Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. So have the changing attitudes toward higher education. It has been, well, an interesting time to be in higher education. For COVID-19, my colleagues and I worked hard to address the needs of our students.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

“This will result in both academic and administrative staff changes. I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Feroe, former acting president and interim provost, was named interim president. Geisler last summer. Focus on the Future.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Prior to joining Georgia State, he was Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at George Washington University , where he oversaw academic programs across the ten schools and colleges, three campuses, and 28,000 students. The UIA was developed during Bridget’s tenure as an American Council on Education (A.C.E.)

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The proposed substantive change was approved by Clark’s accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education, in April 2021. In fact, the move from opportunity to execution happened more quickly than is characteristic in higher education. There are some important lessons to draw from the experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, which is leading the analysis, administered the campus climate survey in November 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

—and faculty educated at the most common feeder institutions—may have more information about what is required to gain access to tenure-line positions and receive tenure, as well as networks that provide access to other resources and assistance with navigating adversity. In spring 2022, the National Science Foundation awarded $1.5

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Yet earlier this year, when it came time to cut tenured faculty positions, Allegheny’s administration cut the Chinese minor and terminated the college’s lone tenured professor of Chinese. They represent a pretty major transfer of power from faculty to administration over curricular matters.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Now, international graduates of these programs on F-1 visas are eligible to extend their stays in the United States by 24 months (or up to 36 months ) to gain relevant work experience with a STEM optional practical training visa—a privilege earlier reserved for those who earned the likes of engineering or computer science degrees.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A recent book by American University’s provost emeritus and professor of business administration and policy Scott Bass offers his advice. As Graff suggests, colleges and universities need to do much more to help today’s “ lost generation.” ” But how?

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Dr. Missy Alexander

OCTOBER 10, 2022

When you transition from faculty to administration, you tend to go to conferences focused on institutional questions – assessment, retention, general education, equity, and so on. It is not often that a dean or provost has the opportunity to attend a conference in their discipline, so it is wonderful treat when we do.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Bridging the Gap from Education to Employment (BGEE), an initiative to reimagine career readiness programs for students, launched three years ago and involved design teams from seven universities. The 18 students involved were from various majors, including computer science, creative writing, psychology, and biochemistry.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 2: An education that is skills and outcomes focused—that does much more to ensure that students become better communicators and can apply critical thinking, close reading and numerical skills in real-world contexts. By making use of existing staff and alumni, an institution need not add to administrative bloat.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2022

My friend, Dr. Quentin McAndrew , current academic strategist at Coursera and former Assistant Vice Provost at CU Boulder, who helped archetype the degree, says, “When we were creating the program, ‘Why?’ We are proud that our innovations in online education are creating opportunities globally.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Fewer than one in five respondents are very familiar with their college’s policies regarding the use of personal devices on campus networks, and students who are computer science majors are even less likely to be very familiar, 7 percent. One in 10 of the full sample are not at all familiar. Focus on Connectivity.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President of San José State University, who shares her insights on leveraging the power of public-private partnerships to elevate the institution’s role in education, innovation, and community engagement.

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