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Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberalarts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberalarts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.
However, speaking with The PIE News , Wiseman noted that employer and student demand for STEM education and training, does not mean universities will necessarily move away from traditional liberalarts programs.
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 liberalarts education? Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Yet at about the same time, my institution, Hollins University, began the HOPE scholarship program.
” 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 liberalarts college.
Example: As the admissions director for a liberalarts college, your aim is to boost international student enrollment by 15% in two years, focusing on business and tech programs. For instance, highlight scholarship opportunities for academically strong students. Adjust your strategies based on what works best. How to Implement?
Over the next five years, New College of Florida plans to become the best liberalarts college in America. In May, the state approved a $34 million initiative to provide scholarships, begin building repairs, and strengthen school operations, Politico reports. “We million a year, the Citrus County Chronicle reports.
Our BSDT students are meeting expected outcomes in retention, graduation and learning, including outcomes related to their performance in Clark liberal studies courses. With the integration of the BSDT, Clark is positioned to empower scholarship, pedagogy and innovation related to creative arts, media, design and technology.
Kelting is ramping up student success initiatives and scholarship offers to attract regional graduating high schoolers. She will have served the liberalarts college for seven years when she steps down. Retiring Barbara Altmann – Franklin and Marshall College (Pa.) Cheryl Green – Governors State University (Ill.)
The institution’s Internationalisation Lab subcommittees include focus on International Recruitment & Retention, Education Abroad, International Research, Scholarship, & Partnerships, Curriculum & Co-curriculum and Faculty & Staff Support. International recruitment.
Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.
Retention and graduation rates exceed national and Drexel University standards. About 20 students participate each summer, with each receiving a full scholarship covering program, housing, and meal costs. Campus internships, networking field trips, conference scholarships, and health and wellness opportunities are also offered.
We have something called the Arizona Teachers Academy, which will provide students a tuition-free teacher-prep degree, provided they commit to staying in the state and teaching in a school in the state for the same number of years that they get this scholarship. People often worry about liberalarts majors in these conversations.
Also, don’t fully disregard liberalarts education since students still need a well-rounded education. One thing that I would caution against is when we think about the liberalarts and humanities as easy punching bags. Elliot and his team have significantly impacted institutions’ enrollment and retention.
Today, we’ll focus on what universities can do to improve enrollment and retention so their graduates can move into good jobs earlier in their careers. But his current one is Inside The LiberalArts: Critical Thinking and Citizenship. Zack and Kathryn, welcome to the show again. Kathryn Campbell 01:49 Thank you.
Berger-Sweeney raised over $600,000 to create a new scholarship fund at the turn of the college’s 200th anniversary. It has also experienced new highs in retention rates and six-year graduation rates. She also helped increase undergraduate financial aid by 50% in an attempt to enrich Troy’s socioeconomic diversity.
Why would faculty who were disciplinary specialists trained at elite graduate schools and well published in their fields forsake scholarship? This is an institution that values scholarship, the liberalarts, a physical campus and the teacher-scholar. I certainly wouldn’t. What, then, is the alternative?
Lauded for his leadership in the liberalarts, Baucom serves as the Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at Virginia and previously served as dean of its College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences for eight years. One 10-year fundraising campaign is on track to generate $1.8 billion by 2026.
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