Fascinating Interview with President of New Hampshire Institute of Art

President Kent Devereaux of the New Hampshire Institute of Art is interviewed for a Speaking of the Arts podcast.  Devereaux offers fascinating insights from his varied background and reflects on ways that his experiences with arts, technology and partnerships shape his views on higher education.  The podcast runs for 47 minutes.

The New Hampshire Institute of Art is located in Machester, NH and enrolls just over 450 students.  NHIA was founded in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences.

Report finds Innovation and Promising Strategies at nine CIC Institutions

The Spring 2016 issue of The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Independent newsletter includes an overview of a new CIC report, "Strategic Change and Innovation in Independent Colleges: Nine Mission-Driven Campuses."  

The Independent's editor comments that the report provides evidence that private colleges face the future with optimism.  Further, it challenges the narrative that independent institutions are stuck with outdated business models and are unable to adapt to market and fiscal challenges.

The report focuses on nine small institutions and is based on interviews with presidents and other campus leaders.  Several themes summarize what the authors found;  "...a bias for action; a drive to connect locally, regionally, and beyond; realistic self-assessment and adaptation; structure for innovation; assertive leadership within shared governance traditions; and alignment of mission and innovation."

The table below provides the locations and enrollments of the institutions.

Institution	Location	Enrollment
Benedictine University	Lisle, Illinois	5,954
Bethany College	Lindsborg, Kansas	717
Dillard University	New Orleans, Louisiana	1,185
Houghton College	Houghton, New York	1,084
New England College	Henniker, New Hampshire	2,399
Stetson University	Deland, Florida	4,330
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	4,507
Washington Adventist University	Takoma Park, Maryland	1,057
William Jessup University	Roklin, California	1,161

James C. Hearn, Jarret B. Warshaw, and Erin B. Ciarimboli authored the report.  A .pdf version is available for download from the CIC website.

Franklin Pierce University: Signs of a Brighter Future

Franklin Pierce University is featured in reporting by Anemona Hartocollis for the New York Times on April 29, 2016, "At Small Colleges, Harsh Lessons About Cash Flow."  President Andrew H. Card, Jr. and a new marketing director, James Wolken, comment on new initiatives at the institution.  Franklin Pierce enrolls over 1,500 undergraduates and is located in Ringe, NH.