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Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates

University Business

Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. Quality of education (weighed 30%): graduation rates, Pell Grant recipient outcomes, peer quality, student-to-faculty ratio, etc. grant Graduation Rate Amherst College (Mass.)

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The COVID-19 pandemic, concern over financial stabilization, and changes in public attitudes toward higher education have all created the need to rethink the missions and values of William & Mary.

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100 years of social intelligence

Campus Sonar

Educators have discussed social intelligence for over 100 years. Thorndike of Columbia University Teachers College, identified it as one of three types of intelligence in his 1920 Harpers Magazine article, Intelligence and Its Uses. Higher education must stop playing catch up with consumers. Professor Edward L.

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Minnesota Catholic colleges cut languages, other humanities

Inside Higher Ed

He also suggested the liberal arts can be “a more fluid line of inquiry that’s across your general education requirement, that’s bringing in multiple ways of thinking across lots of disciplines—even though you might not have the major in the program. John’s University Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Use learning, care and other values to shift campus culture

Inside Higher Ed

Officials at Oxford College of Emory University, one of the university’s two liberal arts colleges, in 2019 identified a need for a more positive campus climate. First, capacity-building for students must start with educators. Second, a willingness and commitment to collaborate across disciplines and departments is key.

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The Problem with Our College Ranking System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Why be upset about this when my career is dedicated to ensuring that students, especially women and other marginalized groups, have access to an excellent liberal arts education? In effect, they can receive a free liberal arts education and all the resources and opportunities it provides.