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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 returned to Kentucky, and became a very distinguished history professor.

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Presidential Turnover Crisis in Higher Ed–Solutions and Challenges: The Role of Politics, Policies, Processes, Performance, and Public Relations

The Change Leader, Inc.

The presidential turnover crisis in higher education has seen university presidents’ tenures steadily diminishing for nearly two decades, now falling significantly short of the recommended ten-year benchmark. A case in point is West Virginia University, which recently contended with a staggering $70 million deficit.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Mr. Magliozzi described why a campus might choose Mainstay as a technology partner: "We're the only platform consistently proven to move the needle on enrollment, retention, and academic success. And universities aren't searching for the what. Let's do it for year-to-year retention.' 'We You helped us drop summer melt by 21%.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

In his time at Coastal Carolina, enrollment grew and their first-year retention rate bumped up 6%, totaling 73%, according to AP News. He was the university’s first Black president. Hudson Following months of a no-confidence vote by the faculty senate, Jackson State University President Thomas K.

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American U staff strike for higher wages

Inside Higher Ed

Later they marched to the main campus to protest outside the residence of university president Sylvia Burwell. —a problem that members say has hurt retention. ” But the union says American’s offer doesn’t allow staff members to live comfortably in a city as expensive as Washington, D.C.—a

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

So I guess that just means, we’ve had a history of,when we have problems, we just need to crack on and solve them because if we wait for other people to help the problem will have overtaken us. So universities need to be abundantly clear, about what their proposition is and where they place it in the market as well.

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