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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. The PIE identified 19 colleges in the US to date from the beginning of 2023 that announced their closure which are either listed as liberal arts colleges or carry “strong liberal arts traditions”.

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Program Equips Community College Students to Obtain Four-Year Degrees

Insight Into Diversity

First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are given priority in the application process for the five-week summer program at Vassar, a private liberal arts institution in New York state. Scholarships are awarded to cover tuition and room and board.

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Student demographics: Big changes are forcing reinvention on campus

University Business

“They’ll be at a disadvantage in terms of what we know helps students succeed and thrive.” On other hand, changing demographics also mean colleges cannot abandon the liberal arts in favor of career preparation. ” More from UB : How merging can help colleges avoid failure in troubled times .

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Within each category, it calculates the sum of weighted, normalized values across 17 indicators of academic quality to determine each school’s overall score and, ultimately, ranking: National Universities National Liberal Arts Colleges Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest, and West) Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest, and West) U.S.

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A state's plan to calculate the "economic value" of a degree

Inside Higher Ed

They worry that a mathematical formula based on economic outcomes will necessarily disadvantage schools with more working-class students or graduates in lower-earning professions, such as teaching and social work.

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Flexible Learning Pathways – a new HE or something else?

HEPI

It is Birmingham University, which provides LANS, ‘Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences’, which offers studies across a wide range of disciplines. There are also flexible entry routes into Birmingham where ‘contextualised offers’ allow lower grades for students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Inside Higher Ed

More seriously, I’m angered by the audacious and obnoxious claim that these campuses need donors’ and foundations’ money more than institutions that serve much larger population of socioeconomically disadvantaged students.