First-time President Brooke Barnett looks to propel Florida's oldest college into a new age for higher education while maintaining a timeless focus on a quality liberal arts education.

Notre Dame de Namur's 96.5-acre sale mirrors a strategic pivot among small private colleges that have downsized, specialized and digitized in recent years.

One leader is stepping down just a month after signing a contract renewal.

Belief in the value of a college education is strengthening for the first time in a decade, and Americans from both political parties are on board.