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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

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. In graduate school, I learned the language and methods of my academic discipline.

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Tenure takedown: What schools—and states—have recently turned against it?

University Business

When Georgia’s Board of Regents approved a new policy at the end of 2021 that allows its state colleges’ administration to punish tenured faculty without pushback, AAUP President Irene Mulvey called the state an “outlier.” Some institutions don’t want to wait for statewide policies to begin cleaning house.

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Harvard and UPenn donor revolt raises concerns about big money on campuses

University Business

Major donors typically give to specific purposes at schools. The biggest donors often sit on universities’ board of trustees, which governs the university and selects university leadership, priorities and direction. But big donations often come with strings attached. Read more from CNN.

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The divestment problem

University Business

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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NASA Selects 15 MSIs for MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification Awards

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. The schools will be given funds for research, professional development, and student experiences.

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From classroom to boardroom: harnessing AI in business education

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

‘The transformational impact of artificial intelligence is impossible for business schools to ignore’, according to the Financial Times. Indeed, at the recent AMBA & BGA Global Deans and Directors Conference, the application of AI in executive business education was a key topic of discussion.

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3 Ways to Adapt to the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

Liaison International

Despite broad anticipation of the ruling, there has been much confusion on the best path forward for schools that want to ensure the progress they’ve made to be more inclusive. It is incredibly important to recognize that the collection of data does not, and will not, make a school non-compliant. So where do you go from here?