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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

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Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

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Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education. in Information Sciences & Technology from Pennsylvania State University, and an M.B.A. Koricich spent several years as a software development manager at a large insurance company prior to his career in academia.

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The Impact of Crushing Student Debt on American Society: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Changing Higher Education Podcast 164 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest David Linton

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One solution to rising tuition costs would be that a large consortium of schools, e.g., PAC-12 schools or all Midwest liberal arts schools that happen to compete with one another, should announce they are not going to raise tuition by more than inflation each year for the next ten years. Are colleges meant to train clergy?

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Teaching and Thinking with Technology

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One might assume that educators who teach others about the disruptive power of technologies, such as printing presses or steam engines, would be well-equipped to face the challenges posed by the new disruptive AI technology. This approach, known as teacher-centered learning, focuses primarily on information transfer from teacher to student.

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Teaching and Thinking with Technology

Faculty Focus

One might assume that educators who teach others about the disruptive power of technologies, such as printing presses or steam engines, would be well-equipped to face the challenges posed by the new disruptive AI technology. This approach, known as teacher-centered learning, focuses primarily on information transfer from teacher to student.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

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We are reminded that what’s happening in Florida is not just an isolated issue but a warning sign of the potential nationwide impact of political interference in academia. And that got me really interested in issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and, once I did get back into academia, academic freedom.