Newsletter Brand Fall 2017 It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. New Institute on ‘Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts’ Accepting ApplicationsThe nation’s college campuses reflect many sharp disagreements about politics, inequities, group identities, and social change. To help campuses address these issues, CIC will offer a Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute in 2018 for faculty and administrators at CIC member institutions. Directed by Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College (GA) and a prominent scholar of race and higher education, and generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the first Institute will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 3–6, 2018. Applications are due November 17, 2017. Read the full article Featured Stories: It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Presidents Institute to Assess Resilience and Explore InnovationExploring the theme “Pathways to Excellence: Resilience and Innovation” and other important leadership issues, CIC’s 2018 Presidents Institute will be held at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, January 4–7. Read the full article Online Humanities Consortium Meets to Fine-Tune Courses for Broader OfferingParticipants in CIC’s second Consortium for Online Humanities Instruction met in Washington, DC, in August to share progress reports and prepare for the final phase of the project. Read the full article Report Highlights Financial Resilience of Small and Mid-Sized Private InstitutionsA new CIC research report highlights the extraordinary adaptability of CIC institutions in the face of a major economic recession and a decline in the number of high school graduates. Read the full article A Compendium of Recent News from CIC Member InstitutionsCampus Update highlights recent campus achievements as well as new partnerships, programs, gifts and grants, and facilities. 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 DeskReclaim the Liberal ArtsMeetings and EventsNew Institute on ‘Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts’ Accepting ApplicationsMeetings and EventsPresidents Institute to Assess Resilience and Explore InnovationMeetings and EventsCIC Program Prepares New Presidents to SucceedMeetings and Events2017–2018 Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission Participants Convene and Next Nomination Period OpensMeetings and EventsOnline Humanities Consortium Meets to Fine-Tune Courses for Broader OfferingMeetings and EventsCIC Welcomes Nominations for 2018–2019 Executive Leadership AcademyMeetings and EventsWeek-Long Faculty Seminar Explores Key Aspects of the U.S. PresidencyMeetings and EventsFaculty Members Study British Landscape Paintings and American AdaptationsMeetings and EventsClassics Seminar Examines the Philosophy and Dialogues of PlatoProjects and ServicesReport Highlights Financial Resilience of Small and Mid-Sized Private InstitutionsProjects and ServicesNewest Financial Data Show Campuses Continue to Maintain Financial HealthProjects and ServicesNetVUE Announces Regional Gatherings, Expands Grant ProgramsProjects and ServicesEight CIC Students Participate in Intensive Chinese-Language Program in TaiwanProjects and ServicesFour State Councils Receive Scholarship Challenge GrantsProjects and ServicesCIC Awards $1.5 Million for Student ScholarshipsResearch + BooksA Compendium of Recent Research and Books of Interest to Higher Education ProfessionalsCampus UpdateA Compendium of Recent News from CIC Member InstitutionsCIC NewsCIC Welcomes New Member Institutions Browse Archives No https://www.cic.edu/n/i/fall-2017/Documents/Independent-Fall2017.pdf
