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Some small colleges are closing their doors for good amid pandemic

Aug 20, 2020
By one estimate, about 200 private liberal-arts institutions are on the verge of going under.
Students on a North Carolina college campus. Smaller institutions are having a tougher time financially.
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College business programs look to the liberal arts model

May 2, 2017
The most popular undergraduate major gets a makeover.
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Liberal arts majors are getting paid

Oct 26, 2016
More of them are getting full time jobs, and they're earning more at those jobs. Here's why.
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Marlboro College fights to stay alive

Dec 21, 2015
A tiny Vermont school makes an expensive bet to attract more students.

Who says liberal arts majors can't make a good living?

Jan 22, 2014
A group of colleges and universities have launched a campaign on behalf of the liberal arts and the earnings potential of people who major in them.