When learning turns transactional, something essential is lost. “We need to cultivate a love of education for its own sake,” @rooseveltmontas.bsky.social writes in the latest #LibEdMag.
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Federal funding changes are endangering rural community colleges, which enroll 1.5 million students nationwide. Administrators aren’t giving up, though, and are sharing with #LibEdMag how they remain committed to accessible education.
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“Liberal education is about more than career preparation—it is about preparing students to think deeply, act ethically, and engage fully in an increasingly complex world.”
Lynn Pasquerella explores findings from the latest AAC&U employer survey: https://bit.ly/47vqWjY #LibEdMag
New Issue - Rural Community Colleges: Under Trump, the stakes are high for two-year campuses and their regions. aacu.org/liberaleducation
Rural community colleges are deeply connected to the communities they serve, but changes in funding may have far-reaching effects. Read about this and more in the latest issue of #LibEdMag. https://bit.ly/3NTMIac
Did you know? 83% of employers think recent grads have the needed skills for entry-level positions, and 66% believe colleges should be preparing students to become informed citizens. Get more insights from AAC&U's latest employer survey: https://bit.ly/4bpamTP #LibEdMag
“The beauty of CitrusTV is that the entire endeavor is built and sustained by students. Inside the studio walls, college journalists pass down skills from one generation of students to the next,” writes Luke Welch, a senior at Syracuse University, for #LibEdMag.
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Three-year degrees are growing as a viable #highered pathway for many students. The trend presents an opportunity for asking tough questions about curriculum and learning goals, writes Madeline F. Green. #LibEdMag
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Students with incarcerated parents need targeted support to succeed in college, writes the founder of scholarCHIPS. “These children need to know that their familial circumstances do not have to define them or their futures.” https://bit.ly/4jwfFoh #LibEdMag
Teaching journalism in a polarized moment means preparing students for civic responsibility. “I believe that professors should encourage students to face political issues head on.” - Tara McKelvey with American University and Georgetown University.
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Today’s convergence of political hostility, financial instability, and cultural mistrust presents higher education with a test more extensive than any it has endured before,” writes historian Roger L. Geiger of Penn State. https://bit.ly/3NxCADx #LibEdMag
“A strong noncommercial educational media option gives people a wider understanding of this country’s stories and supports the skills and curriculum areas teachers want students to learn,” says Sara Dewitt of @pbs.org. https://bit.ly/3LOXeP4 #LibEdMag
“Educators face a dual responsibility: to protect students from hate while standing firm against efforts to use that hate as a guise for dismantling higher education’s independence,” writes American University's Pamela S. Nadell. https://bit.ly/4pJRZhu #LibEdMag
“Responsible use is human-driven use with AI cooperation.” Notes from the ground on tackling AI in teaching, learning, and institutional culture. https://bit.ly/3Yu8hQD #LibEdMag
Margee M. Ensign reflects on the growing threats facing higher education and the need for institutions to more clearly explain their value to their countries and their communities. https://bit.ly/4qT2Ark #LibEdMag
Critical listening is essential to democracy. In a moment of deep polarization, higher education must protect academic freedom and create space for genuine conversation across differences. Read Lynn Pasquerella’s latest #LibEdMag piece: https://bit.ly/4qJnZDj
Dialogue, not division, can help campuses heal. A @barnard-college.bsky.social student shares her journey of learning to take part in and guide difficult conversations. https://bit.ly/4mS87w2 #LibEdMag
"Bread doesn't lie. And in times like these, truth, even in the form of a warm loaf, is a rare and steady gift." Educators share how they're focusing on the positive during turbulent times for #highered: https://bit.ly/46W4CPm #LibEdMag
"Had Professor Potteiger not come to the competition that Saturday morning, the path of my life would likely have been very different," writes Ronald A. Crutcher about the power of mentorship. https://bit.ly/3IL5DBE #LibEdMag
"One student asked, 'Isn't there something we can do? Is there any hope?' This was a turning point for me." @carletoncollege.bsky.social's @erthsarah.bsky.social on why she redesigned her climate course around solutions instead of despair: https://bit.ly/48cDtKe #LibEdMag
"One of the greatest challenges we face is fear, plain and simple." @calstatefullerton.bsky.social President Ronald Rochon reflects on funding shortfalls, concerns about student deportations, and the urgent need for solidarity in higher ed: https://bit.ly/3IV2Yp3 #LibEdMag
"Students cannot thrive in an environment where they feel surveilled by federal agents or uncertain about their safety." –Fanta Aw, @nafsa-official.bsky.social, on supporting international students in crisis. https://bit.ly/46OtLvg #LibEdMag
Federal officials revoked visas for 1,800 students as of April 2025, often without due process. How can institutions help students at risk of deportation? Here's what to know: https://bit.ly/4nzL9Lb #LibEdMag @moimmigration
"Critics say the goal is to intimidate students and silence dissent." How can campuses respond to ICE increasingly targeting college students for deportation? This guide offers practical advice. https://bit.ly/4pWtzTp #LibEdMag
"This is a moment for courage, and courage is contagious." Cecilia Muñoz, former White House Domestic Policy director, reflects on how higher education must respond to the Trump administration's systematic dismantling of DEI initiatives. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WvYok5 #LibEdMag
“Surviving for a purpose means keeping the mission of an institution at the forefront of decision-making.” Read AAC&U's @jeremycyoung.bsky.social’s “Survive for a Purpose.” https://bit.ly/4h1cUtE #LibEdMag
"Silence really does invite cuts. Collective pressure has more of a potential to stop them." –Gloria L. Blackwell, CEO of the American Association of University Women, on fighting the dismantling of the Department of Education in this recent #LibEdMag article: https://bit.ly/4ol6qsj
"It is narratively, rhetorically, politically, morally more powerful for researchers to make their case to the public, individually, not subsumed by a big, faceless institution," says @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Claudia Polsky. https://bit.ly/4pZ77Jp #LibEdMag
"The weaponization of research funds that so concerned Vannevar Bush when he first envisioned the NSF has become a reality under the current administration and will undoubtedly have a profound and lasting effect, especially at HBCUs." - Lynn Pasquerella https://bit.ly/3VydRzW #LibEdMag
"I get to expose myself to the industry, but at the same time, I get to develop the key skills that businesses most value. In an age of AI, skills such as creative problem-solving will set me apart." – Bhavin Varsani https://bit.ly/3ItJyay #LibEdMag
"When you learn, teach. When you get, give," Maya Angelou wrote. Educators share the quotes that inspire and energize them in AAC&U's Reflections. https://bit.ly/4emPn4Y #LibEdMag
