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Resuscitating Dead Money

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! If there were a topic most likely to ignite a rant from me, this would be it. If there were a topic most likely to ignite a rant from me, this would be it. If I were the Lewis Black of higher education, this would be the column of a million opinions. I wonder. (If

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Understanding Higher Education’s Enrollment Cliff, Trough and Recovery

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! The 2012–13 academic year presented an opportunity of a lifetime for me as an American Council on Education Fellow (#administratorwannabe #becarefulwhatyouwishfor)—a year to study higher education without the burden of a day job (a sabbatical for administrators).

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Can Art History Be Taught Without Someone Becoming Angry?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! In art history classes, more than one exasperated student has screamed at me, “It’s just a chair. ” All these responses and more have made me consider the question, “Can art be experienced or art history taught without someone becoming angry?”

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When Two Tribes go to war: How should universities respond to the criticisms of wokeness from Matthew Goodwin and others?

HEPI

This blog by HEPI Director , Nick Hillman, looks at two new books that touch upon higher education and ‘wokeness’, including Matthew Goodwin’s Voice, Values and Virtue. However, although my local Waterstone’s has opted to file it under British History, to me the book suffers from its limited historical perspective.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

I learned a lot just watching the way he engaged people, the way he spoke up and spoke truth to power. He explained: "I try to be honest with my staff about where I am emotionally. People came up, they put their arms on me, they hugged me, they prayed over me. They gave me a gift.

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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

I often say the things that I get credit for are really just the implementation of his playbook, but SNHU became a favorite case study for Clay in terms of higher ed and using the theory of disruptive innovation or sustaining innovation.". Let's do it away from campus, 20 minutes away down in Brattleboro. How can we do that?'

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We've observed many leadership styles across our University Innovation Alliance (UIA) member institutions , and we asked Chancellor Reyes to explain his approach: "The most important thing was to never close the door to hearing everybody else's opinion, knowing that not everybody will agree. I think it's very valuable.