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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

” Leffingwell is slated to teach at New York City’s New School in the spring—an institution comprised of the Parsons School of Design, a liberal arts college, a performing arts college, the Mannes conservatory and several graduate schools. The institution has a storied history.

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President moves: Retiring leaders shine as they conclude 10+ years of service

University Business

Known for the joyful spirit he has brought to the private liberal arts college, he will fit in well helping build community connections, according to the university. Leaning on such a high note, calling her retirement now isn’t such a bad idea. Fundraising makes sense for Everett.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

That makes sense given that that’s a primary, if not the primary, reason many people get post–high school education and training. People often worry about liberal arts majors in these conversations. We are pretty dependent on postcollege earnings to define value.

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‘He feels empowered’: DeSantis kicks off takeover of second liberal Florida school

The Guardian - Higher Education

The move almost exactly mirrors the governors 2023 seizure of power at Sarasotas New College of Florida, in which he ousted the sitting board of the popular liberal arts school and replaced them with hardline cronies in what a national university professors union denounced as an aggressively ideological and politically motivated move.