Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

But now, with decades of experience in teaching and higher education under his belt, he’s looking at new ways to shape the student academic experience, leading with equity and access in mind. Q: What led you to a career in higher education and, specifically, focused on student success?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. To note, this is not the first time GCU has had an all-women deanship, said Dr. Janice Warner, provost of GCU. Back in 2014, the number of women deans was just one.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Prior to his NJIT presidency, Lim was the interim president of the University of Texas at Arlington after having served the university as provost and vice president for academic affairs. This isn’t just about delivering more classes online,” Lim explained.

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 13, 2023

The courses that I remember the most, the ones that I felt made the greatest impression upon me and my career, were those where I felt connected to my classmates and instructors, regardless of the modality. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET Creating a sense of belonging for students is uniquely challenging when it comes to online learning.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, an accomplished scholar, research scientist, and physician, currently serves as the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University. Throughout her career, Gilliam has focused on enhancing the health and welfare of marginalized adolescents, addressing issues related to class, race, and sexual orientation.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Getting outside of Academic Affairs, I think, would be very, very helpful for provosts, for vice chancellors as well."

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

An Alabama jury awarded Michael Stern $645,837 in damages, finding after a two-week trial that Stern’s former dean illegally punished him for speaking out. The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. A new dean, Joseph Aistrup, was appointed.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers. Many even have dedicated student success librarians, solely focused on collaborative, resource-focused programming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Throughout her long and storied career in higher education, Cantor has served as a department chair at Princeton University and has been a provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan. I believe firmly that it isn't about the individual's achievement.

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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). As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

I had been teaching for nearly 30 years when I discovered that I had failed to instruct my students in the basics of critical thinking. My moment of awakening occurred in a conversation with one of the best students in that year’s graduating class. Only applicable towards the yearly subscriptions and expires September 8, 2023.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

What are some of the trends related to academic library spending that a student of higher education should understand? About three-quarters of the materials budget goes to ongoing subscriptions, the bulk of which are scholarly journals, while the other quarter is spent on one-time acquisitions, such as new books.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

I had been teaching for nearly 30 years when I discovered that I had failed to instruct my students in the basics of critical thinking. My moment of awakening occurred in a conversation with one of the best students in that year’s graduating class. Only applicable towards the yearly subscriptions and expires September 8, 2023.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Student Success. Since he began his distinguished academic career after transitioning from the private sector, we were eager to hear his wisdom about how it affected his approach to academic leadership, the guidance and opportunities that he's offering his students, and the perceptions and expectations around a job well done.

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UW Presidential Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You’re invited Join President Cauce, in person or virtually, for her annual address where she will share her vision for how the UW will create the greatest possible impact in the world for the good of students, the public and future generations. To be followed by Q&A and a reception at: The Henry Art Gallery Wednesday, Oct.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Image: When New York University announced last month that it would suspend admissions to its undergraduate music education program, students were shocked. They weren't worried about whether they would still be able to graduate; the email sent Nov. Typically, the student said, they oversee about 20 students.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. Gonzales, Montclair’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, was clear.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard College , which could end affirmative action, the consideration of race in admissions. Claudine Gay, president-elect of Harvard University.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

Day without intentionally consulting African American faculty and students,” says a redacted Jan. And faculty members say this year’s event was going to feature the provost, Heather Coltman, playing piano, something the last event’s committee rejected. She ultimately didn’t play after the community spoke up.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

That was one of the new guidelines university officials outlined in a Sunday press briefing at which they also stood by the resumption of classes after a gunman killed three students and injured five others on campus last week. We can’t be worried about a deadline or an exam. We’re processing trauma.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

For many of them, the school has scheduled a “day of service,” wherein students, faculty, and staff can volunteer in their community. The banquet – open to the public but tickets are first-come, first-served – will applaud the achievements of students and the community. This led us to learning more about Ms.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. Could undeclared majors and underclassmen be skewing the results?

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

“In the Academy, one consequence is a revolving door of Black faculty and staff, who have become homeless in an otherwise spacious Academy, as well as Black students whose academic careers are either undermined or cut short for lack of Black role models.

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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. Gmelch, who, at the time, served as dean of Iowa State’s College of Education and had emerged as a national expert on college deans. “I Jerlando F.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Like other small private institutions, Gustavus Adolphus, a Lutheran college in southern Minnesota, faces a shrinking pool of traditional-age students, even ahead of the projected decline in college-age students due to kick in later this decade. It dipped to 2,042 full-time-equivalent students this academic year, down about 8.2

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

30% of students say poor maintenance, cleaning or overall building conditions have had at least some impact on their ability to learn. Place matters, Medlin adds, because students think it matters. Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. ” Professors held a teach-in on campus about the proposed changes Thursday afternoon, ahead of a planned vote on the bylaws today by the college’s Board of Trustees.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Image: California State University, Chico, is in turmoil over how administrators dealt with a professor accused of having sex with a graduate student and then threatening to kill two colleagues who reported him. "I know this past week has been deeply disturbing and unsettling to our students, faculty and staff," President Gayle E.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. For COVID-19, my colleagues and I worked hard to address the needs of our students. We continuously evolved as we learned about online instruction, gaps in technology access, and the financial and emotional strain on everyone.

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University Business

MAY 12, 2023

One president whose mysterious decision to step down may be solved by looking at how her student recruitment strategies were perceived by school leadership. Having served four years as provost and dean at Beloit College, the Board of Trustees has selected Eric Boynton as its 12th president. More from UB: U.S.-China

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. I prefer to talk about leadership rather than administration, because administration connotes bureaucracy.

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