A blog about leadership and other contemporary topics in higher education
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The HigherEdInk Reader: The Small College Imperative
Marcy, Mary B. The Small College Imperative: Models for Sustainable Futures (New York: Routledge, 2020). ISBN 978-1-62036-971-5 The news from our industry is more and more troubling each…
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Liberal Arts Degrees That Include Micro-credentials, Part 2
In the previous post, we explored the possibility of creating a micro-credentials program that would work alongside traditional liberal arts degrees to better prepare your graduates for immediate…
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Liberal Arts Degrees That Include Micro-Credentials, Part 1
There is a growing sense in industry that students graduating from liberal arts colleges and universities aren’t really prepared for the world of work. I have my own…
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Modern Work Colleges: A Solution for College Affordability?
A few institutions–and I mean a very few–have hewed to an older model of education called the “work college” as a means of addressing the crisis of college…
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The HigherEdInk Reader–Student Financial Success
As an Amazon Associate, I earn commission from qualifying purchases. Glynn, Amy, Carlo Salerno, and Chris Chumley. Student Financial Success: A Surprising Path to Fix the College Completion…
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The Plagiarism Arms Race: Five Strategies for Higher Education
Policing plagiarism has always been something of a whack-a-mole game. Knock it down in one spot, and it only shows up somewhere else. What we call plagiarism in…
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