MindMax

JULY 15, 2024

Steven Mintz, author and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, posits that higher ed has strayed too far from its traditional purpose: providing a holistic liberal arts education that produces students who are “life-ready.” Becoming more accessible won’t always mean adding a new program or degree.

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Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. WVWC is a quintessential small liberal arts college with a population of 1,100 students and a beautiful campus nestled in the heart of central West Virginia. The news has not been good.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. Student interest may be fueled by employers’ high demand for talent who possess degrees in this field. from 2017 to 2022.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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. Without art history, anthropology, and archaeology majors, who will curate our museums?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

13, becoming the first woman in the college’s 63-year history to serve as president. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. That experience comprises roles with Craven Community College, including dean of Liberal Arts and University Transfer, director of Planning and Assessment, and Science, Math, Health/PE chair.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 3, 2023

Last month, for the first time in Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty in the arts and humanities were pushed away. To survive, Manhattanville College has chosen to cut full-time faculty, grow its administration, and create new interdisciplinary degrees. The Manhattanville faculty is the heart of the institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It became the first two-year school in the state of Massachusetts to allow students to attain degrees in Black Studies. As such, the school began offering the degree program this fall. In general, a Black Studies degree is very multi-faceted, especially for the population and the communities that we serve,” Sauvignon says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

Allen earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Meredith before going on to attain a master’s degree from East Carolina University and a Ph.D. This return etched Allen all the more into the history of Meredith. It made her the first alumna to be president of the private women’s liberal arts college in its 130-year history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. Two new hires are expected this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

The courses span various fields – including criminology, social welfare and justice, and history – and touch on topics such as mass incarceration, surveillance, poetry, and the psychology of adolescent development. It is in service of the foundation’s goal to expand access to liberal arts education, she said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2024

At 15 years old, he is one of Indiana’s youngest ever bachelor’s degree recipients. He would go on to earn three associate degrees in general studies, liberal arts, and biology. The rule is you can’t go to college until you have a high school degree. Njumbe said he’s too young to start medical school.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, if we adopt a more restrictive definition of the humanities, only 4 percent of college graduates in 2020 majored in traditional humanistic fields, including English, history, philosophy and foreign languages and literature. ” Surely, many of the available explanations have varying degrees of validity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the United States. Sniegowski holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the Indiana University School of Music; an M.A. He will take the helm Aug. 1, succeeding Dr. Anne M. in biology from Indiana University, Bloomington; and a Ph.D.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year. The Class of 2027 at the University of South Alabama is one of the largest in school history, bumping first-year enrollment by 19% compared to last year.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

One campaign he oversaw helped draw in $66 million, the largest in school history, Telegram & Gazette reports. He also helped add 27 undergraduate programs to Alma’s academic catalog and founded its first graduate degrees. More from UB: How these colleges successfully de-escalated campus protests Retired Jennifer K.

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HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

This long read was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. Less has been said about the competence of the providers which grant degrees to ensure their lasting value to the graduate as a qualification. ‘I

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

According to the study, the number of graduates with an undergraduate degree in public health jumped by more than 1,100 percent between 2001 and 2020, outpacing master’s degrees as the most popular public health degree by 2020. The number of advanced degree holders working in government has also increased over the years.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Or to take some other examples of high ROI fields: “Those with a bachelor’s degree in #architecture and #engineering have median lifetime earnings of $3.8 million for all master’s degree holders.” Which degrees earn the most? Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

To thine own powers appeal,” the NTS operated from 1909-1961 and complemented its vocational curriculum with mandatory courses in Black history and the liberal arts. Mrs. Renfrow Smith’s sense of inherent significance also emanates from knowing her family history. Guided by the motto “Work. Support thyself.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

A USC sociology, history or dance major may not be attuned to the discipline of quantum computing, but the university's soon to open School of Advanced Computing will open its doors to all — as well as dramatically expand the number of degrees it confers in technology-related fields, officials announced Thursday.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Yet, the US only has a handful of schools offering full-fledged degrees; most stick to certificates or minors. Enter Roanoke College, a small liberal arts college in Virginia, making headlines by launching a cannabis studies program with two majors and a minor—a first in the Commonwealth and a rarity on the East Coast.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Misalignment between courses, accumulation of excess credits and seemingly dead-end degree options have impeded momentum for students aspiring to transfer for too long. The MiTransfer Pathways combine foundational courses in each discipline, the MTA and the balance of credits required to complete an associate degree in 10 areas of study.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. history survey course to be delivered in the summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

She is only the second woman to hold the position in the school’s 157-year history. Dr. Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, JCSU’s dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Board of Trustees member, describes Kinloch as a visionary, referencing her plans to extend JCSU’s global reach. And that’s how it started for me.”

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Vermont Law School has doled out juris doctor degrees to students from across New England and beyond since 1972. is looking to reinvent itself by betting big on a new slate of master’s degree programs. The law school offered a handful of master’s degrees, including the standard master of laws (L.L.M.),

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. Their move toward professional degrees (BFA, BM) offers insights into how arts and liberal arts disciplines can thrive in a world that is questioning the value of a liberal arts degree.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. Their move toward professional degrees (BFA, BM) offers insights into how arts and liberal arts disciplines can thrive in a world that is questioning the value of a liberal arts degree.

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MindMax

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A Brief History of Summer Programming The history of summer programming at higher education institutions can be broken down into three distinct eras. Similar to bridge programs, intensive English programs are great entry points for international students who want to pursue full degrees at American universities.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

John Weinstein, PhD The Bard Queer Leadership Project (BQLP) is a bachelor of arts degree program that enables LGBTQ+ individuals and allies to study queer leadership and culture in tandem with one of the more than 40 academic concentrations offered by the college. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Even though credit by exam hasn’t really caught on, rapidly expanding dual-degree/early-college programs allow high schoolers to pick up college credits, while generous credit for prior learning programs reduce the number of hours required for a degree. I agree with each of the following statements: Time to degree is too long.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The report found that 45% of four-year college graduates don’t have a job that requires a four-year degree. College students have a history of stressing over finances. The private liberal arts school has dedicated a cohort for first-generation students in MentorGrinnell , a virtual mentorship program that began this fall.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

First come the claims that too many degree programs fail to provide a payoff. According to one recent study , in over a quarter of degree programs in Massachusetts, graduates earn less than high school graduates and must work for 20 plus years to recoup their education’s cost. ” So what, then, are the answers? Be proactive.

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University Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising. ” More from UB: Do college degrees lead to better jobs?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. It also was a serious loss for the Worcester region because of Becker College’s long and impactful history in the area and the prominence of several academic programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Researchers with Lightcast, a labor market analytics firm, found four-year public universities and larger institutions, whether public or private, are more likely to see new degree programs prosper, according to an analysis of federal data on degree conferrals. percent success rate for 2,194 associate degree programs.

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