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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women

Insight Into Diversity

Since the eighties, women comprised a majority on college campuses while institutional leadership remained predominantly male. The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women.

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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

As academia continues to grapple with the speedy advancement of AI, CIOs must be willing to step up and educate their campuses on practical use cases of this groundbreaking technology.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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Where Higher Ed Should Be More Businesslike

Inside Higher Ed

I’m talking about books such as DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education by Anya Kamenetz, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education From the Inside Out by Clayton Christensen and Henry J. There are numerous others.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

. — Langston University The only HBCU in Oklahoma will be looking for a new leader as Kent J. will be moving into entrepreneurial pursuits after serving in academia for 30 years, according to The Oklahoman. Rafn will step down, and Kristen Raney will become the school’s first female president. Despite this, Smith Jr.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. The Path From College to Careers.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

Among the college presidents to come and go in the past two weeks, two positions were indirectly decided by Gov. Among the slate of presidents to announce their plans to retire in the next year, all three double as school alumni. New College cannot escape a litany of controversy since the newly formed leadership took over.