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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The institution has gained recognition for its blend of liberal arts and pre-professional programs, Division I athletics, and internationally acclaimed study abroad programs, which were recently ranked No. Department of State-sponsored report. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S.

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The college closings of 2024—and what lies beyond

University Business

Chances are closings will continue to uptick as higher education braces for the expected demographic cliff. Centuries of serving higher education erased. It will slowly absorb its administrative support operations over the next year, pending review by their shared accreditation body and the Department of Education.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

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. The key is to paint a sharper picture of the enormous benefits that liberal arts actually deliver.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.

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