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The New Liberal Arts
It's time for traditional disciplines to replace term papers with skills that will help graduates throughout their careers, writes Michael Staton.
Disappearing Liberal Arts Colleges
Study finds a significant decline over the last 20 years in number of institutions whose missions align with the sector.
Brand New Online Heavies
Nonprofit colleges are moving into for-profits' turf online, study finds, sparking new competition based on price and brand.
Higher Ed Shrinks
The number of students enrolled in U.S. colleges declines in 2011, the first such drop in at least 15 years. For-profit colleges lose the most.
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What I'll Do as Yale's President
Wick Sloane's vision for resuscitating the social mission of what was once one of the world's great universities.
Grand Canyon's Ground Game
Looking like a nonprofit, Grand Canyon University pays for a thriving campus and generous scholarships with a big online program. Will other for-profits copy the model?
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The Power of Systemness
Leaders like SUNY's Nancy Zimpher want to rethink public higher education in ways that emphasize state and student needs and strengthen the colleges that do the heavy lifting, writes Sara Goldrick-Rab.
First Things First
U. of Hartford faculty recommends cutting several programs to invest in others, becoming the latest college to reject the "having it all" mentality in favor of focus on sustainable programs.