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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.

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College closures are surging. Can institutions pause the plummet?

University Business

“This situation reflects a complete failure of leadership,” Eric Lechtzin, the attorney representing former faculty who allege UArts violated federal labor laws , told Philadelphia Magazine. Located just 60 miles from Talladega, the private liberal arts school shuttered its doors in May.

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A clash of viewpoints at a struggling college

Inside Higher Ed

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During her approximately 24 years at EIU, she also served as director of academic services for its athletics department; instructor in its African American studies department; and academic and retention adviser for its Office of Inclusion and Academic Engagement. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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Belmont University hires new VP of hope, unity and belonging

Inside Higher Ed

Taylor had also served as the director of the Collegiate Men of Distinction Mentoring Program, which is designed to foster the growth, development, retention and graduation of Black male students. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

” Lafayette, a private Pennsylvania liberal arts college with roughly 2,700 students, currently has no deans supervising its four academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. It’s adding them July 1. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Inside Higher Ed

“This is sort of what every department, and I would say every college of liberal arts and humanities and social sciences—this is what we talk about in our administrative meetings,” said Jonathan Greenberg, English department chair at Montclair State University. million Andrew W. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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