July 3, 2011

In Louisiana, a Small College Gives Itself a Makeover

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Centenary College

Centenary College of Louisiana, a small liberal-arts institution that has been in shaky financial shape, is giving its curriculum a big makeover, cutting 22 of its 44 majors.

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Centenary College

Centenary College of Louisiana, a small liberal-arts institution that has been in shaky financial shape, is giving its curriculum a big makeover, cutting 22 of its 44 majors.

By Lawrence Biemiller

Can small liberal-arts colleges go on being all things to all people in an era of reduced resources and increasing competition? At least one—Centenary College of Louisiana, in Shreveport—has decided it can't. After years of running deficits and watching enrollment falter, it's cutting the number of majors it offers in half, from 44 to 22, and focusing its curriculum on what it sees as the challenges of the 21st century.

It's too early to say whether Centenary's effort to

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