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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Annabelle Hutchinson…is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts. Yet, this picture is a sham.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Focus on the Future.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

He will be arriving this July from Minnesota Law School where he served as dean and set a record-high $106 million in fundraising, mightily surpassing its $80 million target in 2021 and doubling the school’s endowment overall at the end of his tenure. News Ranking’s public law school ranks 18 spots to #6.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Our guest today is Dr. Raj Echambadi, president of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Here I am now at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education. Failing Law Schools. In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities. Bold Type Books. Bennett, W. and Wilezol, D. Is College Worth It?: Thomas Nelson. Berman, Elizabeth P.

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Small College America – Profile: Hendrix College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Hendrix College, founded in 1876, is a private liberal arts institution located in Conway, Arkansas. Approximately 75% of graduates who apply to medical or dental school are accepted, and the law school acceptance rate is 78%. Alumni LinkedIn data shows that the college has nearly 9,000 alums.