campus partner(s)

National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

state(s)

CO

amount

$60,000

initiative

Special Project

award date

05.2013

project director

Peter Ewell

National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

Grant Summary

$60,000 over 5 months to the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems – with additional support from the Spencer Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – to examine the long-term returns on investment for graduates with a liberal arts degree (e.g., Chemistry, Sociology, Philosophy) compared to those with other undergraduate degrees. NCHEMS will work with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) to publish and disseminate the findings of this research.