Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The letter also expressed concerns about lack of faculty involvement in a hiring pilot that is supposed to increase faculty diversity but that also cedes more hiring power to deans. (A

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University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Hired Morakinyo Kuti – Central State University (Ohio) Central State University has found its 10th president in Morakinyo Kuti, the HBCU’s current vice president for Research and Economic Development and director of Land-Grant Programs. ” Steven Tepper – Hamilton College (N.Y.)

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More from UB : How this interim dean is reigniting his college’s community. Liberal arts & general studies: 72%. Among these most regretful graduates, there two majors they most wish they had chosen are computer science and business administration, although computer science is far less popular among women.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

During his seven-year tenure at the University of North Alabama, where he served as chief enrollment officer at one point, enrollment spiked 16.3%. He previously served as the Institute Community and Equity Officer at MIT and the chief diversity officer and senior associate provost at the University of South Carolina.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes. The demographic shifts have also been a tremendous challenge and all members of the university community have been trying to find ways to respond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Either the university did not have the resources for the center, or they had the money all along and were going to invest it elsewhere.” One faculty diversity committee told administrators the school’s actions were undermining its work. Internally, there seems to be strife at Penn State as well. And in a Nov.

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University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. Lynch – College of Staten Island The City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees has tapped Dr. Timothy G.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

One of the six appointees is conservative activist Christopher Rufo, dean at Hillsdale and senior fellow at right-wing think tank The Claremont Institute. 7, Rufo posted on Twitter that public universities have "been corrupted by woke nihilism," and that he is ready to transform higher ed from the inside.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

“This will result in both academic and administrative staff changes. ” Of the eight professors laid off, Manhattanville says three will take on other administrative roles and five will leave after the spring term. Other faculty sources said that history has two remaining full-time faculty members. Focus on the Future.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Mills’ extensive involvement with the university since 1999 put her at the forefront of the race. The president-designate was NYU’s Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Global Programs and University Life for the past decade and is a lifetime member of the school’s senior leadership team.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A proposed fundraiser event by a small liberal arts school president has incited an avalanche, calling for the resignation of a school dean and drawing the Board of Trustees into the muck as 120 faculty pressure the Board to begin its new president search immediately.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Image: A professor who accused Auburn University officials of retaliating against him for blowing the whistle on the athletics program intervening in academics prevailed in court last week—in part. While we disagree with the [trial’s] outcome, the university respects the judicial process.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Julian Vasquez Heilig , dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Carlos Hernandez , interim president of Sul Ross State University, in Texas, has been promoted to the job on a permanent basis.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. 15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote.

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University Business

APRIL 7, 2023

The past week saw a top 10 research university gain its first female president and a pair of small private schools electing new leadership. Gabel – University of Pittsburgh Joan T.A. Gabel found a new home at the University of Pittsburgh after serving for four years as president of the University of Minnesota.

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University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

On the flip side, another president didn’t make it into his first year before resigning, and one president of a major university left following two “embarrassing” mishaps. Langston University The only HBCU in Oklahoma will be looking for a new leader as Kent J.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Academic Affairs Improving completion rates in gateway courses: Applying a root cause analysis model and equity lens Betsy Dunn-Williams, Dean of Academic Success, Campbell University Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education Dr. Denise Brown, Associate Dean of Health Sciences, The Christ (..)

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

Within each category, it calculates the sum of weighted, normalized values across 17 indicators of academic quality to determine each school’s overall score and, ultimately, ranking: National Universities National Liberal Arts Colleges Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest, and West) Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest, and West) U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Clark University had been a neighbor to Becker for nearly 135 years. In August 2021, the BSDT began its first semester as part of Clark University, with classes held in two leased buildings on the former site of the Becker College campus. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image: In the perpetual tug-of-war between openness and confidentiality in searches for new college and university presidents, secrecy has been winning in a rout. I was caught off guard; I hadn’t realized that such distrust had evolved between the faculty and the administration and board.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

granting universities. Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Last week, Sara Goldrick-Rab amplified a tweet from Ricky Shabazz that caught my eye. Apparently, the California State University Academic Senate recently passed a resolution imploring the state Legislature to block community colleges from offering bachelor’s degrees.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

AAC&U – American Association of Colleges and Universities – this is the organization that focusses on liberal-arts education across higher education with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and advocacy on the power of a liberal education. including college and university counselors.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

colleges and universities. To help reduce costs, a significant role of boards and administrators includes identifying what programs are no longer by realizing if they align with local industries, for example. Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Some colleges and universities also refrain from mandating advising because of concerns about enforcement—that is, students who don’t meet with advisers as required may face administrative holds on their accounts, and such holds can backfire. Experts offer the following eight actions: 1.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

A theater course at a small liberal arts college. Presenting AI-generated work as your own will have consequences according to university policies. A graduate level library sciences course at a public university 2. Further, overreliance on AI can hinder independent thinking and creativity.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Pete Zuraw of Gordian, publisher of the annual State of Facilities in Higher Education Report , recalls one facilities leader at a Midwestern university announcing he was finally at the head of the table—but he quipped, “I’m the only one at the table because everyone else has gone home.”

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

Rob Vischer took over the University of St. Once a s mall Catholic liberal arts college, St. Thomas is now the largest private university in Minnesota and is eyeing to expand its influence across state and national lines. As the dean of St. Thomas maintain positive growth as a religiously affiliated university?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These changes are reshaping how colleges and universities must embrace an adaptive approach to student recruitment and retention. The Shifting Landscape of Higher Education Enrollment Enrollment patterns in colleges and universities are undergoing significant transformations.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Yesterday I asked my readers what rule they would enact for higher education in their state if they were somehow declared Grand Poohbah of Higher Education for a day. (I Just as most college administrators were never trained in management, most professors were never trained in teaching.

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Echo Delta

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Coen, VP of Strategic Initiatives and Enrollment Management at Transylvania University , Gareth Fowles, VP for Enrollment Management at Lynn University , and Jeff Kallay, Enrollment Thought Leader. Showing the students the university has their back. But Transylvania, we are a private liberal arts institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has recently issued a statement on board independence and leadership, marking a critical moment for academic institutions. 00:31:48] Drumm: Mary, welcome to the show. [00:31:49] 00:31:49] Mary: It’s great to be here, Drumm.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

His interest in divorcing higher education from what he perceives as a far-left agenda antithetical to American democracy has invited judges, faculty and administration, and similarly skeptical conservatives across state lines to deliberate on the current state of higher education. “He is taking names. “He is taking names.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. “To suggest that the university does not respect academic freedom is absurd on its face. This is one of those times.

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