Change Leader, Inc.
DECEMBER 12, 2023
We are reminded that what’s happening in Florida is not just an isolated issue but a warning sign of the potential nationwide impact of political interference in academia. And that got me really interested in issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and, once I did get back into academia, academic freedom.
The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 21, 2023
Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education. When it’s all political appointees, they see it as a political tool rather than as an engine for a region or state. These are all things that you can get from not only a STEM background but mainly from a liberal arts education.
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