“Academics Are The Priority”: “Fiske Guide to Colleges” Praises Hollins In 2023 Edition

“Academics Are The Priority”: “Fiske Guide to Colleges” Praises Hollins In 2023 Edition

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July 25, 2022

“Academics Are The Priority”: “Fiske Guide to Colleges” Praises Hollins In 2023 Edition Fiske Guide to Colleges

Hollins University is one of the more than 300 “best and most interesting” colleges in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, according to the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023, published July 19.

The Fiske Guide selects colleges and universities for inclusion “with several broad principles in mind, beginning with academic quality. In addition, an effort was made to achieve geography diversity and a balance of public and private schools. Finally, we exercised the journalist’s prerogative of writing about schools that are simply interesting.”

Hollins is featured by the Fiske Guide among the nation’s small colleges and universities that are “Strong in Film/Television,” “Strong in Dance,” and “Strong in Performing Arts/Drama,” and considers the university “one of the South’s leading women’s colleges.” The guide notes that “academics are the priority at Hollins,” and students quoted in the university’s profile praise the professors (“We get lots of individual attention and extra help.”), residence halls (“Most of the dorms are beautiful historic buildings full of character and comfort.”), and the overall campus environment (“A student should only attend Hollins if they want to be part of a close-knit community that fosters creative minds and ambitious spirits.”).

The guide concludes, “Students leave [Hollins] with confidence, critical-thinking skills, and intellectual depth, thanks to a solid grounding in the liberal arts.”

Now in its 39th edition, the Fiske Guide is updated and expanded each year. It is co-written by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske.