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Liberal Arts and Servile Arts

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “ Physics Is a Liberal Art ,” is a must-read. The boundaries of the “liberal arts” change over time and place. Classically, Orzel is correct: physics is a liberal art. And he’s right.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The letter also expressed concerns about lack of faculty involvement in a hiring pilot that is supposed to increase faculty diversity but that also cedes more hiring power to deans. (A

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

University Business

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. However, Dieken does not believe access and affordability is a zero-sum game; middle-class students should apply before getting intimidated.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education. Instead, appoint presidents who value their mission, their students, and what they’re capable of. One of the significant challenges of talking about rural colleges is that there is no one agreed definition of what rural is.

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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.

Since retiring from Bucknell University, Bill’s partnered with his longtime friend Bob Massa, the former Dean of Enrollment at Johns Hopkins University, to assist universities in overcoming their enrollment challenges, especially at how things have changed in the COVID era. So it is the definitive data source.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

Previously, Echambadi served as the dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. But there was no civics, history, geography, or any form of a liberal arts education. We were required to take a lot of liberal arts courses. This, by definition, is exclusionary.