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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Any resources spent on staff positions are that many fewer dollars to spend on faculty.

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Arizona Bill to Stifle Faculty Narrowly Advances

Insight Into Diversity

A Republican-backed bill designed to curtail shared governance at public universities in Arizona has cleared a crucial hurdle, narrowly passing through the Senate Education Committee on a 4-3 vote. HB 2735 aims to redefine the relationship between university leadership and faculty members.

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ACE Names 26 Emerging Higher Education Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Council on Education (ACE) selected 26 emerging college and university leaders for the 2024-25 class of the ACE Fellows Program. The ACE Fellows Program boasts having strengthened institutions in American higher education since its 1965 inception.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. Dr. Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Gratitude in University Leadership: Challenges and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 183 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

28 November · Episode 183 Gratitude in University Leadership: Challenges and Insights 10 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton In this episode Drumm takes a moment to reflect on thankfulness and gratitude in the role of effective leadership for university presidents.

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Texas A&M’s botched faculty hiring reaches top of the ladder, claims president’s job

University Business

This philosophy has become taboo in Texas since the governor banned such initiatives in higher education in June. The Rudder Association emailed university leadership advising against McElroy’s hire, suggesting it avoid “the divisive ideology of identity politics,” according to The New York Times. ” Dr. .

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Amid a Fight Over Finances, Lawmakers May Oust a University's Board

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Kelderman Some state legislators say Tennessee State University's leadership needs an immediate overhaul. A faculty leader at the historically Black college worries the move is a political power grab.