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Dr. Robert Scott Named Finalist for Albany State University Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robert Scott The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for the presidency of Albany State University (ASU), bringing a leader with extensive experience in both academia and corporate innovation to the historically Black institution.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wilson For Morgan State University president Dr. David K. But if the process to become an R1 was difficult even for aveteran university president to see, thats largely because theprocess was so arcane. Reece Winmond, a senior who is majoringin electrical engineering, nailed the answer during animpromptu interview. "A

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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009.

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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus. Most importantly, CIOs must foster an innovative and experimental culture that will enable the network engineers to try out new AI solutions on the network.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

He also acknowledged that his impatience for change, developed during his years in industry, had to be balanced with the collaborative culture of academia. Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Strategic planning must be stakeholder-driven. Hsu earned his Ph.D.

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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. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

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Why Israel's universities stood up for democracy (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The government’s squelching of his voice, combined with the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who took to the streets to protest, sent an unmistakable message to Israel’s university presidents that we were obliged to take a stand for the values that we hold dear. Ron Robin is president of University of Haifa.