Liberal arts colleges must embed career services throughout campus life
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 28, 2024
Colleges should strive to teach students both how to think and to be career-ready when they graduate, the leader of Denison University argues.
How liberal arts colleges can make career services a priority
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 5, 2023
Creating internships and focusing on short-term experiences has a big impact, the longtime undergraduate dean at the University of Chicago says.
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Small Liberal Arts University Relocates Satellite Campuses to Bolster Transfers
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 19, 2024
Small Liberal Arts University Relocates Satellite Campuses to Bolster Transfers kathryn.palmer… Tue, 03/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Lakeland University has moved some of its learning centers onto two-year college campuses to create a steady pipeline of transfer students from the colleges. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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Here are 7 ways liberal arts colleges can use study abroad to remain competitive
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The value of a college degree from a small liberal arts school is often tied to a more intimate, meaningful higher education experience.Global education is garnering increasing interest, making study abroad an essential component for institutions striving to attract a shrinking pool of prospective students.
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Why Non-Traditional Learners Need the Liberal Arts—and Vice Versa
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. Dr. Nicole Polen-Petit But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports of the liberal arts’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. And this is where liberal arts graduates excel.
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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. Georgia Tech has been at the forefront of melding often siloed disciplines of the humanities, arts and social sciences with STEM.
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An Apology for the Liberal Arts
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
She has a BA in Classics and Economics from Brown University and an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. What is the purpose of a university education? What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance?
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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy
University Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.
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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. We can ‘sell out’ — get a job in consulting or tech, our only chance at a work visa sponsorship,” an international humanities student wrote in the Daily Princetonian , Princeton University’s newspaper, quoting a fellow international student.
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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
Marist College, the private school in Poughkeepsie, New York, has announced it will become Marist University effective later this month, marking a significant milestone in its nearly century-long history. The change comes after unanimous approval from the Board of Trustees and the New York State Board of Regents. President Dr. Kevin C.
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Simmons May Cut Some Liberal Arts Departments
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 22, 2023
Simmons University, a women’s college in Boston, is considering cutting several liberal arts departments in an attempt to improve the college’s finances, The Boston Globe reported.
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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.
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The Gutting of the Liberal Arts
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. Curry Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. By David C.K.
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Malaysia rolling out the welcome mat for international students
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
This road will exclusively shuttle international students to and from both the airport and university campuses. After a 2024 spike in international university applicants, Malaysia has primarily concentrated on the effects of first impressions and pastoral practices.
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Lasell Will Eliminate Majors in Liberal Arts
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 21, 2023
Lasell University will eliminate majors in global studies, sociology, English and history, all in the liberal arts. The university will also eliminate its major in fitness management, The Boston Globe reported.
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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2022
Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. Today’s world is made better with the kind of education students get at a small liberal arts college.
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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?
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Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?
University Business
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
the small private college has traditionally championed the classical values of a liberal arts education. link] The post Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education? appeared first on University Business. Tucked away in the small rural town of Middlebury, Vt.,
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Century-old Liberal Arts College to Shutter in Northeast Ohio
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 4, 2024
The NDC Board of Trustees secured agreements with nine partner colleges and universities to help current NDC students in good standing continue their college careers through a Teach-Out program or as a transfer student.
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Faculty Salaries Rise for Second Consecutive Year, Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
A new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reveals that while faculty salaries increased for the second straight year, compensation has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. colleges and universities, representing approximately 370,000 full-time and 90,000 part-time faculty members.
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Augusta Tech President Named Sole Finalist to Lead Savannah State University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Jermaine Whirl as the sole finalist for the presidency of Savannah State University, the state's oldest historically Black Dr. Jermaine Whirl university. The coastal Georgia institution, founded in 1890, has played a vital role in African American higher education for over 130 years.
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President Jones, Dolly Parton and the magic of ‘traditioned innovation’
University Business
MARCH 14, 2025
Belmont University President Greg Jones may have crafted the most authentic initiative for the Tennessee-based liberal arts college after striking a unique partnership with global superstar legend Dolly Parton. However, the timeless power of teaching a liberal arts education isnt lost on Jones either. Listen here.
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Do test-optional policies increase diversity?
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 23, 2022
There are a couple of problems with using that paper to prop up this argument, however: First, the study included about 200 liberal arts colleges, and nowhere does it suggest that the conclusions can be generalized, or even that the results are reflective of reality every where else. So, the viz: Only the last view is interactive.
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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2025
Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. Seton Hall University in New Jersey, decided to revamp their annual MLK program a few years ago, citing the need for change amid a challenging political climate.
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Small College America – Profile: Tuskegee University
Edu Alliance Journal
APRIL 14, 2025
April 14, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of Tuskegee University is the ninth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Washington, Tuskegee University is a private historically black university (HBCU) located in Tuskegee, Alabama about 40 miles east of Montgomery.
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University of Redlands Announces Another Merger
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 17, 2024
University of Redlands Announces Another Merger jessica.blake@… Wed, 01/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The planned merger with Woodbury University, a small, private liberal arts institution in California, follows a wave of college mergers and closures in 2023. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 14, 2025
Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D.
Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 1, 2025
She brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, having worked at both small liberal arts colleges and large research universities. Shotton currently serves as FLC's inaugural Vice President for Diversity Affairs and Acting Dean of Students.
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How to beat the enrollment cliff: Act like Yamaha
University Business
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm. “We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016.
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SUNY Old Westbury to Become a University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2023
SUNY Old Westbury will be transitioning into a university, effective Jul. The name change will be subtle – from “State University of New York College at Old Westbury” to “State University of New York at Old Westbury.” 1, The school made the announcement Apr. 14, during the inauguration of Dr. Timothy Sams as its president.
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‘Hostile takeover’: the tiny Florida university targeted by Ron DeSantis
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 28, 2023
New College – which became a public institution when it joined Florida’s state university system in 1975 – soon established itself as one of America’s premier liberal arts schools. Continue reading.
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Unis and agencies work to leverage Bangladeshi market
The PIE News
MARCH 12, 2025
For international universities to thrive in South Asia, it is essential to have deep-rooted relationships with local stakeholders who understand the nuances of the region,” stated Jasminder Khanna, CEO and founder of Gresham Global. Our work is built on the foundation of strong partnerships.
Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College
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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India, education’s ROI and future-ready grads: a conversation with Shitij Kapur
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
King’s College London, a 200-year-old university, has a long-standing relationship with India. It was one of the first universities to teach Sanskrit and Bengali, and has long been teaching Indian politics. “There are now terrific Indian universities newly in the private sector.
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DePauw University Receives $200 Million in Support of Strategic Plan
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. The school is set to launch this coming fall. “We
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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond. The small art college will be renamed Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, and it will retain its current campus.
Dr. Hilary L. Link Appointed President of Drew University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Link will become president of Drew University, effective Jul. Link Previously, Link has been president of Allegheny College, dean of Temple University Rome, vice provost at Barnard College of Columbia University, and director of scholar programs at New York University. “I Dr. Hilary L.
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Russia Blacklisted a Prominent University. Its Russian Students and Staff Now Risk Arrest.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2024
By Karin Fischer Illustration by The Chronicle; Getty Images; Jens Kalaene, picture-alliance, dpa, AP They say the the liberal-arts institution, which has a reputation for standing up to authoritarian governments, has done little to support them.
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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa
University Business
MAY 14, 2024
Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”
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The college closings of 2024—and what lies beyond
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2024
A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. University Business will continue to monitor the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond. The system will downsize to 22 universities.
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Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley, Trinity University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 2, 2023
President of Trinity University since July 2022, Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley is committed to ensuring Trinity receives national recognition as a leader in liberal arts education. Beasley has been recognized for her teaching and mentorship at every university for which she has worked.
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Philander Smith College Announces Transition into a University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 31, 2023
Philander Smith College will be transforming into a university, the school announced Aug. As a university, the Little Rock liberal arts school will look to expand academic offerings and research opportunities.
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The Higher Ed Umbrella Is Big Enough for Everyone
MindMax
JULY 15, 2024
Steven Mintz, author and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, posits that higher ed has strayed too far from its traditional purpose: providing a holistic liberal arts education that produces students who are “life-ready.” There is absolutely nothing wrong with adapting and evolving.
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Is Course Sharing the Answer to Declining Enrollment?
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 9, 2024
As colleges and universities across the country face declining enrollments caused by rising tuition costs, changing job market demands, and demographic shifts, institutions are getting creative with solutions. The number of humanities degrees has declined by 14% in the past decade, according to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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