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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Awarded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, the college has announced the creation of the Institute for Race and Social Transformation. “We Rhodes is a national liberal arts college where inclusive excellence and building a culture of belonging are central to our mission.

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Rhodes College to Establish Institute for Race and Social Transformation

Insight Into Diversity

Projects will range from documenting the oral histories of Black Memphians during the Civil Rights era to understanding where resources should be situated in our city to better serve our neighbors who are unhoused,” said Natalie Person, iRaST director and dean for curricular development at Rhodes, in a press statement.

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Another HBCU on Track for Reaccreditation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By the middle of the 20th century, KC had become a liberal arts institution with a reputation for organizing social justice movements like sit-ins. A lot of the learning took place for the students beyond accreditation, in understanding the importance and necessity of HBCUs in this country.” It’s been a long journey.

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Independent Colleges: Four Headwinds for Leadership to Navigate in 2024

Campus Sonar

At CIC, we saw the need for liberal arts colleges (LACs) to amplify the value of liberal arts in career preparation and shaping society. For example, Hampshire College fundamentally restructured its liberal arts experience to address globally relevant problems urgently needing solutions.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

“ The ongoing drop in high school graduates, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, is well documented,” he said. Herbert believes some institutions need to rip the Band-Aid off and face the music. ” Student success is key President Robert Johnson, Western New England University (Springfield, Mass.)

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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

New College of Florida is seeking a $400 million state investment over the next five years to help it boost enrollment and compete with other liberal arts colleges, a highly unusual amount for a public institution with roughly 700 students. The 74-page document stressed the college needed $400 million at minimum to meet its goals.

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President’s corner: President Elizabeth Davis crunches the numbers on new molds of student support

University Business

In the business of running an entire liberal arts college in South Carolina, the most cherished metric to study Furman’s success is student satisfaction. It’s well-documented that institutions have difficulty communicating important support services to their students. “What are students looking for? .”

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