Diana Rogers-Adkinson began her tenure this month as the 13th president of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, replacing James Birge who stepped down this year after a decade in the role. When a student has a mental health crisis, how do we make sure that our first responders really understand the best ways to respond? Landes: We're speaking at a time where a lot of smaller, usually private liberal arts colleges are really struggling in the Northeast or outright shuttering. How do you pitch the world on why liberal arts matter and continue to be you know worth investing in and supporting in this day and age? Those are the skills that you get through your liberal arts.