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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Raul Shrivastav’s career in higher education was an accident—kind of. program, he took on more work in graduate-level education. Prior, he served as vice president for instruction at the University of Georgia. A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At Share here.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University. Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.

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Higher Ed Without Borders Announces Its First Guest

Edu Alliance Journal

May 29, 2022 – Higher Ed Without Borders a podcast series dedicated to education professionals worldwide announced its opening guest will be Dr. Ehab Abdel-Rahman, Provost of The American University in Cairo. Dr. Abdel-Rahman is the Provost of the American University in Cairo (AUC).

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9 Key Enrollment and AI sessions at the 2024 RNL National Conference

Helix Education

Unveil the keys to student engagement in this thrilling journey to revolutionize how we guide students through higher education decisions, meeting them where they are. Designed for university administrators and staff new to AI, we’ll cover AI fundamentals: defining AI, types like machine learning, and ethical considerations.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Over all, they described “similar numbers of growing and failing programs” and suggested that lowering the failure rate “would be a huge step forward for higher education.” 31, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board completed a review of 131 proposed new academic degree programs, approving 124.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Nationally representative data can address these issues and provide benchmarks that university administrators can use to understand how faculty work and life at their institution may compare in relation to peer institutions. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S. What Do We Do?

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Reflections of the Career of a University Expatriate

Edu Alliance Journal

In my own case, I came onto the academic job market in the early 1980s, a time of severe global recession when jobs in many fields, including higher education, were scarce. I ended up as the secretary to five university committees in my second administrative position, only two of which related closely to my job description.