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Marymount Plans to Cut Many Liberal Arts Programs

Inside Higher Ed

Marymount University, in Virginia, is planning to cut many of its liberal arts programs, citing low enrollments, ARLnow reported. Funds saved would be allocated to support more popular majors. There is strong opposition to the plans. Alumni started a petition against the cuts.

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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. They seek rigorous academics and associate that with strong STEM programs in a liberal arts context as the top characteristics of a great university. And they need to prepare themselves for future work, in relevant ways.

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Informational Holism: Humanities librarianship, liberal arts, and the limitations of quantitative metrics

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Historically, the capacities I am referring to have been transmitted to learners through the artes liberales (or liberal arts), a Greco-Roman ideal based on the assumption that a flourishing and cooperative society requires a population that is systematically trained in critical, interdisciplinary thinking.

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Humanities majors should pay lower tuition (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Instead, American universities have adopted the expedient, but ultimately harmful, practice of keeping tuition fees for all liberal arts degrees essentially equal. Second, it will allocate talent more efficiently, as better price signals will solve the talent misalignment issue that we are likely confronting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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The Upside of Having Incredibly Smart Readers

Inside Higher Ed

The student could take that funding with them to wherever so they could get a full ride at the community college or part of the cost at the State U, a liberal arts college, or big expensive private school, etc. But that much of their higher education would be paid for, just like k - 12.

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The University of Austin has some radical ideas for its future

University Business

” That statement comes from a tweet by The Dartmouth Review describing UATX, a private liberal arts college proposed in 2021 “dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth.” Each of these advancements, Howland argues, saves money that can be allocated toward critical areas like instruction.