Women presidents on the rise at R1 institutions, report finds
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
But representation for women of color at the top tier of university leadership has not kept pace.
Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). The 2024 institute will consist of two cohorts. I am excited to be part of this new venture at AASCU.”
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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
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. 3 - Leadership Skills: Does success in a PhD program select for leadership skills?
What kind of institutional change are you encountering?
ACRLog
JANUARY 29, 2024
To kick off our institutional change theme , we asked some librarians this question: In the New Year, what kind of institutional change are you encountering? If you have thoughts on institutional change, sound off in the comments or reach out to us to do a guest post! Given the subject matter, we opted to anonymize this post.
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Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons
University Business
APRIL 27, 2023
More than 800 union members (81%) cast a vote of no confidence in their ability to lead one of the state’s leading research universities. This is the first no-confidence vote in the institution’s 50-year history, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Even so, Morgan has so far kept a steady hand.
Gratitude in University Leadership: Challenges and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 183 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
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. And hello to everyone.
Treating an infection: How your institution must address sexual violence
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
Based on publicly available information, physical and sexual abuse at Northwestern University was a festering problem that administrators failed to acknowledge. For generations, sexual abuse in America was normalized by culture, institutions, family and tradition. Do not wait for the symptoms of sexual abuse to appear on your campus.
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Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over
University Business
APRIL 8, 2024
colleges and universities centering around everything from the affordability of higher education and representation to who has access to a diverse array of course offerings and workplace safety concerns. The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. Read more from ABC News.
NASA Selects 15 MSIs for MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification Awards
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 2, 2023
NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected 15 minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to receive the MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award.
N.C. Commission Recommends Overhaul of University Governance Structure
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 21, 2023
Roy Cooper in November to address concerns that the University of North Carolina (UNC) system’s Board of Governors (BOG) did not fully represent the racial, geographic, and political diversity of the state and that politics are impacting policies and appointments throughout the system. This article was published in our September 2023 issue.
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The divestment problem
University Business
APRIL 23, 2024
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik’s testimony on Capitol Hill last week , followed by the arrest and suspension of over 100 pro-Palestine student demonstrators, has ignited a new wave of fiery campus protests across some of the country’s most reputable schools, including Yale, MIT and NYU.
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From classroom to boardroom: harnessing AI in business education
Kortext University Leaders' Blog
MAY 17, 2024
As a leader in the edtech market, Kortext is at the forefront of technology-enhanced learning and is pioneering the integration of AI capabilities into the sector by working in close collaboration both with institutions and its key technology partner, Microsoft.
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ACE Names 26 Emerging Higher Education Leaders
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The ACE Fellows Program boasts having strengthened institutions in American higher education since its 1965 inception. We are honored that the 2024-25 fellows and their nominators entrust ACE with supporting their leadership journeys,” said Juanita Banks, program director at ACE. We aim to elevate them as bold and capable leaders.”
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Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia reported on US campuses as war continues
The PIE News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Campuses have become a hotbed for tensions, with protests breaking out supporting both sides of the conflict and university leadership under fire for their positions or silence on the war. This report is a cause for serious concern,” Stanford university leaders said in a statement. But that is a far cry from endorsing them.”
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Survey: Voluntary Turnover in Higher Ed Workforce Increasing
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
College and university leadership would be well served to make investment in a retention strategy both an immediate and ongoing priority. As noted in this report, leaders throughout an institution must meaningfully focus on all of these challenges and opportunities every single day.”
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How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year
University Business
APRIL 24, 2024
The university pledged that throughout this process, it has no plans to reduce need- merit-based aid for current students and those admitted through fall 2024, reduce retirement benefits or institute furloughs.
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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 28, 2023
Succession planning is paramount in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as it can play a critical role in preserving these institutions' legacy, values, and unique contributions. It is a proactive strategy that ensures a seamless transition of leadership positions when key personnel, such as presidents, depart.
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The Importance of Transparency in Education When Adopting AI
Liaison International
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Safeguards must be instituted at colleges and universities to ensure the ethical, fair, and responsible use of AI, and transparency will emerge as a critical element in building trust within the campus community. University leadership can use their structures to normalize AI in daily operations and dispel misconceptions.
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DEI Efforts Imperative for Improving Campus Climate at PWIs, Study Finds
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Supreme Court’s ruling to limit the use of race-conscious admissions and continued legislative attacks on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education, a study recently published by The Education Trust finds support for DEI efforts at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) is imperative.
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Florida's college presidents stay silent on major reforms
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 31, 2023
Image: As Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, seeks to enact sweeping reforms to dramatically reshape higher education in the Sunshine State, students and faculty alike have protested legislation that would ban teaching certain topics, limit institutional authority and undermine tenure protections.
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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
He is a proven scholar who also has been elevated to leadership roles at major public universities in three states, including at Kentucky's flagship institution. It is also unprecedented to have an educational policy expert leading as a provost at a major research institution that boasts a student population of about 24,000. “We
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Defending DEI: University Leaders Share Lessons Learned and Strategies for Moving Forward
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
As a united front, this group is sharing its expertise and calling on institutions to forcefully oppose efforts by public officials to censor and stifle free expression on college campuses. Overall, Hutchens feels university leadership may have initially tried to avoid upsetting politicians, afraid of causing greater harm.
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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 19, 2023
Community college leaders with extensive experience in and knowledge of the community college serve as one of the most diverse faculties in a national university leadership program. Other program effects that contributed to participants’ increased capacity for community-building included increased institutional knowledge (e.g.,
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We Wrote the Book on Strategic Enrollment Planning (Again): New Third Edition Released by RNL
Helix Education
MAY 11, 2023
The higher ed landscape continues to change at a rapid pace, and yesterday’s enrollment planning methods will not yield the kind of results most college and university leadership teams are looking for. Every bit of enrollment growth for one institution is likely to mean a corresponding decline at another.
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Guide to the pros and cons of outsourcing online education
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Sun frequently gets asked by administrators at his institution to weigh in on thorny issues they’re debating. The report doesn’t explore the question of whether institutions should expand their online offerings, or the all-important question of how to go about going online in a way that furthers their educational mission.
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HEED Schools Prioritize Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Employees
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Black and Latino faculty were severely underrepresented at a majority of public, four-year institutions, despite research that overwhelmingly shows students who identify as Black and Latino are more likely to graduate when they have faculty members who look like them and serve as mentors and role models. In 2021, approximately 1.5
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The importance of universities in leading communities
HEPI
MAY 16, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Adam Doyle , Head of Business Engagement and Employability at the University of Derby Much of the focus upon university leadership has historically been within institutions. The coherence of desired outcomes can become muddled when exploring the detail.
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Tenure takedown: What schools—and states—have recently turned against it?
University Business
MAY 1, 2023
Some institutions don’t want to wait for statewide policies to begin cleaning house. More from UB: Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons State legislation Texas The Texas Senate passed a bill 18-11 formally discontinuing granting tenure to employees on April 20.
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How public policy at the state and federal levels is working to combat hazing
University Business
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Additionally, in the aftermath of a fraternity member’s death in 2021, Virginia Commonwealth University recently announced its plans to join the Hazing Prevention Consortium , which analyzes members’ campus climates and attempts to develop and implement evaluating data-informed hazing prevention strategies.
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US: ISU partners with University of Havana
The PIE News
APRIL 21, 2023
Starting in Fall 2023, research is projected to be conducted between the College of Health and Human Services at ISU and Cuba’s highest ranking university. For the University of Havana, it marks another partnership amongst around 80 international institutions, including Harvard.
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Medaille University closes following a once promising acquisition agreement
University Business
MAY 17, 2023
Trocaire College and Medaille University leadership did not comment on why the acquisition fell through, citing confidentiality agreements. Facing dwindling enrollment numbers and “outstanding liabilities,” Medaille is left with an inoperable budget, according to a statement issued by interim President Lori V.
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Building collaborative leadership across the centre-local divide
HEPI
APRIL 25, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Helen Laville , Provost at Kingston University , and is part of a series of HEPI / NCEE blogs on entrepreneurial leadership. In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university.
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Thinking Strategically About Student Belonging in Online Learning
WCET Frontiers
APRIL 13, 2023
Telling online students that they belong is not enough; institutions must proactively create opportunities for interactions that foster connections with peers, faculty, and the institution as a whole. How an institution helps students to feel a sense of belonging can take on various forms.
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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2023
Based on her extensive years in university leadership, Montgomery suggested that younger people look for mentors in many places, of many kinds. There are many different types of mentors,” Montgomery said. “I I would encourage younger people to speak to individuals.
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Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
DECEMBER 18, 2022
But beyond the hype and enthusiasm there are enormous strategic policy decisions to be made, by governments, institutions, faculty and individual students. What the emerging fascination about AI is delivering an accelerated pace to the self-reflective processes that all university leadership should be undertaking continuously.
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3 Ways to Adapt to the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
Liaison International
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Since the Supreme Court ruling, there have been a wide variety of responses from colleges and universities across the nation, from pausing all admissions at high-profile institutions for thorough compliance reviews to a ‘business as usual’ approach in the states that legislated away the consideration of race in the evaluation process years ago.
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Ensuring academic integrity amidst the rise of generative AI
Kortext University Leaders' Blog
MARCH 26, 2024
1) Create clear guidelines Set out clear institutional guidance on what the acceptable use of AI in learning and teaching means for both students and staff. It’s likely that permitted tools and acceptable practices will vary between disciplines, so institutional guidance would need to reflect this, informed by external subject associations.
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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership
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. Another suggestion is understanding the whole dynamics of the institution. I think it's very valuable.
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Montclair State and Bloomfield College move ahead on merger
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Image: Bloomfield College will become part of Montclair State University, the institutions announced Wednesday, formalizing a merger that had been in the works for months since Montclair State stepped up to help the financially struggling Bloomfield. The two campuses will soon move forward as one institution. A Plea for Help.
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When the presenting problem isn’t the problem: The ‘vital signs’ of organisational health
HEPI
APRIL 29, 2024
Outcome metrics – of teaching, research, and financial health – the ‘presenting problem’, all cry out for urgent attention from university leadership. We believe that it is important to look at, but also beyond, the presenting problem in order to lead lasting and successful institutional change.
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Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month and honoring cultural heritage for a more equitable future
UW Presidential Blog
MAY 26, 2023
His legacy of bravery and commitment to a society founded on equality and justice lives on in so much of the work and leadership happening across our institution today. The Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously awarded to him currently resides in the UW Libraries Special Collections among his collected papers.
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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2023
Individuals committed to community colleges and the vital role they play in American higher education continue to advocate for the students and the institutions that serve them. Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access.
Leading with Impact – how universities can maximise their impact on place
HEPI
MAY 9, 2023
Within higher education, it’s a theme that many university leaders have embraced. Why wouldn’t this be central to what universities are about? Many of us were set up as civic institutions, are key anchors within our towns and cities, and contribute in multiple ways to local economies, communities, culture and much more.
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Meeting Students Where They Are: An In-Depth Look at RNL’s Enable Service
Helix Education
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Premier solutions, exclusive access RNL Enableis a fully managed recruitment option that provides your institution with a comprehensive suite of services and technology to power enrollment growth and shaping across the student lifecycle. So, how do we meet these students, like Sally, where they are? Meet RNL Enable.
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