Gray Associates

JULY 1, 2025

Once seen as relics of the past, humanities programs are quietly evolving to meet the demands of today’s students and employers. Explore how institutions are reimagining the liberal arts—not as nostalgia, but as a modern, adaptable foundation for leadership, innovation, and workforce relevance.

Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in counseling & human development, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr. Darris Means, Clemson University; Dr. Tiffany J. Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A.

Arts And Sciences

Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 21, 2025

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. Why is Davidson Important?

Liberal Arts

University Business

JUNE 27, 2025

Major bachelor’s programs with the highest retention rates were: Engineering (86.8%) Social sciences (82.7%) Biological and biomedical sciences (82.6%) Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (81%) The post Look at how retention, persistence rates have reached new heights appeared first on University Business.

Retention

University Business

JANUARY 10, 2025

She added that such a move seems like a bogus evaluation to paint programs within the humanities, like Women and Gender Studies, as not being valuable to civil society and not being valuable to higher education. One state House bill introduced in 2023 attempted to let lawmakers ban certain majors they deemed liberal, or “woke.”

Liberal Arts

University Business

JULY 29, 2025

Secondly, experiential learning can help individuals bolster their “human literacy,” or ability to understand context and culture and communicate nonverbally, Northeastern University President Joseph Auon said. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Liberal Arts

Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 16, 2024

There is little humanity in the liberal arts and humanities, social sciences, fine arts and other disciplines, as they are taught in much of US higher education. So much of what is learned as an undergrad is impractical and unimportant to students, especially outside of one's major or minor.

Arts And Sciences

Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 8, 2025

Institutions that complete IPEDS surveys each year include research universities, state colleges and universities, private religious and liberal arts colleges, for-profit institutions, community and technical colleges, non-degree-granting institutions such as beauty colleges, and others.

Department Of Education

Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Background Established in 1832, Wabash College is a private liberal arts institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate education for men. Net price after aid is $26,834 Curricula Wabash offers a diverse array of academic programs across three divisions: Natural Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and Social Sciences.

Arts And Sciences

Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 14, 2025

Established initially as the Tuskegee Normal School for training Black teachers, it evolved into Tuskegee Institute and eventually a university known for blending liberal arts, technical, and professional education. The university balances a liberal arts foundation with strong STEM and professional programs.

Liberal Arts

University Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

President Doug Hicks graduated from Davidson College at a time not too far separated from when the small private liberal arts college still capped enrollment of women. When he returned to the campus in 2022 as its newly appointed president, he was greeted by a microcosm of the modern American experience.

Liberal Arts

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education. It prides itself in its liberal arts tradition, and it does have a very strong liberal arts tradition. Drumm McNaughton: Is that really?

Higher Education

LSE Higher Education Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

General education (gen ed) classes are the required set of courses students at American universities take as part of their liberal arts education. It remains Radical to emphasize the humanity of Black people. Radical visions in general education Like a facilities plan, general education courses don’t seem particularly flashy.

Facilities

University Business

JULY 11, 2025

Arts are not extra: How to reimagine the humanities Moore previously served as chancellor of Arkansas State University-Newport, where he helped increase enrollment and completion rates. Moore – Rust College (Miss.) He also expanded academic offerings in high-demand fields, such as data science and analytics.

Arts And Sciences

Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 7, 2025

The liberal arts and humanities—once central to American higher education—may struggle to find footing in this new paradigm. Access to elite training may increasingly depend on corporate affiliation, potentially limiting social mobility and excluding those without early access to professional networks.

College

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2025

Drumm McNaughton: Well, you’re part of that 1% that many folks say has been able to leverage a liberal arts background. Right, because most people with a liberal arts background do very well long term, so. I think you’ve done it very well. I’m being facetious, but… Courtney Brown: Right.

Higher Education

Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 17, 2025

Background Founded in 1859, Whitman College is a private liberal arts institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. Curricula Whitman College offers over 45 majors and numerous minors spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Enrollment Trends As of Fall 2024, Whitman enrollment is 1,561 students.

Liberal Arts

University Business

APRIL 7, 2025

Innovative thinking: As business operations embrace automation, critical thinking skills and human ingenuity remain the X-factor. Process optimization: Organizations need to streamline their operations to drive sustainable growth, remain cost-effective and endure workplace changes.

Liberal Arts

Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. Known for its commitment to mentored undergraduate research, Wooster offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in a residential setting. states and 76 countries.

Liberal Arts

Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 26, 2025

GCUs meteoric expansion reflects the broader boom in online education and a shift toward workforce credentialing over traditional liberal arts education. The robocollege model offers convenience and scalebut at what cost to the human spirit of education? And what, if anything, are they learning?

Liberal Arts

Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 15, 2025

Every technological innovation has caused humanity to sit back and think about what work is actually useful, he said. Later, I asked Wendy if she recognized the irony in using AI to write not just a paper on critical pedagogy but one that argues learning is what makes us truly human. She wasnt sure what to make of the question.

Computer Science

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2025

“Most of the challenges that we’re dealing with as a global enterprise require an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, and so students need an understanding of not only the humanities, but they need an appreciation and understanding of the sciences,” Nelms says. “To

Arts And Sciences

Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 12, 2025

To understand the true implications of Disruptive Innovation, we must situate Christensens ideas within a broader intellectual historyone that includes Joseph Schumpeter , Frederick Winslow Taylor , and Herbert Spencer , each of whom advanced theories that exalted economic upheaval while devaluing human costs. It can only ask: is it cheaper?

Liberal Arts

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JUNE 11, 2025

The event agenda included “Meet with Faculty” sessions where professors from various departments (Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing, etc.) This personal professor-student engagement at Open House helped put a human face on the university’s academics. were on hand to chat and answer questions.

Schooling

Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 7, 2025

Background Founded in 1749, Washington and Lee University (W&L) is a private liberal arts college located in Lexington, Virginia. The school became coeducational in 1985 and is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges nationally. It later took on its current name in honor of Robert E.

Liberal Arts

Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 10, 2025

A small but symbolic cut is under way at Albright College (private, liberal arts, Pennsylvania), whose president decided to sell their art college at auction. “It The humanities tend to suffer more cuts than others (scroll down the Indiana pdf for a sample). Let me close by reminding everyone that these are human stories.

Liberal Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2025

From dorms and lecture halls to labs and student clubs, these institutions function as scaled-up enrichment ecosystems for young adult human minds—and their payoff, both neural and societal, is profound. knowledge belongs to humanity and is the torch that illuminates the world.”

University

SRHE

JULY 16, 2025

This is not because the Government place a low value on the general cultural benefits of education and research or on study of the humanities.” What are the merits of shorter courses – two years liberal arts followed by two years vocational?” Is the binary line appropriate?

Higher Education

University Business

MAY 19, 2025

Recently, Ive had variants of the same conversation again and again with educators in the humanities. While one may expect a bit of hand-wringing and prevaricating in response, permit me to put forward the following answer directly: We need the humanities now more than ever. Thats a human superpower, sharpened by humanities training.

Humanities

Academe Blog

MAY 7, 2025

We can all think of dozens of such ads, and they need to include a defense of the humanities and the social sciences, too, no matter how much easier it is to sell medical and engineering research. Print only: Trump and Musk canceled the research. Call your representative and ask them to defend our universities.

Arts And Sciences

Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 6, 2025

A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education. The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities. The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy. Bold Type Books. Bennett, W. and Wilezol, D. Thomas Nelson.

History

Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 20, 2025

Neoliberalism tells us that markets solve everything, that individual responsibility trumps social solidarity, and that human worth is best measured by productivity, consumption, and credentialing. Degrees are sold as investments in "human capital," with ever-rising tuition and debt. Suffering is reframed as personal failure.

Liberal Arts

Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Duiker is Liberal Arts Professor Emeritus of East Asian studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Arlt Award in the Humanities. politics, foreign relations and human rights. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay providing historical context for that period of history. He earned a Ph.D.

History

HEPI

AUGUST 3, 2025

For example, some neglected student dorms were renovated at large expense only to be declared still unfit for humans to live in, meaning hotel beds had to be requisitioned. But the level of public expenditure for such a small college seems extraordinary and some of it seems to have been spent unnecessarily.

Academia

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

Telling the story of impact in accessible, human terms is often more effective than sharing abstract metrics. Faculty are looking for more than just updatesthey want to understand how decisions are made and whether leadership is advocating for their needs. Share faculty accomplishments in ways that resonate with stakeholders outside academia.

Faculty

University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions.

Liberal Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. Dr. Nicole Polen-Petit But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports of the liberal arts’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. And this is where liberal arts graduates excel.

Liberal Arts