Newsletter Brand Fall 2016 It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Securing America’s Future Workshop Series BeginsThe first two in a series of eight free workshops to help member colleges and universities prepare for the future were held at Hartwick College (NY) on September 14 and Adrian College (MI) on September 29. The workshops are the signature activity in CIC’s Securing America’s Future initiative, which combines elements of CIC’s public information campaign—Securing America’s Future: The Power of Liberal Arts Education—and the Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education. Read the full article Featured Stories: It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. CIC Releases Updated ‘Student Debt Myths and Facts’ ResearchThis summer, CIC issued an update to its research on student debt and college costs. Read the full article 2017 Presidents Institute to Emphasize Independent Colleges Are Right Path to Education for America’s FutureThe January 4–7 Institute, to be held in Orlando, Florida, will provide a forum for candid discussion of critical issues. Read the full article CIC Expands Online Humanities Initiatives, Holds Two Workshops in AugustThe two Consortia aim to explore approaches to online education and improve teaching and learning in the humanities. Read the full article No Also in this Issue: It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. President's DeskSustaining Our Collective Memory of September 11, 2001Meetings and Events2017 Presidents Institute to Emphasize Independent Colleges Are Right Path to Education for America’s FutureMeetings and Events2017 New Presidents Program Will Help Negotiate Perils and PitfallsMeetings and EventsCIC Program Helps Aspiring Presidents and Their Spouses Clarify Personal Vocation and Institutional MissionMeetings and EventsSummer Seminar Helps Faculty Members Strengthen the Teaching of Interfaith UnderstandingMeetings and EventsFaculty Members Explore Uses of Histories of Herodotus in the General Education ClassroomProjects and ServicesCIC Releases Updated ‘Student Debt Myths and Facts’ ResearchProjects and ServicesFIT Report Shows CIC Colleges’ Financial Health Continuing to ImproveProjects and ServicesCIC Expands Online Humanities Initiatives, Holds Two Workshops in AugustProjects and ServicesFourth National NetVUE Conference to Focus on ‘Renewing the Theological Exploration of Vocation’Projects and ServicesWoodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows: Arts in ActionProjects and ServicesState Funds Transition to State Councils, Focus on Four Priority AreasProjects and ServicesCIC Students Gain International Experience during Inaugural Taiwan ProgramResearch + BooksA Compendium of Recent Research and Books of Interest to Higher Education ProfessionalsSecuring America's FutureSecuring America’s Future Workshop Series BeginsCampus UpdateA Compendium of Recent News from CIC Member InstitutionsCIC NewsCIC Notes Its 60th Anniversary, Welcomes New Staff Members Browse Archives No /n/i/fall-2016/Documents/Independent-Fall-2016.pdf