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Wellsley College: Progressive in Theory. Right Wing in Practice.

Higher Education Inquirer

The ongoing faculty strike at Wellesley College reveals, in stark terms, the reality of the two-tier faculty system that has come to define much of American higher education. The protracted nature of these negotiationsand the college administrations sluggish responseled to the strike, now stretching into its fourth week.

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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. The key is to paint a sharper picture of the enormous benefits that liberal arts actually deliver.

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Pharr Selected to Lead Pitt Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Andrews University as well as a master’s in science education and a doctorate in higher education administration from East Carolina University. Pharr also taught biology at Craven and Lenoir Community College. “As She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from St.

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Leading the Path Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He has over 40 years of experience in faith-based, nonprofit leadership, stating that his work as a college administrator is guided by his Lutheran faith. This work has included small, community-based urban development, international relief and development as well as a college presidency.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. That allowed the college to build out new majors, which in turn brought in students and revenue.

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St. Francis College Cuts Athletics

Inside Higher Ed

Francis College in New York announced Monday it is dropping its entire Division I athletics program at the conclusion of the spring semester, noting recent enrollment and demographic challenges. Ad keywords: administrators executive Editorial Tags: College administration Coronavirus Presidents Trustees/regents Is this diversity newsletter?:

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A clash of viewpoints at a struggling college

Inside Higher Ed

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.