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2023 E-Expectations Trend Report
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The Impetus for Transitioning and Onboarding a Newly Appointed President
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CIC Welcomes Ellen Peters in Strategic Research Role
The Council of Independent Colleges announces that Ellen Peters will be CIC’s director of strategic research and assessment starting in mid-January 2024. Peters is currently the associate provost for institutional research, planning, and student success at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. She’s worked in institutional research roles at Puget Sound, which is […]Read More -
Mainstay
For 10 years Mainstay has proven, alongside University partners, how to increase enrollment and increase retention. Mainstay delivers AI-enabled student engagement that combines proactive, timely guidance for students via text message, and answers questions from students automatically 24/7. Mainstay’s unique work with leading national researchers in mindset and behavioral science, and social emotional techniques, has created messaging […]Read More -
Academic Search Establishes Fund for Leadership Development: CIC Receives $500,000 Gift
November 2023 — Washington, DC Academic Search, a leading executive search firm dedicated to higher education, proudly announces the establishment of the Academic Search Fund for Leadership Development through a donation of $1 million to be split equally between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). The […]Read More -
New CIC Members Since August 2023
Find a list of new CIC members since August 2023.Read More -
Recent CIC Webinars to Support Members
In response to CIC member data and requests for more information about ongoing topics in the sector, CIC has hosted four webinars since June 2023.Read More -
State Councils Scholarship Challenge Grant
The 2023–2024 CIC State Councils Scholarship Challenge Grant has been conditionally awarded to many State Council organizations in the total of $176,000.Read More -
CIC Announces New NetVUE Grants and the 2024 NetVUE Conference
CIC’s Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) is accepting proposals for a new grant of up to $40,000. CIC has also announced the opening of registration for the 2024 NetVUE Conference.Read More -
Council of Independent Colleges Begins Pilot Corporate Affiliate Program with Two Initial Offerings
CIC is piloting a Corporate Affiliate program to provide members with discounted services and products and, at the same time, encourage companies to invest in the independent higher education sector. CIC is excited to announce two initial offerings.Read More -
Note from Members: Institutions that Surpassed Enrollment Goals in Fall 2023
With so many reports about the challenges of independent colleges, CIC would like to highlight a sampling of member institutions that shared with us that they surpassed their enrollment goals.Read More -
Graduate Program Trends
As independent institutions continue to add new programs and areas of study to appeal to more students, many CIC members offer more than just bachelor’s degrees.Read More -
CIC Network Participation
Most CIC members take advantage of at least one CIC network and a high percentage of institutions take advantage of multiple networks. CIC offers these networks to advance your institution’s goals, mission, and priorities.Read More -
CIC President To Serve on the Future of the Church-Related University Advisory Board
The Lilly Fellows Program, based at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN, in partnership with Indiana Wesleyan University’s Lumen Research Institute in Marion, IN, announces the establishment of the “Future of the Church-Related University” consultation and that CIC President Marjorie Hass will serve on the advisory board. Over the course of the last decade, the landscape […]Read More -
2024 NetVUE Conference
This spring, leaders from NetVUE member institutions will gather to consider how they might strengthen their support of undergraduate students as they explore their many callings in life. Students and educators alike are being called to contribute to the common good, to engage with our communities, and to lead in the midst of division. Our callings are not just our own; they are vocations for the life of the world.Read More -
Council of Independent Colleges Begins Pilot Corporate Affiliate Program with Two Initial Offerings
The Council of Independent Colleges is piloting a Corporate Affiliate program to provide members with discounted services and products and, at the same time, encourage companies to invest in the independent higher education sector.Read More -
Student Ally
Your One Stop Title IX Solution Student Ally is a comprehensive compliance and safety platform designed to protect colleges from the single biggest liability in higher education – sexual misconduct claims – which cost schools over $1.5 billion in settlements last year alone. Developed in collaboration with independent colleges, Student Ally was built so that […]Read More -
Core Education
Challenging Times in Higher Education Require Transformational Change The headwinds facing colleges and universities today are well known: the demographic shift, changing student needs, and the struggle to address financial challenges. We know that continuous cutting of expenses does not lead to prosperity and that business model transformation will require a new approach for the […]Read More -
CIC Selects 25 Institutions for Inaugural Work-Based Learning Consortium
CIC announced in August 2023 the selection of 25 member institutions to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Work-Based Learning (WBL) Consortium, which will provide a national community of practice to support institutions in easing student barriers to internship access and job market preparation, particularly for students from under-represented groups.Read More -
Updates from CIC’s State Councils Network
The State Councils Annual Conference, a convening of CIC’s State Council executives and their staff, provided a forum for face-to-face networking and an opportunity to share best practices with colleagues. CIC also announced this year’s State Councils grant recipients. These grants provide CIC/UPS Scholarships for use at every four-year private college and university in the State Councils network.Read More -
Teaching Pre-Modern European Art in Context Seminar Updates
CIC’s annual Teaching Pre-Modern European Art in Context seminar took place on June 18–23, 2023, at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, TN. CIC faculty members in art history, the arts, and other disciplines who incorporate art history in their courses were invited to apply over the winter to participate.Read More -
Teaching Interfaith Understanding Seminar Updates
In June 2023, CIC and Interfaith America held a multidisciplinary seminar on Teaching Interfaith Understanding for full-time faculty members at CIC member colleges and universities. This long-running seminar series seeks to broaden faculty members’ knowledge and perspective to help them strengthen the teaching of interfaith understanding, develop new courses and other resources, and join a network of faculty members.Read More -
New Currents in Teaching Philosophy Updates
Twenty-nine philosophers from CIC member colleges met in Baltimore, MD, on July 23–27, 2023, to explore “New Currents in Teaching Philosophy.” This was the third and final Institute in an annual series designed to help faculty members strengthen the philosophy programs at their institutions by offering students more diverse, compelling, and relevant courses.Read More -
Presidential Renewal Program Updates
CIC's new Presidential Renewal program is designed to support the personal revitalization of experienced member presidents at CIC institutions who will continue to serve in the vital role of the college presidency. Twelve CIC member presidents were selected to participate, and spouses and partners were welcome to join them at the Summer Seminar.Read More -
Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission Program Updates
CIC's Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program (V&M) is designed for senior leaders at CIC member schools to explore their potential vocational calling to serve as a college or university president, as well as examine what types of institutional missions they might best serve. The Opening Seminar took place July 16–July 19, 2023.Read More