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Carlson, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013
The author reports on how colleges could work together more closely in areas like the library, the colleges' technology infrastructure, human resources and payroll, and, ultimately, their academic programs. Higher education has some famous collaborations--the best-known among them are the Claremont Colleges, where seven institutions, each with a…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Shared Resources and Services, College Administration
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Bourne, Jenny; Grawe, Nathan D. – Journal of Economic Education, 2015
Several recent studies point to strong performance in economics PhD programs of graduates from liberal arts colleges. While every undergraduate program is unique and the likelihood of selection bias combines with small sample sizes to caution against drawing strong conclusions, the authors reflect on their experience at Carleton College to…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Economics Education, Doctoral Degrees, Undergraduate Study
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Bastian, Heather; Fauchald, Sally K. – Across the Disciplines, 2014
This article explores how the Department of Graduate Nursing and a writing specialist at a small regional college have worked together to address the challenges of providing graduate-level education in a blended, professional program to a diverse adult population. This cross-disciplinary effort adapted the Writing-Enriched Curriculum (WEC) model…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Graduate Study, Nursing Education, Small Colleges
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Larson, Phyllis – ADFL Bulletin, 1999
Describes a Japanese language program at a small liberal arts college in Minnesota that is making connections with the general studies program of the college. Four cultural studies courses are intended to demonstrate to students the symbiosis between language and culture and to provide a context for the students' study in Japan. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Japanese
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Stimpert, J. L. – Change, 2004
Liberal arts colleges occupy a unique place in the landscape of higher education. Whether defined, as David Breneman has, as an exclusive group of about 200 schools that award a large percentage of their degrees in traditional liberal arts fields, or as a more inclusive group of baccalaureate institutions, liberal arts colleges focus on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Thinking Skills, College Faculty
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, St. Paul. – 1981
The final recommendations are presented for the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board's study to assess the future viability of Minnesota's community colleges and vocational-technical institutes (V-TEC). After introductory material noting that the study was initiated in anticipation of enrollment declines and fiscal hardships, the report…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, School Closing, Small Colleges