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Universities on Fire wins AAC&U book award (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

It connects global warming to liberal education by virtue of the award’s emphasis “on liberal education as an evolving tradition,” as well as by signaling climate as “an issue or topic in postsecondary education that is discussed substantially in relation to liberal education.”

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

University Business

NDC had 1,248 total students in 2021-22, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. A small private, often religiously oriented liberal arts college struggling with a poor budget deficit can no longer rely on a regional pool of traditional-aged college students due to demographic changes.

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Adjusting for societal impact, this college ranking features 7 public schools in its top 20

University Business

Washington Monthly’s 2023 National University Rankings analyzed over 1,500 higher education institutions registered with the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When seeking increased social and economic mobility through higher education, many place-bound individuals encounter limited or no realistic options for affordable, quality postsecondary education programs. While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S.,

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Here are 4 things you can learn from this higher ed disruptor

University Business

Entrepreneurial-minded college and university leaders are overhauling deeply ingrained systems and frameworks to thrive in higher education’s next chapter. Amid this inflection point, entrepreneurs outside of the sector have begun offering alternative outlets to postsecondary education. There are three major differences.

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Study finds true faculty diversity is possible by 2050

Inside Higher Ed

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the researchers found that the racial diversity of U.S. The rate was a bit higher among liberal arts colleges: an increase of 0.33 This bold goal may seem small compared to university press releases and interminable when viewed as a hole-riddled pipeline.

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Does College Need to Be 4 Years?

Inside Higher Ed

Favor an even more stratified (or varied) postsecondary educational system where only a small segment of the population earns a genuine college degree. and continental European model, in which the liberal arts portion of a college education takes place in high school. Want an approach closer to the U.K.

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