University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisors.

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Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. For example, what difference does a population of 1,500 students at one institution make in the grand scheme of higher ed? Those students can always go to a larger institution.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Institutions wary of the battle to unwind the work of equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging would do well to invest in leaders whose work epitomizes its core values. As we have become more diverse and reflective of our state, we have also become better as an institution.” But is it really?

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Additionally, half of the six presidents to be hired or retired hail from an institution with strong religious ties. While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. But those who decided to step down are doing so on sound footing.

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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. ” But enrollment has since declined.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. He is co-editor of The Christian College Phenomenon: Inside America’s Fastest Growing Institutions of Higher Learning (2011).

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University Business

JULY 31, 2023

However, three institutional leaders managed to escape national headlines and step down prematurely under either peculiar or contentious circumstances. said Raymundo Arroyave, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, in a special Faculty Senate meeting. “I We don’t exhibit a very good image of competence to the outside world.

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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. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. With level-headedness, Clarence D.

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University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

The momentum of late July’s multiple president resignations across some of the nation’s most well-known institutions seems to have continued into August. In STEM, she’s doubled the university’s external funding for research and oversaw the completion of its Hall of Science. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A. Dr. Lonnie A.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

So impressive was Jackson, that he would receive a tenure-track job offer as an assistant professor that included a role as an assistant dean with a joint appointment in the school of public policy at an elite private institution in the Northeast, two years before he would even commence work on his dissertation.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Strategies to navigate and mitigate political interference in academic institutions. The guidance provided is essential for navigating the complexities of modern higher education and leading institutions towards a prosperous future. They discuss many of the high-stress challenges higher education presidents are facing today.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. But some experts question whether the quality also scaled, particularly given the scant attention the institution has paid to understanding outcomes.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decisions on two cases that would implicate the fate of race-conscious admissions at public and private institutions’ undergraduate levels finally came out last week. Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 Drumm McNaughton Discover the impact of president turnover on higher ed leadership. Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this inspiring discussion, Dr. Drumm McNaughton is joined by Dr. 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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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend, declining enrollments have been negatively impacting institutional budgets for nearly a decade.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 3: An education that is less discipline-specific but that embraces the broader concerns of the humanities and social sciences, that addresses big and enduring questions, and that teaches students how to think like an anthropologist, historian, literary critic, political scientist, psychologist and sociologist.

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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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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

29 August · Episode 170 Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education 30 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Insights for universities to cultivate longer and more impactful presidential tenures, resulting in greater stability, improved institutional performance, and strengthened relationships. This process is flawed.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Improved Retention Through Streamlined Transfers CSCU helped unite the system’s 12 legacy community colleges into one singularly accredited multi-campus institution. Also, more effectively communicate the seamlessness of your continuum from community colleges to four-year institutions to help attract and retain students.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Image: Ellen Vitetta, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Scheryle Simmons Patigian Distinguished Chair in Cancer Immunobiology at the University of Texas’s Southwestern Medical Center, worked for decades to make her institution more welcoming to women. A resolution proved elusive, however.

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Echo Delta

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

?. Diversity, equity, and inclusion is top of mind for many higher ed marketers, but figuring out the practical side of applying DEI concepts to the actual creative work marketing teams produce is often easier said than done. In this episode, we’ll hear from Kymm Martinez and Katie Jensen at the University of St. We discuss: How the St.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to extend their stays in the United States. Others, such as human-centered technology design and data visualization, live in the intersection of science and the arts. Department of Homeland Security expanded opportunities for international students who have earned U.S.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

They repeat the mantra that the sector has “£40bn in reserves”, although this figure includes non-cashable assets and isn’t held in common by all institutions – plus institutions are required to hold some cash reserves by bank covenants. It’s about making a better future – for all our students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Affirmative action struck down The U.S.

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