Faculty members from 24 institutions met at a CIC symposium in Chicago, Illinois on May 3–5 to explore a range of innovative programs that successfully blend professional preparation for business careers and liberal arts education. The Symposium on Business and the Liberal Arts: Integrating Professional and Liberal Education, is the second in a symposium series convened by CIC with support from the James S. Kemper Foundation. CIC initiated these activities out of concern that the proportion of students graduating with degrees in the liberal arts continues to decline, as professional programs grow in popularity.

Chief financial officers will join chief academic officers at CIC’s 35th annual Institute for Chief Academic Officers to explore institutional investments that improve the curriculum and co-curriculum, add capabilities to the faculty and staff, and build financial strength. The meeting will be held November 3–6 in Philadelphia, PA under the theme “Vital Investments: Programs, Personnel, and the Purse.”

The inaugural recipients of CIC’s American Graduate Fellowships—Daniel Berntson of Northwestern College (IA) and Adam Spry of Pacific Lutheran University (WA)—will each receive awards of $50,000 for the first year of graduate study at Brown University and Columbia University, respectively.