WCET Frontiers

MAY 11, 2023

A general perusal of Inside Higher Education , Chronicle of Higher Education , or the internet in general turns up countless fears that generative AI, especially in the form of large language models such as ChatGPT, will increase attacks on academic integrity. We cannot afford to stick our collective heads in the sand.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Within community colleges, some programs of study are loosely defined, especially in the humanities, or were never designed to lead to transfer, as in the case of applied associate degrees. And improvement is needed.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

In higher education, presidential appointments can oftentimes be straightforward. John Dozier’s resounding leadership quality is his passion for people and their power to foster strong communities in higher education. An academic administrator, a scholar and now president. Still, he remains acting president.

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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.” Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Over the last few weeks, I have been in several conversations about the impact of career focused education on the liberal arts. This framing reveals deeply held biases about what qualifies as liberal arts (and therefore a quality degree) which are pervasive in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. His dual capacity as president of Adrian and co-owner of Rize Education, however, has raised questions about a potential conflict of interest as use of the platform grows.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Through conversations with community partners, Vick said Muhlenberg College administration came to realize they could help. Muhlenberg’s new program joins a growing number of DEI certificate and degree programs offered by businesses and, increasingly, institutions of higher education, experts said. As the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Meanwhile, antisemitism and manifold racism is on the rise across institutions of higher education. One need look no further than the example of a foreign graduate student surprised to learn that, when Americans talk about their “baby,” they might as easily be referring to a dog as a human.

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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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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

31 October · Episode 179 Beyond Ideas: Implementing Innovative Structures in Higher Education 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Implementing innovative structures in higher education is not an option; it's a necessity. President Mantella's approach is a how-to guide.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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ACPA

JUNE 9, 2023

How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. 22-How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)? I am your host Lixing.

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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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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

Much of the early history of grades in American higher education was associated with creating a way to determine which student would give that speech. Mace At most higher education institutions, a Faculty Marshall will lead academic processions carrying a symbolic mace designed specifically for that institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Instead, higher ed needs to identify what’s sustainable for each institution rather than penalizing RSIs for something out of their control. 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.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, examined the data and metrics colleges and universities are using—or should explore going forward—to gauge the value they provide to their students and other constituents. We have data from the U.S.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With their enhanced academic experience, strong sense of community and emphasis on engaged learning, the public honors college provides a model of what public higher education can be. Writing as a relic of the 1960s, I ask, must we replicate within universities the status hierarchies that prevail in higher education as a whole?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Image: Amid faltering enrollment rates and increased national scrutiny of the price and worth of a college education, Colorado is weighing a new formula to measure the “economic value” of degree programs offered by the state’s public institutions of higher education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

2 January · Episode 188 AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton A conversation with Mary Papazian about the recent AGB Board of Directors Statement and the pivotal state of higher education board governance. higher education.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Many colleagues and administrators see these as two goals that can both be achieved by some delicate balancing act. The goal among many in higher education advocating for DEI is to foster not only the understanding of but also the granting of respect to each viewpoint and those who hold it. I have my doubts.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

The higher education landscape faces a troubling decrease in graduate school enrollment, markedly among minority groups and engineering programs. Dr. Grimes, with over 17 years in higher education, brings a wealth of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion in graduate education. minority and STEM).

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Echo Delta

OCTOBER 30, 2021

And with two decades of experience in and around higher education, he is a sharp thinker on all things enrollment, not to mention, he is a fantastic human being. She is a nationally recognized expert and author on the topics of enrollment and student success with over 25 years of experience in higher education.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. This remarkable achievement sent shockwaves throughout the education sector, especially among teachers in schools and colleges. Perhaps it is not surprising that the educational sector is not best prepared for such an innovation.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why hasn’t higher education kept up? This was a group effort by elected leaders, our board of regents, our administration and supporters to stand our ground against an unnecessary duplication of resources that didn’t align with the state’s plan for higher education.”

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Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. This remarkable achievement sent shockwaves throughout the education sector, especially among teachers in schools and colleges. Perhaps it is not surprising that the educational sector is not best prepared for such an innovation.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

How might this precept apply to higher education? As the historian Henry Steele Commager observed six decades ago, American higher education is an amalgam of four distinct educational traditions. The interests of administrators, faculty, staff, and students frequently collide. Priorities conflict.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

for an environment that may be almost as political as Congress: Florida higher education. Sasse was not asked about the loyalty oath claims and did not respond to a question on the subject from Inside Higher Ed sent via Twitter direct message. Image: Ben Sasse, a Republican senator from Nebraska, will soon leave Washington, D.C.,

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2024

16 January · Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers 39 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Insights on regulatory changes, negotiated rulemaking, NC SARA, and the impact on higher education mergers. Thinking about a merger? Listen in.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 14, 2023

A: The idea really, is how Americans think about education—what we want it to do. And there was kind of an argument in the Johnson administration about how they should approach these things. They did some really important reforms; I mean, Medicare and Medicaid come from the Johnson administration.

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