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Generative AI and the Automating of Academia: Insights from Dr. Donna Lanclos and Lawrie Phipps

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Generative AI and automating academia in the style of Bauhaus The landscape of academia is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The essence of academia, which thrives on critical thinking and innovative exploration, could be at risk if the human element is excessively automated.

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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

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. As the thinking goes, professors will only ever truly respect their fellow guild members.

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President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace. The momentum of late July’s multiple president resignations across some of the nation’s most well-known institutions seems to have continued into August.

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Stop micromanaging your campus tour and take a look at your deeper problems

Echo Delta

On our visits to campuses during 2022, we observed more and more instances of college and university leadership inserting themselves into the campus visit experience, historically the domain of the admissions department. To our friends in academia: we urge you to hold up a mirror and take a look around. Ask the right questions.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

“You know, we’ve had decades of very solid support from the university leadership and there was a reason for that, because—I’m not sure if this is a little bit of vanity or just accuracy—I’ve done everything imaginable for years here to build trust between a university-based organization and the general public.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

My doctorate was in leadership, and I fell in love with leadership in lots of different areas: business and industry, the military, sports and coaching. Recommended Reading for Leaders We always like hearing about leadership-themed books that inspire our guests.

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Students nationwide fight for reproductive rights on campus

Inside Higher Ed

On what has been dubbed the Day of Action , students across the country plan to hold rallies, protests, strikes and other on-campus demonstrations that will call on university leadership to take steps to protect reproductive and transgender rights.