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Small College America – Profile Wabash College

Edu Alliance Journal

Alumni The majority of Wabash students enter graduate or professional school within five years of graduating. Each year, approximately 25-30 percent of Wabash graduates enroll in graduate and professional schools, including about 8-10 percent in medical and law schools and about 20 percent in other graduate arts and sciences programs.

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience.

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Does Loan Relief Lead to Increased Tuition? Probably Not, Says the Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, did a study of graduate students, who have been able to borrow up to the full cost of attendance since the mid-2000s. And I was surprised.

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Why Worry?

Inside Higher Ed

To be sure, as Robert Kelchen, an expert on higher ed finance and head of the University of Tennessee’s Education Leadership and Policy Studies department, notes : “undergraduate education is only a part of what” even public flagships do.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. On this podcast episode, President Sorrell talked about good and bad examples of leadership, showing vulnerability, finding work-life balance, the best way to deliver bad news, and DIY executive professional development.

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The Best Shot for the Supreme Court to Save Loan Forgiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But a recent amicus curiae brief filed by two conservative law professors might offer Republican-appointed justices a reason to issue a surprise decision. Like many conservatives, the brief’s authors, Samuel L. Bray, the John N. It’s an argument that strikes a lot of chords with people who are ideologically conservative,” she said.

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Small College America – Profile: Washington and Lee University

Edu Alliance Journal

Enrollment Trends As of Fall 2024 , Washington and Lees total undergraduate enrollment stands at 1,866 undergraduate students, with an additional 355 students in the law school. Dean Hoke is Managing Partner of Edu Alliance Group , a higher education consultancy, and a Senior Fellow with the Sagamore Institute.