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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.

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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.

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Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1837 by Presbyterian leaders, Davidson College is a private liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Curricula Davidson College offers a broad and rigorous liberal arts education, exclusively focused on undergraduate learning.

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Using innovative TNE models grow enrolments in US colleges and universities

The PIE News

In particular liberal arts colleges and second-tier US state universities will be under particular pressure. This innovative model is described as a Graduate Hub partnership. The post Using innovative TNE models grow enrolments in US colleges and universities appeared first on The PIE News.

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Study finds true faculty diversity is possible by 2050

Inside Higher Ed

Image: College and universities will need to diversify their faculties at about 3.5 This is the upshot of a new analysis in Nature Human Behavior that challenges the persistent idea that faculty diversity amounts to a “pipeline” problem. “Overall, the lack of progress on faculty diversity in the U.S.

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Paul Quinn College Gets $20M Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell “The impact of this gift on our institution and our students, staff, faculty, and alumni cannot be overstated,” said Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. The private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired institution was founded in 1872 by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Church preachers in Austin, Texas.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

April 29, 2025 · Episode 257 Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In 34 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. Rather than introducing immediate top-down changes, he led a full year of strategic planning that included participation from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and governing boards.