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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. I think it is easy for lawmakers, the media, and even large sectors of higher education to dismiss small colleges. What is the real impact if a few small colleges close?

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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

However, I know there is an alternative response to throwing in the towel on a liberal arts education and joining the race to the bottom. And I know the definition of a spayed college president or chancellor: someone unwilling to quit or be fired over a matter of principle. I say all of this with humility.

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How ‘the gift of time’ is transforming Trinity Christian College

University Business

Aaron Kuecker has witnessed a palpable shift in how students have changed during his 16 years at Trinity Christian College. ” In his nearly two decades of higher education leadership across Trinity Christian and Texas’ LeTourneau University, Kuecker has learned to manage change by focusing on the students he serves. .

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. in African American studies and sociology from EIU; and an Associate of Arts in African American studies from Olive-Harvey Community College. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Lessons of Board Membership For President Milliron, leadership goes beyond sitting at the top of a hierarchy. Now I'm on the board of Civitas , I'm vice chair at Bennett College , and I'm also chair of the board for CityU at National. It's been fundamental to how I've approached leadership. I love that frame.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

These changes are reshaping how colleges and universities must embrace an adaptive approach to student recruitment and retention. Higher education enrollment is at a critical juncture, as discussed by seasoned experts Drumm McNaughton, Bill Conley, and Bob Massa in this episode.

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AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 188 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Mary Papazian

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has recently issued a statement on board independence and leadership, marking a critical moment for academic institutions. And I sit actually as a trustee on a small, liberal arts college halfway around the world called High Gaussian College.