Background The School of New Resources (SNR) at the College of New Rochelle was established in 1973 to cater to adult learners, returning students, and nontraditional students. The SNR is designed as a baccalaureate liberal arts program and registers only…
Introduction A pilot postsecondary educational initiative for individuals with cognitive disabilities is being conducted in the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University. Features of the initiative for high school students and young adults with developmental…
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (2011), it is estimated that the number of “non-traditional students” (those students age 25 and older) will increase 21% for those persons ages 25-34 years of age and 16% for those persons…
To paraphrase an old advertising adage, this is not your grandfather’s college Over the past 50 years, US higher education has responded to–and been transformed by–numerous significant changes. Scientific discoveries and technological innovations (including advances in transportation and communication) have…
In any particular class, students rarely have the opportunity to select the topics that they study. So, when given the choice, such as on a semester long research project, what do students choose, something simple and close to home, or…
Abstract Today’s undergraduate students are highly critical of the relevance of academic scholarship to their present and future life experiences. Students entering liberal arts institutions seem particularly invested in their future employment and creating positive links to the communities in…
Composition and the Adult Learner While Kaplan University has roots as a traditional brick and mortar university, the university now primarily provides online learning for adults. These students may not have access to traditional universities due to time or transportation…
In this essay, three faculty members from the Pace University English and Modern Language Studies Department argue that the choice of texts in Learning Communities can support the needs of various student communities by including texts, both traditional and non-traditional,…
On Saturday, November 17, 2012, I participated on a panel entitled “Three Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of New Student Populations.” This panel featured educators from three different types of institutions–a CUNY community college, a SUNY four-year undergraduate college, and…
Introduction. The course entitled “Women in Law, History and Literature” endeavors to address the legal status of American women as evidenced in common law, statutory materials and case law, in both a historical and contemporary fashion, utilizing an interdisciplinary humanities…
Introduction This document represents the collective interests of teaching diverse student populations by three faculty members from multiple disciplines (speech communication, sociology, and reading/English). Together they explore collaborative methods and reflective practices for building liberal education. They give insights to…
The value of a liberal education may be argued from many different disciplinary perspectives as each discipline perceives the centrality of its own voice as an essential component of academic discourse in its field. However, a larger discussion of how…
Introduction With the age of technology having arrived in the academy, educators understand that the challenge for liberal education is getting post-millennial students to learn in unconventional ways. However, such learning, critical for the acquisition of the core competences of…
Introduction How can we prepare our students better to enter higher education? Recent international education rankings place the United States in a not so favorable position in terms of quality of education in major key subject areas like math, sciences,…
Thank you for inviting me to be your keynote speaker. I am an enormous supporter of the Faculty Resource Network. I am honored to be with you, and to learn from you, as we re-imagine and re-invent liberal education. Before…
Mark Twain observed, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”1 How true this quip is for those of us who have had the opportunity to travel. We have gained a better understanding of the importance of a liberal-arts education and…
Introduction In the early 20th century, Albert Einstein commented that, “The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned…
Introduction Over 82 thousand international students study annually in universities and colleges in New York State, ranking it second in the country for hosting international students (Institute of International Education, 2012A). These students not only contributed approximately 2.5 billion dollars…
This presentation asked the question: “Is Europe and the European history class relevant for our students in the 21st Century college curriculum?” European Studies remains important for liberal education in the 21st century in two respects. First, Europe and the…
Introduction A liberal education is critical for the development of citizenship. Frequently, institutions of higher learning focus on disciplines for students discrete from ever increasing issues in the community. Full social justice for bullied and generally harassed individuals of the…