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| CIC’s Making
the Case website provides relevant articles, op-eds, and letters
to the editor from local and national papers that make the
case for independent higher education. |
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- U.S. Colleges' Generosity Toward Foreign
Students
-Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, April
8, 2005
- Private Colleges Do Their Part to Make
Education Affordable
-Letter to the editor by David L. Warren, president, National Association
of Independent Colleges and Universities, published in USA Today,
September 29, 2004
- Private Partnering Could Aid State Schools
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in USA Today, September 24, 2003
- In Higher Ed, a Public-Private Pact
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in the Christian Science Monitor, September
3, 2003
- Private College Aid Cuts Tuition in Half
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in the Wall Street Journal, October 28,
2002.
- Private Colleges Aren't Beyond the Reach of
Middle-Class...
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in The Sun, January 20, 2002
- Student Aid Is On Increase Nationwide
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in USA Today, January 18, 2002
- Private Colleges an Option for
Low-Income Students
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in the Washington Times, January 14, 2002
- Role of Private Colleges
- Letter to the editor by Richard Ekman, president, Council of Independent
Colleges, published in the New York Times, July 20, 2001
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- You Say You Want a Revolution?
-Jeff Abernathy, Vice President and Dean of the College, Augustana College, Inside Higher Ed, March 4, 2010
- 7 Major Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts
-Sanford J. Ungar, President, Goucher College, Chronicle
of Higher Education, February 28, 2010
- For the Liberal Arts, Rhetoric Is Not Enough
-John Strassburger, President, Ursinus College, Chronicle
of Higher Education, February 28, 2010
- Private Colleges Can Be a Bargain
-Noreen M. Carrocci, President, Newman University, The Wichita Eagle, December 8, 2009
- All Colleges Should Benefit from Tuition Relief
-Antoine Garibaldi, President, Gannon University (PA), and Thomas Gamble, President, Mercyhurst College (PA), Erie Times-News, May 26, 2009
- Brian Rosenberg: Can Liberal Arts Colleges Survive?
-Brian C. Rosenberg, President, Macalester College, Chronicle
of Higher Education, May 8, 2009
- Even in Hard Times, Private Colleges Remain Affordable
-Robert Lindgren, President, Randolph-Macon College, Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 11, 2009
- Private University Costs Comparable to State Schools'
-John Russell, President, McMurry University, Abilene Reporter News, June 28, 2008
- Liberal Arts Schools Are Producing Tomorrow’s Leaders
-Leo I. Higdon Jr, President, Connecticut College, Hartford Courant, January 28, 2008
- Creating
Campus Appeal
-Richard Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges, University Business, December 2007
- WVTF Public
Radio Clip
-Richard Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges, WVTF Public
Radio (NPR Affiliate), May 3, 2007
- Balancing
Fundamental Tensions
-Daniel Weiss, President, Lafayette College (PA), Inside Higher
Ed, April 30, 2007
- Small
Colleges: Tops in Training Scientists
-Richard Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges, University
Business, April 2007
- More Matter: A Forgotten
Thanks
-Matty Van Meter, Student, Middlebury College (VT), The Middlebury
Campus, February 28, 2007
- Why
Undergrad Research Matters
-Joseph Fink, President, Dominican University of California, Marin
Independent Journal, February 7, 2007
- College
Is a Steal
-Jake Schrum, President, Southwestern University (TX), National Public
Radio (NPR), January 30, 2007
- Liberal
Arts: A Ticket to Anywhere
-Leo I. Higdon Jr., President, Connecticut College, Hartford Courant,
October 9, 2006
- From Have to Have Not
-Lawrence Schall, President, Oglethorpe University (GA), Chronicle
of Higher Education, July 6, 2006
- Comparing Colleges
-J. Timothy Cloyd, President, Hendrix College (AR), Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
April 17, 2006
- Many Small Private Colleges Thrive with
Modest Endowments
-Richard Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges, Chronicle
of Higher Education, June 1-2, 2006
- Wesley College Celebrates 133-year
Legacy
-Scott D. Miller, President, Wesley College (DE), Delware State
News, March 23, 2006
- Colleges Must Foster Leadership
-Saundra Tracy, President, Alma College (MI), Detroit Free Press,
February 20, 2006
- Students Going Abroad Prepare
to Contribute in Globalized Economy
-Mary Ann Baenninger, President, College of St. Benedict (MN), St.
Paul Pioneer Press, February 5, 2006
- The
Economic Impact of Small Colleges
-Mitchell Zais, President, Newberry College (SC), The Newberry Observer,
August 22, 2005
- Private
Colleges Challenge, Reward Students Affordably
-Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, President, Sweet Briar College (VA), Richmond
Times-Dispatch, July 31, 2005
- Small Colleges Offer Wealth of
Choices
-Scott D. Miller, President, Wesley College (DE), Delware State
News, April 4, 2005
- Education
for the 21st Century Deserves Support
-John Roush, President, Centre College (KY), City magazine,
Summer 2005
- Private Colleges Do a Job Worth
More
-Mary Brown Bullock, President, Agnes Scott College (GA), Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, January 7, 2005
- Multiple Options for Higher Education
-Daniel J. Elsener, President, Marian College (IN), The Criterion,
August 20, 2004
- Who Should Pay the Bill for
a Private Education?
- Dorothy Blaney, President, Cedar Crest College (PA), Chronicle
Review, April 2, 2004
- Keep an Open Mind about Liberal Arts
-Michael A. MacDowell, President, College Misericordia (PA), Times
Leader, January 13, 2004
- Private College's Can Conquer
"Perfect Storm," Starting by Keeping Tuition Costs Manageable
- Thomas R. Kepple Jr., President, Juniata College (PA), University
Business, Fall 2003
- Women's Colleges Are
Alive and Well—and Still Relevant
- Mary Pat Seurkamp, President, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, The
Catholic Review on November 14, 2002 and the Baltimore Sun
on November 4, 2002
- Let College Leaders, Not Outside Parties,
Lead
- Jake Schrum, President, Southwestern University, The Chronicle,
July 5, 2002
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Note: The items in this section are excerpts from news articles that
can be found on the publications' websites. Due to copyright laws, we
cannot provide the full text of these articles.
- 5 Reasons to Attend a Liberal Arts College
-By Lynn O'Shaughnessy, Moneywatch, Jan 21, 2010
- In Defense of the Liberal Arts
-By Jon Meacham, Newsweek, from the issue dated Jan 18, 2010
- Don't Pay the Sticker Price for College
-By Shelly Banjo, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2008
- Juniata College Offers Students a Guarantee: Graduate in 4 Years or Get a Year Free
-By Anna Weggel, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 30, 2007
- Florida's Minority Students Shifting to Private Colleges
-By Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 15, 2007
- Independent Thinking: Private Colleges Can
Pay Off
-Gene Meyer, Kansas City Star, April 15, 2007
- Don't Rule Out a Private School
-Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 6, 2006
- Public Colleges To See You Through
-New York Times, April 23, 2006
- Indpendent Higher Education a Booming
Part of the State's Economy, a New Study Shows
-Mid-Hudson News Network, March 9, 2006
- West Virginia Colleges' Impact
-Associated Press, October 4, 2005
- Wanted: CEO, No Ivy Required
-Del Jones, USA Today, April 7, 2005
- Survey Finds that Private Colleges
Have Much More Space Per Student than Public Counterparts
-Lawrence Biemiller, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 18,
2005
- Colleges Place Impact on State at $18.3
Billion
-Jan Murphy, Patriot News, March 9, 2005
- Private Colleges Serving Students of Color—Alverno
Dwarfs UW in Percentage of Blacks and Graduation Rate
- Bruce Murphy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, March 21, 2004
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CIC's newsletter, the Independent, provides various coverage
of CIC Making the Case issues and initiatives:
The Campus Update section of the Independent contains a compedium
of news occuring on CIC campuses, demonstrating the range of important
contributions and achievements CIC institutions are making nationwide:
- Campus Update - Summer 2009
CIC institutions continue taking efforts to mitigate the economic impact, seven faculty members and administrators from CIC institutions attend the 2009 Frye Leadership Institute, several institutions highlight their environmental leadership steps, and six institutions report either eliminating the SAT or making it "test-optional."
- Campus Update - Winter/Spring 2009
CIC institutions assist students and families during the economic downturn, Saint Xavier University (IL) discovered forgotten records from the historic 1854 Lincoln-Douglas exchange, 25 CIC institutions were recognized by the Carnegie Foundation, and eleven CIC faculty members were named 2008 state winners in the 2008 U.S. Professors of the Year.
- Campus Update - Fall 2008
Widener University (PA) hosted a campaign event for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, institutions begin to react in creative ways to the economic crisis, several dorms were recognized for distinction, and two CIC students won medals at the summer Olympics.
- Campus Update - Summer 2008
Various institutions including Culver-Stockton College (MO) offered relief aid during Midwest flooding, Juniata College (PA) explores the science of music, and many CIC institutions are named among the "Best Colleges to Work For" by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Campus Update - Winter/Spring 2008
CIC institutions ramped up their political involvement for the presidential primaries, a Hastings College (NE) alumnus discussed life on the International Space Station, Dominican University of California opened a $21 million science center, and St. Edward's University (TX) students attended class in a virtual world.
- Campus Update - Fall 2007
Westmont College (CA) installed a new 24-inch reflector telescope in its campus observatory, Concordia College (MN) and Illinois Wesleyan University will participate in a series of dialogues with Muslim universities, and Warren Wilson College (NC) held its
- Campus
Update - Summer 2007
Chapman University (CA) opens Marion Knott Studios, Georgetown College
(KY) graduates its inaugural class from the First Tee Scholars Program,
University of Puget Sound develops software to increase fair voting
standards, and numerous CIC presidents take leadership roles in the
American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.
- Campus
Update - Winter/Spring 2007
Dakota Wesleyan University (SD) dedicates the George and Eleanor McGovern
Library and Center for Leadership and Public Service, Washington and
Lee University (VA) helps launch the Nuclear Energy Project, Lyon College
(AR) receives its 13th Professor of the Year Award in the last 18 years,
and numerous CIC institutions undertake environmental initiatives.
- Campus
Update - Fall 2006
Chowan University (NC) and other CIC institutions conduct international
activities, Chapman University (FL) professor helps authenticate and
translate the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, Warren Wilson College
(NC) converts its campus to 100 percent "green" power, and
King's College (PA) announces new Genomics Center.
- Campus
Update - Summer 2006
Eckerd College (FL) students climb Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of leadership
course, Wabash College (IN) announces a new national liberal arts study,
and numerous CIC institutions continue hurricane relief efforts during
spring break.
- Campus
Update - Winter/Spring 2006
Pace University (NY) becomes new home for Emmy-nominated television
show, Ashland University (OH) and Aquinas College (MI) launch innovative
online resources, and numerous CIC institutions rally to aid Hurricane
Katrina victims.
- Campus
Update - Summer 2005
President Bush gives commencement address at Calvin College (MI),
Cedarville University (OH) claims its second-straight world championship
in intercollegiate solar boating, and CIC institutions increase programs
and activities on the study of Islam and Middle East relations.
- Campus
Update - Spring 2005
Irish Prime Minister visits Le Moyne College (NY), Benedictine University
(IL) participates in cutting-edge physics project, and numerous CIC
institutions aid tsunami-devastated regions.
- Campus
Update - Fall 2004
Saint John's University (MN) delegates meet with Pope John Paul II,
Benedictine College (KS) alumnus awarded Nobel Peace Prize, and various
CIC institutions host stranded students from dismantled university in
Belarus.
- Campus
Update - Summer 2004
Flagler College's (FL) student team wins USA Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE) National Exposition, Barry University (FL) alumnus announces
candidacy for 2005 Iraq presidential election, and Huntington College
(IN) becomes the new home for a national organization, the Conference
on Faith and History.
- Campus
Update - Winter/Spring 2004
CIC campuses sponsor presidential election events, Calvin College
(MI) student discovers a new asteroid, and St. Norbert College (WI)
is selected for Profiles in Success publication.
- Campus
Update - Fall 2003
Houghton College (NY) debuts a new electric, zero-emission car on
campus, Wilson College (PA) partners with Saudi Arabian women's college,
and Shenandoah University (VA) receives grant from U.S. Department of
Health and Services to support curricular development in bioterrorism.
- Campus
Update - Summer 2003
Regent University (VA) student appointed vice president of the African
nation of Zambia, St. Michael's College (VT) receives personal library
archives from noted literary critic Harold Bloom, and numerous CIC institutions
graduate Kosovo refugees.
- Campus
Update - Winter/Spring 2003
McKendree College (IL) hosts Maya Angelou as keynote speaker, Palm
Beach Atlantic University (FL) opens School of Communications &
Media, and several CIC institutions honored by NAFSA.
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