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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

The Class of 2027 at the University of South Alabama is one of the largest in school history, bumping first-year enrollment by 19% compared to last year. Similarly, Iowa State University saw its most significant first-year enrollment increase since 2018, Ames Tribune reports. It’s proven to be the right call.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting. They did not, for example, call for fellow university presidents and boards to discuss or explain their actions in entering into sports gambling contracts.

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New policies guide removal of controversial building names

Inside Higher Ed

It was not the first time student activists convinced their university to remove a name from a building because its namesake had done something harmful. Duke University scrapped the name of industrialist and outspoken white supremacist Julian Carr from an academic building in 2018.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history. The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D. Located in Melbourne, Fla., ” Thomas K.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

Inside Higher Ed

The Senate chair and university president are supposed to be consulted on nominees for CAFT, but a faculty nominating committee prepares the final list of nominees. " She referred additional questions to the university's faculty governance webpage. CAFT members are elected by the general faculty for three-year terms.

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Lessons for Higher Ed Leaders of Color

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Willis began her educational career in 2007 teaching at Florida A&M University before transitioning to Tallahassee Community College. Starting in 2010, Dr. Willis served as an Assistant Professor of History, department chair, faculty senate president, and Executive Dean of Centers at Lone Star College (Houston, Texas).

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

So I guess that just means, we’ve had a history of,when we have problems, we just need to crack on and solve them because if we wait for other people to help the problem will have overtaken us. and I have been the, very proud leader of our global education practice since about 2018. And of course the reverse is also true.

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