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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

Most college leaders retiring in style will be recognized for their expansion, renovation and construction of campus facilities. Clark’s accomplishments have gained the notice of State Senator Susan Collins, who praised his leadership and guidance in continually advancing the university.

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Presidential moves: Strong appointments and 2 headscratchers

University Business

He previously served as the Institute Community and Equity Officer at MIT and the chief diversity officer and senior associate provost at the University of South Carolina. With over 12,000 students at New Jersey’s largest private university, the school will need guidance overcoming its operating deficits and modest endowment numbers.

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Presidential habits: How a track record of successes (or failures) has shaped their careers

University Business

These qualities make her a great fit for one of the nation’s top 10 research facilities. “I I believe Pitt stands on the threshold of even greater accomplishments and achievements in the future under her guidance. Private school hires Two small private schools with fewer than 2,000 students also elected new presidents.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

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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How COVID spurred online education innovation and empathy

Inside Higher Ed

“It didn’t matter if you sat in IT or our academic technology group or in one of the schools or foreign facilities office where you rarely interacted with the academics—the shared goal was so clear to everybody,” said Matthew Rascoff, Stanford’s vice provost for digital education.

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Cost allocation in the research university and what it tells us

Changing Higher Education

This somewhat cynical observation by Lombardi was informed by his broad and sometimes painful experiences as Provost at Johns Hopkins University, President of the University of Florida, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and President of the Louisiana State University System. We would be wrong to do so. .

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Author discusses his new book, "Administratively Adrift"

Inside Higher Ed

Bass, the provost emeritus at American University, who is also director of the Center for University Excellence there, is the author of the new book. He agrees that students aren’t learning as much, and he believes administrators share the blame with faculty members (as well as praise for the successes).