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A university president in Ukraine turns to social media

Inside Higher Ed

Previously Ukraine’s minister of economic development under the Honcharuk government and an adviser to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mylovanov knows well the value of good press. Because of the war, KSE colleagues have had to put in many more hours, and Mylovanov worries about staff retention amid burnout.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

Most college or university presidents to have recently taken the helm might have had a grasp of their job expectations before the turn of the decade—or even when the pandemic went into full swing. No cohort of presidents might be more familiar with this than those leading small private colleges or universities in the Northeast.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. Elliott, welcome to the show.

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American U staff strike for higher wages

Inside Higher Ed

They are mostly student-facing roles, including academic advisers, program coordinators, library staff and support staff in the admissions and financial aid offices. Later they marched to the main campus to protest outside the residence of university president Sylvia Burwell. —a problem that members say has hurt retention.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

For institutions considering a new technology, he advises: "Don't buy technology, especially AI technology like ours. Mr. Magliozzi described why a campus might choose Mainstay as a technology partner: "We're the only platform consistently proven to move the needle on enrollment, retention, and academic success.

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Unconventional Higher Ed Leadership Paths

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We did well improving retention, diversity, and outcomes, moving up in ranks, all these sorts of things, but I want to do this at a scale that could only be done in a place like Arizona State University.’ That was really reaffirming for me as a guy who lived in a bunch of different backgrounds. That was powerful.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

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He shared some examples of those projects: "We are doing a budget reassign, a complete reorganization and reimagination of our student enrollment services, retention services, student success units. You cannot just wait until the next chancellor comes along to keep them moving."