University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Specifically, he oversaw increased diversity among his faculty and staff and created a new cabinet position overseeing DEI and belonging.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. We knew the engine of peer review needed a tune-up. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.”

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 11, 2022

First, the job market outside of academia is not shrinking for humanists. Humanities majors have skills and abilities that don’t easily translate into job titles like “nurse” or “engineer.” Humanities faculty can also use this as an opportunity to see how our diverse skills can be used outside the academy.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Oreskes, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, earned her Ph.D. from Stanford in the 1980s and went on to become one of the leading scholars of climate science history, as well as a fierce advocate for the role of academia in advancing urgent climate solutions. But Oreskes refused the offer.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni with a single place to report nonemergency complaints or concerns, including those involving harassment and sexual misconduct. The university also administers Diversity 360, a three-hour diversity education program required for all incoming students, staff, and faculty.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

For example, an institution known for forensic science might develop an online MBA program with a specialization in that area, leveraging its unique history and specialization. This technology might simplify content creation to meet academic standards while keeping faculty in control of what’s taught.

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HESA

APRIL 13, 2023

So, how the university can decide on opening up faculties and departments, for instance, and also if they can found legal entities. We have to engineer this transition from steering model or control mode to a more guiding or supporting role. Then we’ll look at legal structures and academic structures. So let me just end on this.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

Adding to the rising tuition costs, most administrators discuss expanding departments or hiring new faculty versus cost-cutting and reducing tuition—many plan to construct a new building once a year or every other year. Bring in a consultant or have faculty figure out ways to increase revenue without raising tuition.

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HESA

MAY 4, 2023

The second half of this interview in particular provides some really interesting insight into issues of what enablers are required for academia to really turn the corner on CO 2 emissions. By academic community, I would include students, as well as staff, as well as faculty. So that’s one we have to take a look at.

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University Academia Higher Education Humanities 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expanding into STEAM, with the addition of art.

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Arts And Sciences Computer Science Scholarship History 95

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students. Notable among these are faculty departures and a discernible decline in academic standards.

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