Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where? If, for most students, the primary measure of an undergraduate degree is return on investment, shouldn’t our institutions double down on those high demand, high return fields and let the liberal arts shrink to an appropriate size?

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

We have launched new academic programs that are focused on regional needs and successfully achieved professional accreditations of nearly every program at the university (all those that have that option), to ensure the quality of the academic experience we offer. On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

We have launched new academic programs that are focused on regional needs and successfully achieved professional accreditations of nearly every program at the university (all those that have that option), to ensure the quality of the academic experience we offer. On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

He said he looks “forward to working with Auburn University, charting a new and positive path toward achieving our educational mission. He said he looks “forward to working with Auburn University, charting a new and positive path toward achieving our educational mission.” I’m going to hear about this.”

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A lure for high-achieving, exceptionally motivated applicants who might otherwise attend a private institution, and a magnet for donor dollars. A lure for high-achieving, exceptionally motivated applicants who might otherwise attend a private institution, and a magnet for donor dollars.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Student eligibility requirements include earning 60 semester credit hours – 42 university core credit hours and 18 credit hours related to their intended baccalaureate degree – at least 30 of which were earned at WTAMU; achievement of a minimum 2.0 GPA; and no previous award of an associate degree at another institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Blog: Beyond Transfer While Michigan is synonymous with mobility when it comes to manufacturing vehicles of all shapes and sizes, every Michigander knows that a car is only as good as the road it is driven on—and we also know that many of Michigan’s highways have fallen into disrepair.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. Under Sánchez’s leadership, RIC’s endowment increased, federal and state grants rose significantly, and the institution achieved financial stability with a substantial student body, Patch reports.

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University Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

In just two years at the helm of Allegheny College, President Ron Cole has accomplished what many would try to achieve in a decade. Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising.

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Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Lorain County Community College is the community’s college, providing pathways to rewarding careers in all fields, including liberal arts and the humanities. This semester, the first cohort of the Mandel program came together, comprised of students with interests in the arts, writing, communication or the humanities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: Citing a structural deficit and the need to cut at least $1.5 million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. Unanswered Questions. So why was Chinese targeted? “Why was Chinese language and culture cut?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Additionally, research asserts that specific practices associated with growth mindset highly impact student motivation, learning, and achievement (Dweck, 2008; Barber, van Oostveen, and Childs, 2019). In her book, Carol Dweck posits that all people are of two mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

Phillips will be responsible for revamping Chatham’s academic program catalog specifically in health sciences and liberal arts. Avaltroni’s most notable achievements, however, are in his knack for student success and diversity, such as establishing a Hispanic center. John Dozier – Columbia College (S.C)

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 3: An education that is less discipline-specific but that embraces the broader concerns of the humanities and social sciences, that addresses big and enduring questions, and that teaches students how to think like an anthropologist, historian, literary critic, political scientist, psychologist and sociologist.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Additionally, research asserts that specific practices associated with growth mindset highly impact student motivation, learning, and achievement (Dweck, 2008; Barber, van Oostveen, and Childs, 2019). In her book, Carol Dweck posits that all people are of two mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.

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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. Beginning as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, she then went on to become the associate dean of diversity and inclusion for BU’s biological sciences division.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The traditional answers, of course, were that schooling had ended, good A levels had been achieved, parents expected it, and teenagers assumed that university was going to be their next life stage. This piece is the first part of two on the topic of flexible learning pathways. Higher education is changing. And so is the student experience.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As the wave of closures of small liberal arts colleges across the United States continues, merging with a larger institution is increasingly seen as an attractive alternative. Some in higher education believe that a merged institution will preserve much of what is good of the smaller institution, while closure is merely oblivion.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching? Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? I still vividly recall C.

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HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

The ‘trade’ of Oxford and Cambridge as corporations lay in the study of the artes , the ‘liberal arts’. In both, a student ‘apprentice’ ‘graduated’ gradus by gradus , ‘degree’ by ‘degree’, to become a Bachelor then a Master of Arts. They have proliferated in range and subject. It could be asserted by both Oxford (c.1200)

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Not a day goes by that I don’t read something that shocks me, annoys me, frustrates me, rouses me, or inspires me. 60,000 a year programs for seniors that will let you call yourself a Harvard or Notre Dame fellow and help older workers plot encore careers and reflect on their work lives and find a sense of purpose.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

APRIL 17, 2024

Source: Google John Cabot University is the top search engine reply page for “liberal arts university in Rome”. It is pivotal in enhancing your reputation, increasing enrollment numbers, and showcasing academic achievements and research breakthroughs to a global audience.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Already we know that associate degrees in most liberal arts fields don’t have much payoff in themselves – that is, absent transfer, which is what those degrees are for – and those at least have reasonably expansive gen ed requirements. Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. And should it?

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

Spaces aren’t (in most cases) designed by the educators teaching in them, but looking at the formal learning setting (lab, lecture theatre, seminar room, etc) through a critical lens can help educators begin to think about what they might want to achieve in that space. How are others using those spaces?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2023

These questions avoid identifying with what’s wrong with an institution and create a desire to dream and focus on what the future could look like while setting the pace for achieving the institution’s mission and vision. Take the time to celebrate people who achieve what the institution needs.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Implementing Innovative Structures Innovation in higher education is not just about generating ideas; it’s about putting those ideas into action and breaking down structural barriers that no longer serve today’s diverse demographic. Innovation Beyond Ideas Innovation isn’t confined to brainstorming sessions and novel concepts.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Studies indicate that a majority of U.S. workers value diversity in the workplace and want their companies to implement inclusive policies. For example, Kaiser Permanente is a key partner in the weekly training series and is becoming a worksite for students interested in pursuing a career in the health industry.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

18 July · Episode 164 The Impact of Crushing Student Debt on American Society: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions 35 Min · By Drumm McNaughton In this eye opening discussion with the author of "Crushed" learn about the impact of student debt on American society and how to approach solutions. This addresses only 30% of the problem.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

The word is derived from bacca lauri meaning laurel berry, referring to laurel wreaths placed upon the heads of individuals honored for their achievement in ancient times. I thought it would be timely to share some of the arcana that arises most frequently in those conversations. There are different robes for each degree.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

She is the first woman to achieve this position in the university’s 100-year history. Aside from the construction or renovation of its new science center, residence halls and athletic facilities, Lycoming also finished constructing a community baseball park and downtown art gallery.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For universities that don’t have the cushion of the Ivy League list, the stark reality of declining enrollment and soaring costs looms large. Today’s educational leaders are grappling with a landscape where class sizes have shrunk to nearly 70-80% of what they were just half a decade ago.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

“I’m not hearing this morning about a migration away from the liberal arts, or the death of the liberal arts,” Daniel Lugo, president of Queens University of Charlotte and the session’s moderator, said to the three female executives on the stage with him.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine. The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. We can also identify patterns and trends that might otherwise go unseen. Priorities conflict.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

2 August · Episode 166 ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech 42 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Higher ed leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability can emulate the actions of Illinois Tech's ELEVATE program.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In its prime, middlebrow culture filled the gap between the avant-garde and kitsch, garish, overly sentimental and tasteless, schlock and between elite and pulp fiction, ivory tower, egghead academic writing and trash and art music and popular tunes and jingles.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I thought, what with high rates of inflation, a depressed stock market, and lots of reports of crime, the Democratic party was about to face a red wave. I also thought the Russian military was far stronger than it was. Wrong again. I even thought that Ukraine was far more dependent on NATO, and especially US support, than it actually is.

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