University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

institutions still lags far behind. While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Using social media as a way to amplify one’s own reach in academe, was one of many topics discussed during a University of Michigan panel on how diversity scholars have navigated this tool. Amidst the stressors of academia and social media, the panelists spoke about finding joy and taking breaks from being online. "In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

population and workforce, the same cannot be said for academic institutions,” said Dr. Margarita Azmitia, a psychology professor at UC Santa Cruz and co-chair of the APA Task Force. According to the report, faculty of color can be subject to several “taxes” in academia. Meanwhile, despite totaling over 30% of the U.S.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Trends facing higher education suggest that we may finally be approaching the tipping point at which institutions must accelerate, transformation or face significant financial headwinds.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. has served as both an institutional oppressor of Black Americans and as a stronghold for resistance against racism and discrimination in society. For example, the famous 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins were organized by four North Carolina A&T University students.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2024

UK universities are well aware of the threats of malign actors and the current government approach to foreign interference has been “genuinely helpful” to mitigate further risk, the head of organisation representing over 140 universities has said. This is pretty well understood.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. ” What does Cowen worry about when he worries about higher ed? The second troubling higher ed trend that Cowen mentions is the “ ongoing mental health crisis among America’s youth.

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SRHE

MARCH 6, 2023

It is now accepted that the ‘leaky pipeline’ of academia, whereby ‘non-traditional’ ( eg working-class, BAME) participants remain absent from professorial and higher managerial positions within UKHE is adversely affecting the diversity of scholarship and leadership.

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The PIE News

MAY 18, 2023

In a U-turn decision, the UK government is no longer planning to close the country’s 30 Confucius Institutes. A spokesperson for UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said, “We are taking action to remove all government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK, but currently judge that it would be disproportionate to ban them.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week. I arrived at ELEVATE wondering if the tenure track was right for me.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

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The PIE News

JANUARY 15, 2024

On the heels of India’s National Education Policy 2020, a recent think tank run by the government of India highlights the country’s dedication to establishing the region as a leading global hub of education with an emphasis on continued internationalisation and collaboration with foreign institutions.

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University Business

JUNE 1, 2023

When it comes to academia, no other country holds a candle to colleges and universities in the U.S. When evaluating how colleges and universities fare overall by aggregating all 17 SDG categories, only seven U.S. institutions made the top 100 list. Arizona State University (Tempe) ranked highest at 6.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, an economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, has been named as the next president of Columbia University in New York City. Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik Shafik who is currently the president of the London School of Economics, will become the first woman to lead the Ivy League institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drum is joined by guest Cassie Sanchez, Director of Education at the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), to discuss how institutions can tap into the often-overlooked pool of student veterans to drive enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Insights from WSP's Director of Education.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. William Pieczynski – Nichols College (Mass.)

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HEPI

APRIL 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Stephanie Marshall , Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a host of new challenges for universities. Managing the juggling act Balancing research and teaching is a delicate act for any university.

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University Business

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s no secret that the commercialization of generative AI tools is deeply impacting higher education. Higher ed leaders everywhere are urging community members to use AI ethically and responsibly in the face of its seemingly limitless potential. As powerful of a tool as it is, so is its risk of being misused.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

The president, the first Black woman to lead the institution, stands cast aside, not by her own hand, but by the very forces Harvard claims to oppose: prejudice, cowardice, and a grotesque disregard for basic fairness. Harvard, and by extension, the entire higher education community, needs to do more than issue platitudinous statements.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 17, 2023

17 October · Episode 177 Navigating Structural Disruption in Higher Education 35 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This thought-provoking conversation dissects the structural disruptions in the higher education landscape. A glance back at the entertainment industry and how technology shifted the ground beneath it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I am aging faster in academia. Epps, the acting president of Temple University in Philadelphia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. This is 35. Dr. Orinthia T.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Grace” Jinliu Wang will become the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), effective Apr. WPI is a world-class institution with a unique and vital approach to teaching, learning, and discovery. in polymer materials from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and a Ph.D. Wang holds a B.S. and an M.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Explaining or discussing faith can ignite heated, passionate and explosive debates in academia. And yet, faith has played and continues to play a large part in higher education. the historical origins of many colleges and universities have been closely tied to faith, in particular Christianity. In the U.S.,

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

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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MindMax

MARCH 18, 2024

Public sentiment about higher education altered considerably over the past decade. And I have to confess that even I—someone who has spent my career enmeshed in higher education—have come to understand and, to some extent, share their perspective. There is much to criticize about higher ed in America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. That led Byrne to pursue her doctorate at Howard University. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 10, 2024

Innovate With Us at the University Innovation Alliance’s National Summit Elana Thu, 04/11/2024 - 00:06 Image Competition is considered the engine of a free-market economy. In many sectors, meeting a current demand seems to drive innovation, yet this principle doesn’t and shouldn’t apply in the world of higher education.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. What is a Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)?

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Infrastructure providers will soon be able to establish operations on behalf of universities in India’s GIFT City, giving institutions the chance to set up branch campuses without fronting the cash. But setting up operations abroad can be a serious risk for institutions and some may be reluctant to part with the cash required.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

Image: Campaigners want to stop Spanish universities from obtaining the right to take positions on nonacademic issues guaranteed by law, which they claim will muzzle minority views. “If a university expresses opinions like that, the people who don’t share them are going to feel excluded.”

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Higher education finds itself at a pivotal juncture. However, forward-thinking institutions can boost graduate employability and underscore their contemporary worth by embedding industry-recognized professional certifications within their curricula. Simply put, traditional education no longer aligns with economic realities.

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SRHE

JANUARY 20, 2023

It was an interesting week full of presentations and discussions around the theme of Mobilities in Higher Education. In the opening plenary talk, Emily Henderson invited us to reflect critically on the different ways in which mobilities of academics and students in higher education are discursively constructed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. These cross-school relationships and with areas like Wake the Arts and Campus Life have resulted in remarkable offerings that greatly enrich the intellectual life of our university.” Institute of Peace U.S. Dr. Corey D.

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