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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In We are living in an era of remarkable change in which the relevance of higher education in general, and the promise of the liberal arts in particular, could not be clearer.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through the lens of the individual donor, we must take note of a few other points that may be instructive for advancement professionals who seek to better understand and make connections with this category of contributors. billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively. Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr.

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NEWS Story: Application Opens for $40,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships

College for Creative Study

The fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit, a Kresge-funded office of the College for Creative Studies. In this application cycle, Kresge Arts in Detroit will award 25 Fellowships and 10 Gilda Awards in the Live Arts and Film & Music categories.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. “Our students don’t want to come here to be pigeonholed into narrow-band categories,” said Utz.

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Four Big Questions on Carnegie Classifications Changes

Robert Kelchen

News and Washington Monthly rankings have historically relied on Carnegie classifications to help group colleges, with the research university category being used to define national universities and the baccalaureate colleges/arts and sciences category defining liberal arts colleges.

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Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates

University Business

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. Money analyzed these institutions across 26 data points, then organized them into three categories. As a result, 736 colleges were considered.

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The Problem with Our College Ranking System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 liberal arts education? In effect, they can receive a free liberal arts education and all the resources and opportunities it provides.

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