The University of Florida picked a president with experience at a neighboring flagship while Northwestern University hired its new leader away from another Big 10 institution.
Liberal arts units at STEM institutions are often adaptive, ready to innovate, conversant with the culture of tech fields and comfortable aligning their scholarship with colleagues in different disciplines.
State legislatures are removing trustees, federal pressure is reshaping university priorities overnight, and donor influence over curriculum is no longer a polite concern.
Research indicates that students studying abroad often experience competency growth in developmental stages, from feeling stretched by the novelty, to reaching out and connecting, and finally to gaining confidence through persistence.
