Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

At the time, Darling-Hammond was an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College. Today, she is the president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

More from UB: Middle East conflict continues to stir backlash, compromise safety across college campuses Hires Bonnie Cordon – Southern Virginia University The Southern Virginia University Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Bonnie Cordon as the school’s 10th president.

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HEPI

MAY 11, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Warren Manning, Provost for Innovation and Research at the University of Derby, and Dr Jenna Townend, FHEA, Principal Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor at the Uni versity of Derby. For more details, including how to book a free place, see here.

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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. It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass.,

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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.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

But Wesleyan University President Michael S. “Appealing to a principle of ‘color-blindness’ at odds with history and law, the Court’s conservative majority says, ‘trust us’ while it imposes its will on higher education’s admission policies,” Roth and Gonzalez wrote in an email.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner, who grew up in a small town in Missouri, said her journey mirrors that of many of the students at Buffalo State University (part of the State University of New York system). She earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Kansas, also a public institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

” Shi continued, “I wasn’t interviewed or consulted by the president or the provost throughout [the] process, or ever, actually. Image: Citing a structural deficit and the need to cut at least $1.5 Unanswered Questions. So why was Chinese targeted? “Why was Chinese language and culture cut?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

Working at ED gave me insight about how policy's actually made, and one thing I keep seeing is that higher ed doesn't advocate for itself the same way that other sectors do. Department of Education. Most industry lobbies have PACs and do things differently than we do in higher education.” And that got us the grant.

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HEPI

APRIL 29, 2024

It is sometimes also the case that the university has run into difficulty, for example with student outcomes, research, or financial metrics and these may be among the reasons a new VC has been appointed, to lead that organisation to a better place. You can sign up here. Here we share a frame and some insights based on our experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Bowman (left), Michigan State University’s associate dean for academic and student affairs, and other leaders from the university’s college of education. Photo by Trevor Hawks | Michigan State University College of Education Dr. Jerlando F. I was studying decanal work and that was what I wanted to do.”

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental. The solution?

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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. In a news release , the university celebrated the online courses for offering students access and flexibility. “Are massive courses best practice in online?”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

Brit” Kirwan of the University System of Maryland. Podcast Highlights The role of the university president has become much more complex and challenging over the last few years, causing the average tenure of presidents to fall from 10 to 3.7 Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions.

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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

A surprising selection of colleges and universities are thriving despite the culling of institutions and programs happening around them. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut. Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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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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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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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The first half of this two-part series with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU)’s Chancellor Terence Cheng explores how CSCU partners with local businesses to ensure equity and workforce preparation for its majority-minority student population. Dr. Terrence describes it as building “muscle memory” for them.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

” Alexander Douglas, University of St Andrews Read more “I’m very proud to be striking. . “I left the union and I won’t be taking part in another pointless and damaging strike.” ” Alexander Douglas, University of St Andrews Read more “I’m very proud to be striking.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 7, 2023

” The vote was taken in response to an application question that North Carolina State University introduced in 2021, which asked applicants to affirm their commitment to “building a just and inclusive community.” ” N.C. State removed that question a few days before the board’s vote. Yes, we are.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Presented with two cases about race-conscious admissions – one regarding the University of North Carolina and the other involving Harvard University — the conservative-leaning court ruled along partisan lines that the two schools’ affirmative action programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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