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Civil Discord – Bridging Ideological Divides in Higher Education : Changing Higher Ed Podcast 207 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Oppenheimer

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes Dan Oppenheimer, Director of Public Affairs for UT Austin's College of Liberal Arts, to discuss the university's groundbreaking "Civil Discord" symposium that was held in March of this year.

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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

vandenBerg is currently president of Presbyterian College. With initiatives like the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan and its faculty are reimagining the liberal arts for the needs of a new world and a new generation of students. vandenBerg holds an Ed.D. with a political science major and Spanish minor from Alma.

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Post-Traditional Students are the New Premium Students

eLiterate

First, post-traditional students being recruited aggressively by a surprisingly broad swath of colleges and universities. One could argue this trend started with the MOOCs and with OPMs like 2U moving upmarket, if you consider employed white-collar college graduates as post-traditional. Enrollment shifts. 1 Enrollments have been down.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

Hamline is a liberal arts institution, the oldest in Minnesota, the first to admit women, and now led by a woman of color. Professors at colleges and universities have a duty to teach facts relevant to their areas of study. “To suggest that the university does not respect academic freedom is absurd on its face.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Inside Higher Ed

Although Weiss had never run a museum, his background as an art historian specializing in the European Middle Ages and as president of a small liberal arts college, Haverford, proved to be valuable preparation for his job. Colleges and universities don’t inhabit an ivory tower.

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