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Career Success Depends on Liberal Arts

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on February 23, 2015

A recent survey of business and non-profit leaders conducted on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) concludes that “broad learning” and “cross-cutting skills” are the most important kinds of preparation for long-term career success. When hiring … Continue reading →

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Free Community Colleges

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on January 21, 2015

In 2012, in the heat of a presidential election campaign, President Obama made the apparent mistake of wishing out loud that all of our nation’s children could have the opportunity to go to college. That would seem like a fairly … Continue reading →

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FIT Goes to Washington

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on October 24, 2014

“Is this not cool?” Those were among First Lady Michelle Obama’s opening words when she addressed the crowd of high school students and famous fashion designers at a luncheon as part of her recent Fashion Education Workshop. I watched Mrs. … Continue reading →

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College Rankings

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on October 7, 2014

I am not a fan of college rankings. Their quantitative approach to educational institutions and questionable criteria invariably fail to capture the true zeitgeist–and quality–of a college. Nor can they predict if a college is the right fit for a … Continue reading →

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No Impact Week

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on September 16, 2014

As a college, FIT does a good deal to promote the goals of sustainability. But in the end, those lofty goals will go nowhere if we do not make them personal and take individual responsibility for putting them into practice: … Continue reading →

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