Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 5, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. Q: Your Ph.D. is in linguistics.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2024

He would go on to earn three associate degrees in general studies, liberal arts, and biology. It wasn’t a very good environment for me,” said Njumbe. Njumbe’s ability to teach himself and process new information isn’t just restricted to math, science, or other STEM courses, which he said are his favorite.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

In the college environment an intent to persist is needed, and by promoting resiliency in such a way students are encouraged to understand that their own free will and mindset largely influence their success. In her book, Carol Dweck posits that all people are of two mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., Image: Some colleges and universities have offered mental health days or experimented with work-from-home policies to address burnout and low employee morale during the pandemic. Participants don’t have to use their vacation days anymore.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

In the college environment an intent to persist is needed, and by promoting resiliency in such a way students are encouraged to understand that their own free will and mindset largely influence their success. In her book, Carol Dweck posits that all people are of two mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“We’ve modeled what a more open search that’s acceptable to the board, faculty, staff and students looks like,” said Will Barndt, an associate professor of political science at Pitzer. The recent search for a new president at Pitzer College offers a counterpoint.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program (AMP) – housed in UConn’s Asian American Cultural Center – pairs returning students to incoming ones to help these new Asian students better adjust to their new environment. This marks an increase of more than 15,000 Asian people in the county since 2010. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

in educational leadership from the University of New England that he earned after getting a bachelor’s degree in political science and government and a master’s degree from Western Illinois University. He now has a Ph.D. ” When Belmont administrators were developing the job description for the new position, L.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(I took the term from Howard Cunningham’s fraternal lodge on Happy Days.) The ground rules were that the rule would be permanent, it would have to be public-spirited and making oneself Grand Poohbah for life would be cheating. Once again, my wise and worldly readers stepped up. So many poohbahs! I’m not sure what the plural should be.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Just under half see research labs as excellent, while only one-third view arts and performing spaces as excellent. His advice: “You’ve demonstrated you can be viable contributors to the life of the institution. Don’t give up that seat.” Place can be a recruitment tool, or it can be the thing that turns people off.”

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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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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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The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

I then pursued a graduate assistantship with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Connecticut, and am also working in a practicum within the School of Social Work. Do we often consider academic affairs as a pathway that we highlight to new professionals pursuing work in the field?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable, but more are responding with serious efforts to measure and explain their value. An edited transcript of the discussions follows. We have data from the U.S.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. And as it turns out, I know and respect one of the authors.

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Brooklyn-based nonprofit connects Black, Hispanic and other minority groups with emerging careers in tech and computer science through its array of short-term credentials, which are developed in partnership with regional employers. The latest shining example is Marcy Lab School. There are three major differences.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Image: Tensions escalated last week between the University of California system and the New School and their respective striking academic workers. The New School also floated the idea of hiring replacement graders for the fall term and said it was doing “contingency planning” for the spring. Then, later in the week, came compromise.

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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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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program (AMP) – housed in UConn’s Asian American Cultural Center – pairs returning students to incoming ones to help these new Asian students better adjust to their new environment. This marks an increase of more than 15,000 Asian people in the county since 2010. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Drumm McNaughton Dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment–navigate through its current challenges, and uncover strategies for the tough times ahead. In this podcast, we dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment, navigating through its current challenges and uncovering strategies for the tough times ahead.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Rural-serving institutions (RSIs) face many more unique challenges than most urban schools and persist, comprising more than 25% of all U.S. colleges and universities. How to subset rising costs with remote learning and course selection. The type of mindset that boards should look for when appointing a president or chancellor.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2023

Campuswide alignment creates an environment that fosters a sense of flow, avoids the need for managing, and allows institutions to change and adapt more quickly. Presidents and other higher ed leaders that want their institution to grow and sustain that growth can easily replicate Southeastern University (SEU)’s success.

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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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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

by Brett Bligh, Sue Beckingham, Lesley Gourlay, and Julianne K Viola SRHE’s ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposium series, delivered with Professor Sam Elkington and Dr Jill Dickinson, aims to foster continuous dialogue around learning spaces. How are others using those spaces?

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CommCentered

DECEMBER 12, 2021

For a newbie professor, it was a safe and collaborative environment that helped me hone my craft. It was also a great introduction to Catholic culture in Pittsburgh – and globally. This college had a very significant international contingent amongst its student population. Let me know what you think on Twitter or LinkedIn !

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

McGuire was referring to the many changes the university, which was founded as a liberal arts college for women 125 years ago, has undergone in recent decades. Trinity’s College of Arts & Sciences, the institution’s largest program, remains all women.) That’s not the case across the board, however.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

I have been told that this is a vestige from a time when early scholars had a nook in their sleeves to keep their hands warm in unheated medieval environments. 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. Doctoral robes in the U.S.

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University Business

AUGUST 8, 2024

Drew University of Medicine and Science. A new climate action plan emerges in the higher ed arena This Is Planet Ed, a subsidiary of the Aspen Institute’s energy and environment program, has recently unveiled a climate action plan that hopes to ignite collaboration between all higher education stakeholders. “My dad was a teacher.

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#Deaning

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

It’s that wonderful time of year when I start getting messages from people whose children are deciding where to go to university and I get to talk about what is so special about studying arts at U of G. We’re a small arts college on a comprehensive university campus. Arts or Science? Why arts at Guelph? See [link].

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In this high-stakes environment, universities must pivot from being mere dispensers of knowledge to creators of a unique educational journey that aligns with the aspirations and demands of a new generation of learners.

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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 17, 2022

Some of it reflects the news sources that I read or the Texas or academic environment in which I live. 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.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. The instructor had warned students in advance of her plan to show the image. This is one of those times. We are listening and we are learning.

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