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MICUA Schools Honored for Community Service

Loyola University Maryland, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Stevenson University have all been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universities across the nation for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice. 

7 Major Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts

Hard economic times inevitably bring scrutiny of all accepted ideals and institutions, and this time around liberal-arts education has been especially hard hit. Something that has long been held up as a uniquely sensible and effective approach to learning has come under the critical gaze of policy makers and the news media, not to mention budget-conscious families. But the critique, unfortunately, seems to be fueled by reliance on common misperceptions. Sanford Ungar identifies a few of those misperceptions, from this vantage point as a liberal-arts college president, and his reactions to them.

Helping the youngest readers

Kindergartner Breon Stepney looks forward to his weekly reading session at Barclay Elementary/Middle School with Caroline Bennett, an employee at the Johns Hopkins University. He loves it when she makes funny voices while she's reading his favorite book, "Naughty Little Monkeys." That kind of bond between Bennett and Breon is exactly what Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso and Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels envisioned when they unveiled Tuesday their new partnership, "Johns Hopkins Takes Time for Schools," which allows the 14,000 employees at Hopkins to take two days of paid leave a year to pursue service opportunities in the school system.

Stevenson University Bucks Trend, Boasts 95% Job and Grad School Placement Rate for Recent Graduates

After a survey of its December 2008 and May 2009 graduates, Stevenson University reports a 95% job and graduate school placement rate. The statistic—based on responses from 90% of recent SU graduates—bucks a national trend toward decreasing employment opportunities for recent college graduates.

Private colleges grapple with proposed cuts

Private colleges and universities would have a tough time providing financial aid to their students and keeping them in school if the General Assembly passes Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed fiscal 2011 budget, college officials said Thursday. Last week, O'Malley (D) proposed a $13.2 billion budget that trims $22 million from state assistance to private colleges. Each year, the state provides funding for the colleges through the Sellinger fund, which the private schools use to offer financial aid to needy students.