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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Someone who can speak out effectively on behalf of higher education? Weinberg, who transformed their institutions to much deserved acclaim, or the current or recent crop of higher ed innovators who are much in the news, like Joseph E. Not impossible (think of Michael Sorrell), but exceedingly difficult. Why is this the case?

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. I prefer to talk about leadership rather than administration, because administration connotes bureaucracy.

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID. She holds a Ph.D.

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President moves: Big time hires, retires and 2 leaders crash out

University Business

The higher education president landscape experienced significant leadership changes during the closing weeks of 2023. Two R1 universities have secured a president appointment following severe fallouts with their previous leaders. Christine McPhail – Saint Augustine’s University (N.C.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. You had no intention of retaining me as the (vice president of student affairs),” she wrote in the email. “It Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent worked with Vasquez at UT-Austin and later at UK.

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Organizational problems underlie 'cancel culture' (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Many in higher education hold out hope that fixing cancellation, tribal animus and scholarly monocultures will rectify our classrooms and research—but even these can be symptoms of a deeper, thankfully more fixable problem: poor organizational structure. Yet this narrative too often mistakes symptoms as causes.