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Murray State University Names Dr. Ron K. Patterson as 15th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Patterson, a native of Corinth, Mississippi, brings 25 years of higher education experience to Murray State, with particular expertise in enrollment management, diversity and inclusion, and strategic planning. I am truly humbled and honored to be selected as President of Murray State University," said Patterson. "My

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Pharr Selected to Lead Pitt Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pharr has been named president of Pitt Community College (PCC). Dr. Maria Pharr “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as next president of Pitt Community College and look forward to contributing to the college’s legacy of leadership excellence,” said Pharr. Pharr starts the role Aug.

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Cabrini University makes public appeal for partnerships

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Years of dwindling enrollment and ongoing financial challenges have led to deep cuts at Cabrini University as administrators seek long-term stability. Cabrini administrators put current enrollment at roughly 1,500 students, both undergraduate and graduate. The university will also downsize from 18 department chairs to eight.

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Montclair State and Bloomfield College move ahead on merger

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Bloomfield College will become part of Montclair State University, the institutions announced Wednesday, formalizing a merger that had been in the works for months since Montclair State stepped up to help the financially struggling Bloomfield. Going forward, Bloomfield will be known as Bloomfield College of Montclair State University.

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What citizens say about public university spending (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Most nonacademics do not care about research volume, or a university’s number of national prize-winning faculty, or the recognitions bestowed by national higher education organizations. Such preoccupations are a sad result of the rankings obsession pervading higher education. But is their message being heard?

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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. Many political science majors do become policymakers—and the degree is a well-trodden stepping stone to law school.

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A clash of viewpoints at a struggling college

Inside Higher Ed

A state of the college address by President Linda Oubré will follow on Saturday, also to be delivered remotely—partly because of the alleged threats but also, she said, because it will allow her to reach and engage with an audience beyond Whittier’s campus in Southern California.