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Augusta Tech President Named Sole Finalist to Lead Savannah State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The choice reflects a broader strategic push to align higher education with regional workforce needs while preserving the unique cultural and historical significance of Georgia's HBCUs. The cuts sparked heated debate within the campus community about the university's future direction and commitment to its liberal arts tradition.

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Rethinking the essay in the age of AI

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The manifesto aims to accelerate thinking around the role of the essay in higher education, a topic that has gained urgency with the advent of AI technologies. Compton highlighted that the traditional essay format, rooted in 19th-century educational practices, may no longer be fit for purpose in the 21st century.

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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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Maya Wiley Announced as Keynote Speaker for New College of Florida Alternative Commencement Ceremony

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students from the recently embattled liberal arts school are preparing for an alternative commencement this year, a “Commencement On Our Terms," given the conservative shift of the school set into motion by Florida Gov. “The They endured COVID and the politicization of their education.

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Cultivating cannabis: Higher ed’s influence on a billion-dollar industry

University Business

Enter Roanoke College, a small liberal arts college in Virginia, making headlines by launching a cannabis studies program with two majors and a minor—a first in the Commonwealth and a rarity on the East Coast. But do not mistake it for an education in rolling joints and getting high.

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International access to more US institutions ‘must improve’

The PIE News

“We have remarkable institutions in every way, shape or form from the largest research ones all the way to these immaculate small, private liberal arts colleges that do such a wonderful job, but I’m not entirely sure that we do a good job as a nation in ensuring access to all of that opportunity.”

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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eighty-two percent of liberal arts and sciences, humanities and general studies majors changed their majors upon transfer. In terms of the overall state of higher education, it’s nothing to celebrate—there are still lots of students not completing,” said Shapiro.