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2016-2023

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College Affordability, Mental and Behavioral Health, Student Success

Q&A: Philip Glotzbach, President of Skidmore College

Philip Glotzbach has been president of Skidmore College for the last 17 years, a period in which the idyllic school in upstate New York has changed significantly – as has higher education overall. Founded in the early 20th century as an institution for women hoping to gain self-sustaining professional and…

MCQ. Issue 17
04/09/2020
Student Success

Finding Purpose

Schools that prepare students for a meaningful life Neuroscience tells us that late adolescence is a period of intense personal development, making the college years among the most influential times of our lives. For institutions where students live and study, this can be either an undue burden or a remarkable…

MCQ. Issue 16
01/15/2020
Student Success, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Q&A: Grant Cornwell

The President of Rollins College on community and belonging Four years ago, Grant Cornwell moved to Florida to become the president of Rollins College. The decision, while very intentional, had nothing to do with the weather. Tahe former chief academic officer of St. Lawrence University and president of the College…

MCQ. Issue 14
07/23/2019
Mental and Behavioral Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Q&A: David Wippman

The President of Hamilton College on bringing the school into the future Hamilton, an idyllic college in upstate New York, is as sought-after as the Broadway play of the same name, and equally as difficult to get into. With an acceptance rate of only 16 percent, the school is benefiting…

MCQ. Issue 14
07/23/2019
Student Success

Q&A: Dr. Mary K. Grant

A conversation with the President of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina Asheville, and President Emeritus of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts A primary focus of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute is to encourage productive civil discourse,…

MCQ. Issue 11
10/15/2018
Mental and Behavioral Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sexual Assault and Title IX, Student Success, Substance Use

Moving Dartmouth Forward: A Q&A with Dartmouth President Phillip Hanlon

It is hard to change something that, in many ways, seems so idyllic. With its ivy walls nestled amidst the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College may be the most iconic school in the country, right down to its green, leafy quad and bright, outdoorsy students. But Dartmouth’s current…

MCQ.
10/02/2017