Liberal arts colleges must embed career services throughout campus life
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 28, 2024
Colleges should strive to teach students both how to think and to be career-ready when they graduate, the leader of Denison University argues.
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Hartwick College to slash sticker price to $22,000
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Leaders at the private liberal arts college said the move is part of a broader goal to decrease student stress and improve campus well-being.
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Keystone College to Lose its Accreditation
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Keystone College The school, which has about 1,100 students, pledged to appeal the decision.
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Here are 7 ways liberal arts colleges can use study abroad to remain competitive
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The value of a college degree from a small liberal arts school is often tied to a more intimate, meaningful higher education experience.Global education is garnering increasing interest, making study abroad an essential component for institutions striving to attract a shrinking pool of prospective students.
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Malaysia rolling out the welcome mat for international students
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
With international students increasingly turning away from the traditional “big four” study destinations – Australia , Canada, the US and the UK – and towards Asia for higher education, Malaysia has proven itself to be committed to pastoral excellence.
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New College of Florida students have a surprising new transfer opportunity. It’s to a private institution out of state.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 10, 2023
Hampshire College has promised matching tuition for these students, who say Gov. Ron DeSantis has marred their liberal arts experience.
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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. ” Hooten hosts reading forums on classic literature for Pepperdine’s prospective students, parents, alumni and other community stakeholders.
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Why Non-Traditional Learners Need the Liberal Arts—and Vice Versa
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. Dr. Nicole Polen-Petit But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports of the liberal arts’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. Our students are working adults, military members, and busy parents.
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An Apology for the Liberal Arts
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Annabelle Hutchinson…is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. Upon graduation, newly credentialed students can join the modern workforce. What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance?
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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. The courses are co-taught by Vassar and community college faculty. And I think the student really wins because now their eyes are open.
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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.
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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy
University Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.
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Small Liberal Arts University Relocates Satellite Campuses to Bolster Transfers
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 19, 2024
Small Liberal Arts University Relocates Satellite Campuses to Bolster Transfers kathryn.palmer… Tue, 03/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Lakeland University has moved some of its learning centers onto two-year college campuses to create a steady pipeline of transfer students from the colleges. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
Marist College, the private school in Poughkeepsie, New York, has announced it will become Marist University effective later this month, marking a significant milestone in its nearly century-long history. The change comes after unanimous approval from the Board of Trustees and the New York State Board of Regents. President Dr. Kevin C.
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Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 1, 2025
Heather Shotton In a historic move that signals a significant step toward reconciliation with its past, Fort Lewis College (FLC) has named Dr. Heather J. Shotton currently serves as FLC's inaugural Vice President for Diversity Affairs and Acting Dean of Students. Shotton as the sole finalist for the institution's presidency.
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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2025
Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contributions.
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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
The small liberal arts institution will need to overcome long-term underfunding challenges to reach 1,200 students by 2028, President Richard Corcoran said.
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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 14, 2025
They are teachers, artists, health care workers, entrepreneurs, caregivers, students, and neighbors. International students, meanwhile, contribute more than $40 billion annually to the U.S. One student from India pursuing a STEM degree at a liberal arts college put it bluntly: "They want our minds, but not our lives."
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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2022
Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. It is no longer enough to leave college with a diploma in hand. And I went on to earn a master’s from USC, as well.
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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment.
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Century-old Liberal Arts College to Shutter in Northeast Ohio
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 4, 2024
Notre Dame College (NDC) in South Euclid, Ohio, has announced it will close its doors at the end of spring 2024. The NDC Board of Trustees secured agreements with nine partner colleges and universities to help current NDC students in good standing continue their college careers through a Teach-Out program or as a transfer student.
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Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?
University Business
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
President Laurie Patton likes this framework, but in her eighth year leading Middlebury College and observing the changing world around her, she believes a new pillar has sprouted. the small private college has traditionally championed the classical values of a liberal arts education.
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The college closings of 2024—and what lies beyond
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2024
A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. University Business will continue to monitor the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond. Lower enrollment breeds lower tuition revenue.
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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
At Agnes Scott College, first-year students are given the opportunity to take their first step into becoming global citizens through its Global Journeys program. Over 60% of our students are students of color. Many of our students are first-generation students. Over 40% are Pell Grant-eligible.
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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025. This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond.
President Jones, Dolly Parton and the magic of ‘traditioned innovation’
University Business
MARCH 14, 2025
Belmont University President Greg Jones may have crafted the most authentic initiative for the Tennessee-based liberal arts college after striking a unique partnership with global superstar legend Dolly Parton. However, the timeless power of teaching a liberal arts education isnt lost on Jones either. Listen here.
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Do test-optional policies increase diversity?
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 23, 2022
There are a couple of problems with using that paper to prop up this argument, however: First, the study included about 200 liberal arts colleges, and nowhere does it suggest that the conclusions can be generalized, or even that the results are reflective of reality every where else. but somehow test lovers overlook that.
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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 14, 2025
Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D.
These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition
University Business
APRIL 2, 2025
(Updated: April 2, 2025) With college closings expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, two small regional colleges avoided shutting their doors by merging with larger institutions. The college closings and mergers of 2025 Rosemont College (Penn.) Cornish College of the Arts (Wash.)
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Small College America – Profile Earlham College
Edu Alliance Journal
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background Founded in 1847 in Richmond, Indiana, Earlham College is a private liberal arts institution with deep Quaker roots. For the 2023-24 academic year, U.S.
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A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida Josh Moody Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty say administrators at the public liberal arts institution are changing core course offerings in a way that is ideologically driven and harmful to students. Byline(s) Josh Moody
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Small College America – Profile Wabash College
Edu Alliance Journal
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Background Established in 1832, Wabash College is a private liberal arts institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate education for men. As one of the nation’s few remaining all-male colleges, Wabash upholds a tradition of academic rigor, personal responsibility, and close-knit community engagement.
Undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients
Higher Ed Data Stories
OCTOBER 4, 2023
It shows the undergraduate college of people who received doctorates in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. So use the controls at top to find colleges by region, by religious affiliation, or by broad Carnegie type. So use the controls at top to find colleges by region, by religious affiliation, or by broad Carnegie type.
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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College
Edu Alliance Journal
MARCH 17, 2025
March 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of Whitman College is the sixth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background Founded in 1859, Whitman College is a private liberal arts institution located in Walla Walla, Washington.
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Bard College to support 425 refugee students
The PIE News
JANUARY 4, 2024
A liberal arts and sciences college from New York has pledged to support 425 refugee and displaced students in the next four years as the UN seeks to reach its 15by30 target. The College is also representing OSUN in co-leading the UNHCR’s 15by30 Multistakeholder Pledge.
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Small College America – Profile: Tuskegee University
Edu Alliance Journal
APRIL 14, 2025
April 14, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of Tuskegee University is the ninth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Programs include Engineering, Architecture, Business, Education, and Nursing & Allied Health, as well as a renowned College of Veterinary Medicine.
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A New Home for New College of Florida Émigrés
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
When conservative leaders took over Florida’s only public liberal arts institution, Hampshire College officials knew they had to help. Now they’re welcoming the first cohort of New College defectors. AMHERST, Mass., My girlfriend’s mom set me up with a snow jacket.
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How to beat the enrollment cliff: Act like Yamaha
University Business
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
College closures steamed through 2024 , and more institutions may find themselves in the crosshairs next year as declining numbers of K12 students trickle into higher ed. However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm. Despite its lean $15.8
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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce
Deans for Impact
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all.
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BMCC and John Jay College Team Up to Create Prison-to-College Pathways Program for Incarcerated Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Borough of Manhattan Community College and the Institute for Justice and Opportunity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice have teamed up to create a new degree-granting Prison-to-College Pathways (P2CP) program for incarcerated students at Otisville Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
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India, education’s ROI and future-ready grads: a conversation with Shitij Kapur
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
King’s College London, a 200-year-old university, has a long-standing relationship with India. “The great Indian freedom fighter and feminist Sarojini Naidu was one of the first female students of King’s,” shares Kapur. The critical thing is for students to have that information when they make decisions.”
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Augusta Tech President Named Sole Finalist to Lead Savannah State University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Whirl, who currently serves as president of Augusta Technical College, has built a reputation for strengthening workforce education programs and fostering community partnerships. The cuts sparked heated debate within the campus community about the university's future direction and commitment to its liberal arts tradition.
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Small College America – Profile College of Wooster
Edu Alliance Journal
MARCH 3, 2025
March 3, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of the College of Wooster is the fourth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. states and 76 countries.
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Students at Women's College Voted in Favor of Allowing Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Assigned Male at Birth for Admission
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. The nonbinding vote came after a recent debate between students and Wellesley’s administration – the latter has resisted such a change. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.
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