The following is a list of colleges and universities with which the Center of Inquiry has worked on various projects over the years, including the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Listed Alphabetically:
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Agnes Scott College – an independent liberal arts college for women located in the metropolitan Atlanta area, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Alma College – a private liberal arts college located in Alma, Michigan. Alma College is a participant in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Allegheny College – a national liberal arts college in northwestern Pennsylvania. Allegheny College began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2007.
Augustana College – a private, selective liberal arts college located in Rock Island, Illinois. Founded in 1860 by Swedish settlers, it is related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Bard College – a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located in the Hudson Valley in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Students at Bard are participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock – a small, selective, intensive college of the liberal arts and sciences located in the Berkshires in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Simon's Rock is for students who are ready to begin their college education after completing 10th or 11th grade. The academic program leads to an A.A. or a B.A. In 1979, Simon's Rock became part of Bard College, located 50 miles away.
Bates College – a college of the liberal arts and sciences located in Lewiston, Maine. Founded in 1855 by Maine abolitionists, it has a longstanding tradition of egalitarianism.
Belmont University – a fast-growing, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee.
Beloit College – a selective, private liberal arts college located in Beloit, Wisconsin. Beloit is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM).
Bryn Mawr College – a highly selective, women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Bucknell University – a private liberal arts institution in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania with graduate programs at the master's degree level and professional programs in engineering, business, education, and music.
Butler University – a master's university founded in 1855 by attorney and abolitionist Ovid Butler in Indianapolis, Indiana. Butler University is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Carleton College – a small, private liberal arts college located in Northfield, Minnesota. Carleton College is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and home of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching.
Case Western Reserve University – a research university located in Cleveland, Ohio.
City College of San Francisco – a community college with numerous campus locations throughout San Francisco, California.
Coe College – a selective, private liberal arts institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. First-year students from the Class of '06 are participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
College of the Holy Cross – a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate liberal arts institution in the Jesuit tradition located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
College of San Mateo – an open-access community college founded in 1922 in San Mateo, California.
College of Wooster – an independent liberal arts college located in Wooster, Ohio.
Colorado College – a private liberal arts college located in Colorado Springs with a unique curriculum, known as the Block Plan, in which the academic year is broken into eight three-and-a-half week segments.
Columbia College (SC) – a private, liberal arts, women's college in Columbia, South Carolina with a coeducational Evening College and Graduate school. The College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Columbia College began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
Connecticut College – a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Connecticut College is a participating in the Wabash National study of Liberal Arts Education.
Delaware State University – a public, comprehensive, historically black institution located in Dover, Delaware. Delaware State University began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2007.
Denison University – a selective, four-year, private, residential liberal arts college located in Granville, Ohio.
Douglas College – a community college with two campuses in Greater Vancover, British Columbia, Canada.
Earlham College – an independent liberal arts college located in Richmond, Indiana. Earlham was founded in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In addition to the Bachelors of Arts degree, the College also offers the Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education degrees.
Eastern Michigan University – A master's university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Fairfield University – a Jesuit master's institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Fairfield University students began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2007.
Franklin College – a residential, four-year, undergraduate institution located 20 minutes from downtown Indianapolis in Franklin, Indiana. Franklin College is a participant in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Franklin & Marshall College – a residential liberal arts college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Furman University – a private, selective liberal arts institution with roots in the non-creedal, free church Baptist tradition, located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Gallaudet University – a liberal arts university for deaf and hard-of-hearing undergraduate students. The University is also known internationally for providing graduate education to deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students.
Gustavus Adolphus College – a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. Gustavus Adolphus College began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
Gonzaga University – a private, Jesuit-sponsored, four-year comprehensive university, founded in 1887 in Spokane, Washington.
Goucher College – an independent, coeducational institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary traditions of the liberal arts and a broad international perspective on education.
Hamilton College – a highly selective liberal arts college in Clinton, New York. Hamilton College is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Hampshire College – was conceived in 1965 by Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts to be a departure from traditional higher education. Hampshire is a private liberal arts college with student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Hampshire College is a participant in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Hanover College – an independent liberal arts college. Founded in 1827, Hanover is Indiana's oldest private college. The Center of Inquiry worked with Hanover's Center for Business Preparation (CBP) on an assessment project.
Haverford College – a private liberal arts college founded by Quakers. Located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, it holds a cooperative relationship with Bryn Mawr College.
Hendrix College – a private undergraduate institution of the liberal arts related to the United Methodist Church and located in Conway, Arkansas.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges – historically separate men's and women's liberal arts colleges that today hold a joint corporate identity. Hobart and William Smith are located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.
Hope College – a four-year, liberal arts, undergraduate college affiliated with the Reformed Church of America. Hope College began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette – a community college that is part of a large, statewide system in Indiana. The Lafayette campus participated in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
John Carroll University – a private, coeducational, Catholic and Jesuit university in University Heights, Ohio that provides programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and business at the undergraduate level and in selected areas at the master's level.
Juniata College – an independent liberal arts college founded in 1876 in the Allegheny Mountains of central Pennsylvania in Huntingdon.
Kalamazoo College – a highly selective, four-year college of the arts and sciences, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Kirkwood Community College – a large community college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kirkwood students participated in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
Macalester College – a baccalaureate college of the arts and sciences located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Macalester College is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM).
Marietta College – a liberal arts college founded in 1788 in Marietta, Ohio, Marietta.
McDaniel College – a private, selective college of the liberal arts and sciences in Westminster, Maryland, offering education to undergraduate and graduate students.
Monmouth University – a private, moderate-sized comprehensive university founded in 1933 in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
Moravian College – a small, private, selective liberal arts college affiliated with the Moravian Church. Located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Moravian College is America's sixth-oldest college.
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University – a land-grant university in Greensboro, North Carolina. A&T is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Oxford College of Emory University – a distinct college campus for freshman entry to Emory. Students may choose to pursue their first two years of undergraduate liberal arts curriculum on the Oxford campus or at Emory. Though part of Emory, Oxford retains its own history, tradition, and campus life.
Purdue University – a land-grant university established in 1862 in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Rhodes College – a baccalaureate institution of the arts and sciences with a tradition of service rooted in its Presbyterian heritage. Rhodes is located near downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey – a midsized, public liberal arts college with baccalaureate and master's programs, located in the southeastern New Jersey pinelands.
Saint Anselm College – a Catholic liberal arts college located in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 1889 by Benedictine monks. During freshman and sophomore years, all students participate in an interdisciplinary humanities program, "Portraits of Human Greatness."
St. Olaf College – a highly selective, private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Northfield, Minnesota, near Minneapolis and St. Paul.
San José State University – a comprehensive university, granting bachelor's and master's degrees, located in San José, California. San José State University is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Seattle University – a master's university in the Jesuit Catholic tradition located in Seattle, Washington.
Smith College – a private, independent women's liberal arts college founded in 1871 in North Hampton, Massachusetts.
Southwest Minnesota State University – a four-year, public master's university located in Marshall, Minnesota.
Swarthmore College – a private, independent, coeducational liberal arts college, founded by the Society of Friends (Quakers) located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Thiel College – an independent institution related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
Trinity University – an independent, private Master's university with a historic affiliation to the Presbyterian church, located in San Antonio, Texas.
University of Charleston – an independent, coeducational, residential university in Charleston, West Virginia.
University of Kentucky – a public research university located in Lexington, Kentucky. The University of Kentucky is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
University of Michigan – a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2006.
University of North Carolina at Asheville – a public liberal arts institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. UNC Asheville is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC).
University of North Carolina Wilmington – a public comprehensive university in Wilmington, North Carolina. UNCW is a participant in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
University of Notre Dame – an independent, highly selective Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, adjacent to South Bend. Students from the Class of 2006 are participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
University of Rhode Island – a principal public research and graduate institution in the state of Rhode Island. The University of Rhode Island began participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education in 2007.
University of Southern California – a leading private research university located in Los Angeles, California.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – a regional comprehensive university located southeast of Madison, in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Ursinus College – a selective liberal arts college in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 28 miles from Philadelphia.
Vassar College – a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, NY. Vassar College is a participant in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
Wellesley College – a highly selective, baccalaureate liberal arts college for women located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, 12 miles outside of Boston.
Westmont College – a Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, California. Center of Inquiry director Charles F. Blaich presented a paper, "Assessing the Liberal Arts" at the Seventh Annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts at Westmont's Gaede Institute of Liberal Arts in 2007.
Wabash College
Wagner College – a four-year private Master's college founded in 1883 in Staten Island, New York.
Washington & Jefferson College – a private four-year college founded in 1781, located 30 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Whittier College – a private, independent liberal arts institution founded by Quakers and named in honor of Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. The College is located in the hills overlooking Los Angeles, in Whittier, California. Whittier College is participating in the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Edcuation.
Wofford College – an independent liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina.