Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

DePauw University has received its largest gift yet in the form of $200 million in support of its strategic plan. Adding in this substantial gift, the university’s strategic plan has raised $240 million in major gifts. higher ed institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Danielle Ren Holley, current dean and professor of law at Howard University. Danielle Ren Holley, president-elect of Mount Holyoke College.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2023

Lindsey Ash says she likely would have sought a liberal arts degree in speech therapy — until a high school class steered her toward science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The post College students follow the money into STEM education, killing off struggling liberal arts programs appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Image: Andriyana Baran spent the 2020–21 academic year as a Fulbright scholar in the United States, serving as a teaching assistant and helping to develop online learning curricula for the University of Kansas at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. colleges and universities. So she returned to KU—this time as a Ph.D.

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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. Academic Excellence Wabash’s commitment to a rigorous liberal arts education is evident in its comprehensive curriculum and the requirement that seniors pass comprehensive exams.

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The PIE News

JULY 6, 2023

Universities are “uniquely placed” to address workforce gaps and should effectively become “skills brokers”, a new report says. By developing knowledge workers that industry needs, universities can maintain their mission of enabling strong graduate outcomes, the paper from Nous Group indicates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line. Villanova University President Rev.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With the “big four” study destinations increasing restrictions on international students – including student caps and a ban on dependents – Asian universities are maximising their appeal to attract overseas applicants. Following changes made in 2023 , South Korea has increased its internship degree options.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Example: Here, John Cabot University in Rome showcases its unique location and stunning campus in a virtual tour. Source: John Cabot University However, pay attention to the importance of high-quality production. Example: This student takeover by Oxford University showcases a unique aspect of the school’s culture – formals!

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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. University of Chicago. states and 76 countries.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

The race is on for schools to acquire students from Birmingham-Southern College after the small liberal arts school announced Tuesday it will close May 31. Meanwhile, Spring Hill College in Mobile is attempting to entice prospective transfers with $5,000 scholarships.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 18, 2024

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). This significant grant benefits its 37 member colleges and universities, including Spelman. Stryker has served as a Spelman trustee since 1997.

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University Business

JUNE 4, 2024

What we may not realize is that this backlash is primarily manufactured, according to a new whitepaper from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Their advances have led to at least 150 bills introduced in state legislatures threatening to undermine academic freedom and university autonomy, the organization contends.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

With scholarships like Fulbright catering to thousands of Indian students, ambassador Garcetti acknowledged the impact of such programs on outbound student mobility. In April 2023, the Association of American Universities launched a task force in line with the U.S.-India Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Yet efforts to improve transfer among policy makers, funders and institutional leaders overwhelmingly focus on the transitions between two- and four-year institutions in the public sector and overlook the important role of independent not-for-profit colleges and universities, which now enroll almost 20 percent of community college transfer students.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A small college within a much larger institution, with its own facilities, faculty, course offerings, scholarship and grant programs and perks for honors students. Writing as a relic of the 1960s, I ask, must we replicate within universities the status hierarchies that prevail in higher education as a whole? Honors 2.0.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Awarded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, the college has announced the creation of the Institute for Race and Social Transformation. “We Rhodes is a national liberal arts college where inclusive excellence and building a culture of belonging are central to our mission.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. ” Greene’s comments shed light on a more significant issue across higher education. Is aid a zero-sum game?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

As this year’s applicants and families make a decision, I am at my wits’ end about how to address a persistent problem: outsized attention devoted to so-called “best” or “top” colleges and universities. As another example, Princeton University announced that it would be tuition-free for families whose incomes are less than $100,000.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2025

Hiring Michael Benson – West Virginia University Michael T. Benson, West Virginia University Michael Benson has large shoes to fill beginning in July when he steps in as president at West Virginia University, replacing veteran academic leader Gordon Gee, who heads into retirement. Downs – Campbell University (N.C.)

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are given priority in the application process for the five-week summer program at Vassar, a private liberal arts institution in New York state. Scholarships are awarded to cover tuition and room and board.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A Historically Black College and University has been included in a list of institutions receiving prestigious internationalisation awards for the first time. Also honoured was Hispanic Serving Institution Arizona State University – designated a HSI by the department for education in 2022 – for its Afghan Women’s Education Project.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2023

The University of Mary Washington, a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has received the largest gift in its 115-year history - a $30 million estate gift from alum Irene Piscopo Rodgers. Rodgers had previously created eight Alvey scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Ron DeSantis seeks to overhaul New College of Florida, lawmakers next week could funnel $15 million to the liberal-arts school for such things as hiring faculty and providing scholarships. The state university system’s Board of Governors requested the money. Read more on Herald Tribune.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“When I was in Japan, I had to accept the fact that I was going to be one of a few in this profession, but also in Japan, percentage wise,” says Dabney, an associate professor of politics and Japanese studies at Earlham College, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. Dr. Dyron K. He holds a B.A.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

More from UB: Middle East conflict continues to stir backlash, compromise safety across college campuses Hires Bonnie Cordon – Southern Virginia University The Southern Virginia University Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Bonnie Cordon as the school’s 10th president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When Cazenovia College, a 199-year-old private liberal arts school in upstate New York announced last Wednesday that it would close after the spring semester, sophomore Ally Ruetton was shocked. “No No one thought it was really going to happen,” she said. “I Anything from shared services all the way up to a merger or acquisition.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

He proceeded to examine a proposal that came out of MIT to reimagine the “midtier” universities that serve the bulk of undergraduates but that occupy a kind of nether land, as “‘lesser’ versions of research universities,” without their resources or reputation. I certainly wouldn’t.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. 15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2025

As declining public trust in higher education continues to grow, colleges and universities must confront perception head-on. Despite the fact that many community colleges and regional public institutions are relatively affordable, the public narrative is dominated by sticker shock from elite universities. Make value transparent.

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University Business

JUNE 23, 2023

Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. 33% $57,000 $3,600 70% Brown University (R.I.) 4% $86,500 $13,300 93% Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (N.Y.)

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

” 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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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Spielvogel is Associate Professor Emeritus of History at The Pennsylvania State University. from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in Reformation history. Professor Spielvogel has won five major university-wide teaching awards. in art history from The Pennsylvania State University. He earned a Ph.D.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“I’m confident that the US universities are the best in the world,” he said. Brindley noted that scholarship and investment will be important to widen opportunities but highlighted a need to create financial access. “The talent is not lacking, it’s really just the opportunities,” he said.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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