Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 17, 2024

This knowledge will enable educators to adjust programmes and university leadership to create policies in response to engagement trends – fostering retention, progression and overall better student outcomes, while facilitating early, targeted intervention for at-risk individuals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Some funding opportunities include NASA's annual Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR ) solicitation and the University Leadership Initiative.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

His presence—working alongside Montgomery, who is African American—is rare in academe, where only a few university presidents of color at research universities have also tapped a person of color to serve as their provost and vice president of academic affairs—a strategic position—viewed as the number two post at an institution.

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ACRLog

JANUARY 29, 2024

On the other hand, though, I do respect how the new university leadership seems to be addressing the challenges head on, rather than letting issues continue to fester. I admire how library leadership is transparent about the challenges and the decision-making processes being used to address them.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 26, 2023

University leadership must act to address poor campus racial culture, as research consistently shows that students of color’s experiences on college campuses significantly affect their sense of belonging, perseverance, and graduation rates,” said Jessie Hernandez-Reyes, report author and EdTrust senior policy analyst, in a press release.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

In a video of the encounter , Clark said FSU was “aware of the issues” being raised by students but that the university would not take a public position on HB 999. ” The statement generated outrage from many students and faculty members.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2023

Panellists included university leadership, industry CEOs, immigration experts, government officials and international students. She further advocated for implementing policies that lead to better local models that become federal models. As we leave today, let’s not think about this as a one-off.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

“AASCU is taking this issue head on with the development of this new program to help department chairs understand roles and responsibilities, finances, and navigating the complexities of university leadership. I am excited to be part of this new venture at AASCU.” The 2024 institute will consist of two cohorts.

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Liaison International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It also extends to transparent data storage procedures and equitable use policies, transcending different university departments and functions. University leadership can use their structures to normalize AI in daily operations and dispel misconceptions. How Will AI Transparency Lead to More Ethical Higher Education?

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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. Once his interim university leadership position concludes, Chancellor Reyes intends to resume his role as provost.

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University Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

Instead, with each new year, fresh eyes and ideas should review your school’s sexual abuse policies. A school’s sexual violence policies stagnate if not subjected to robust audits conducted to review weak provisions that do not directly acknowledge sexual violence and then directly address abuse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jaunita Banks Mitchell said fellows take part in transformative learning experiences and emerge with new insights, prepared to face whatever challenges the future might bring.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nine states have been operating under legislation mandating race-blind admissions for years now, and they accomplish it by creating clear policies around the legitimate use of the data admissions committees encounter. Now is a great time to work across the many functional areas of the university to seek guidance.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

For any policy to be meaningful, everyone needs to understand what AI ‘use’ actually entails: what kinds of AI use do students need to declare when submitting an assessment? To download the policy paper based on the findings of the HEPI/UCAS survey, tap here. We need to make sure students are well-prepared.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

Neal Hutchens, JD, PhD Neal Hutchens, JD, PhD, professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, specializes in law and policy research with an emphasis on issues of academic freedom and free expression.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Larry Johnson, president of Guttman Community College-City University of New York (CUNY), said most community college presidents would say funding is the most pressing institutional issue. Guttman engaged with lawmakers and policy makers as a collective through CUNY.

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HEPI

MAY 9, 2023

Within this, there are some real leadership challenges. How do we balance strategic cross-university leadership alongside local initiative and enthusiasm? How do we position civic drivers within a business model driven largely by recruitment numbers and research income generation, as well as other national policy levers?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Highlighting existing linkages and how they can be expanded can be important for incentivizing university leadership. When in place, these are important opportunities to expand, model, and connect with new interdisciplinary efforts.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On what has been dubbed the Day of Action , students across the country plan to hold rallies, protests, strikes and other on-campus demonstrations that will call on university leadership to take steps to protect reproductive and transgender rights.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

Involve the board deeply in the strategic work, engage them in the policy and advocacy work, and help them help you create the right kind of infrastructure to do amazing work. That's everything from big innovation to the policy that allows people to do their life's best work. Be servant leaders. But that doesn't just happen.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Given the serious trust issues with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the challenge to revenue from Apple’s changing advertising policy, and TikTok’s growing share of advertising revenue, the future of Meta is uncertain. University leadership decisions. How future-proof is your information technology policy?

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HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2023

This books is worth a mention here too because of the range of contributing authors, many of whom have been deeply involved in higher education policy debates, such as Sam Freedman, Claire Fox, Ralph Lucas, Ann Mroz and Jonathan Simons as well as the Vice-Chancellor James Tooley and the Social Mobility Commission Chair Katherine Birbalsingh.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“Ellis’ erratic behavior and blatant disregard for students’ wellbeing is unbecoming of University leadership and has no place in our University community.” ” Other statements and newspaper editorials against Ellis have also mentioned the razor-blade incident.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Government Accountability Office, look mostly through a policy prism. It picks up at the point where a college or university leadership might decide how to do so—utilizing its own money, people and capacity, or with outside help. Others, like this one from the Arnold Foundation and the recent report from the U.S.

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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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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Making sure your policies are built to uphold the integrity of your work and your institutional value. Anne Reed, University at Buffalo: The University at Buffalo (UB) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, which released a policy framework for microcredentials back in 2018.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Long after directives and policies have been designed and sent out from executive leadership teams, they are passed through poor funding, multiple layers of management and leadership, untenable workloads, employment concerns, and systems that often see students becoming customers. Get our updates via email.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In June 2022, Grand Valley State hosted the first Black Boys and Men Symposium, a national convening of administrators, policy makers, K–12 educators and community leaders who work with students of color, particularly those who identify as Black and male.

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Even as compliance processes, policies, and procedures designed to comply with state and federal laws are unique to and contingent upon an institution’s specific activities, much can be gleaned through shared knowledge between peers and professionals in the field. and to meet Federal regulations (34 CFR 600.9(c)(iii)

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HEPI

APRIL 29, 2024

Outcome metrics – of teaching, research, and financial health – the ‘presenting problem’, all cry out for urgent attention from university leadership. Beyond this, we would argue that universities themselves have tended to proliferate systems, policies processes. The OfS is not responsible for research.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

But upon closer examination of the dynamic career of businessman, author, Toastmasters award winner and High Point University (N.C.) Few college presidents can casually mention being good friends with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, when discussing the implication of AI in higher education.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

George Holmes says employers favour applicants from better-known institutions, as he plans to change university’s name Students from non-Russell Group universities miss out on high-powered jobs because of prejudice by employers, the vice-chancellor of the University of Bolton has said as he prepares to rename it the University of Greater Manchester. (..)

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

And so we were able to establish a great partnership with them, with support from our university leadership, and we've piloted that out, and they have served over 450 unique students here at NAU alone over the past eight or nine months.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The experiences of institutions in states like Ohio, Florida, and Michigan, among others, illustrated the profound impact that political dynamics can have on the governance, policies, and campus culture of higher education institutions. And traditional higher ed is, you know, if it’s policy. There’s two roles for the board.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

SS: And so, I mean, I know that for university leaders, they're in the mix every day on campus, and I know you work with them every day on campus. And then where we go kind of slow, and the yellow zone university of Maine would refer to as mission indirect. So that could be political events or federal policies. AS: Absolutely.

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