Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 17, 2024

‘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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In one memorable instance, we stood at the entrance to the Council of Graduate Schools annual meeting, where so many people came up to greet Orlando. He liked to tell the story of his mother going back to school and how that affected him. Katrina Rogers In our long association, I traversed the field of higher education with Dr. Taylor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2023

The dean of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music was the first woman in the role and first African American dean at the university in general. Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts.

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University Business

JULY 31, 2023

. “The board thanks President Muhl for her time, her leadership during the pandemic, and her investment in Berklee’s educational experience.” ” While details about her departure remain unknown, her previous leadership experience hints at a turbulent past. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

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University Business

MAY 17, 2023

Following Trocaire College’s failed acquisition of its neighboring Buffalo private school, Medaille University is closing its doors. Trocaire College and Medaille University leadership did not comment on why the acquisition fell through, citing confidentiality agreements.

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The PIE News

MAY 8, 2024

During my undergrad, I was studying abroad in Lima and my previous high school was bringing students to Peru and contracted me to design a study abroad program for them. Other teachers at my school also wanted that kind of thing, and it snowballed. I went to Peru in high school, and my Spanish teacher at the time had studied there.

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Dean Eddie Uehara, who is stepping down as Dean of the School of Social Work after an extraordinary 17 years at the helm, was the first Asian American woman to be a UW dean. Her trailblazing leadership has made the School of Social Work a national model thanks to her commitment to racial equity and social justice as requirements for progress.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

In addition, according to Indiana State University’s LinkedIn post, the exchange includes collaboration with “the University of Havana’s Center for Hemispheric and United States Studies and its Latin American School of Social Sciences”.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Shift to Direct Admissions To make it easier on students and increase the applicant pool, many colleges and universities have become more flexible with their admissions requirements. Recruiting and Retaining Employees With a looming recession, hiring and retaining employees will be top of mind for college and university leadership.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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?

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University.

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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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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Following Texas A&M University’s botched hiring of a new journalism director and the resignation of the college’s interim dean, the “DEI hysteria” that drew the national spotlight to the university has officially claimed the school’s president. Texas A&M President M.

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University Business

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s higher education landscape, a plethora of schools face razor-thin revenue margins and are exploring innovative ways to serve their students through strategic alliances. For example, Lewis University and St. Why are schools joining alliances? Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships—oh my! And who are they?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

According to College Viability, a college comparison service, enrollment and school endowment have increased by 33% and 37% , respectively, in the last decade, the latter anchored by an informal fundraising campaign that’s won the school $600 million since Qubein has taken office.

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University Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

Many schools tried recruiting Shelly, but she chose a private college near a large metropolitan area to take advantage of career opportunities available in an urban setting. University leadership that hushes abuse endangers students, welcomes scandal and ruins an institution’s reputation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“In my role as director I go into the community, learning the aspirations of the community and figuring out ways that the Co-Lab and the university can align our mission to help serve the aspirations of the community. After filing the FAFSA, the university will back end the federal student aid with university support. “The

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education tells us that selective schools have done well, as have schools in states with growing populations. These are students with lives outside of school. Now, we don’t know too much about the sample.

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HEPI

APRIL 25, 2023

In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university. In the interests of sharing good practice, I asked one Head of School if they could share the reasons for their notable successes. ‘I

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The recipients for 2023 are: The Chicago School (Licensure Programs and Location), Post University (Licensure Programs), Sinclair Community College (Location), and, The University of Louisville (Compliance Innovations). Well done Chicago School!

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 18, 2022

What the emerging fascination about AI is delivering an accelerated pace to the self-reflective processes that all university leadership should be undertaking continuously. I would argue this needs to be introduced in primary schools and built on in secondary. 1998) and Wikipedia (b.2001),

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

Like most of my rural, poverty-stricken schoolmates, I was tempted to quit school and get myself a good-paying job driving a tractor. I invite those who wish to learn more about my own leadership journey to explore the myriad resources on my website: www.charlienelms.com. In all honesty, doing so was not easy!

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University Business

APRIL 27, 2023

An overarching cause for tension is the school’s depleting enrollment. The university has seen a decline in undergraduate and graduate students since 2017 and a 14% crash since 2019 specifically. In January, Temple’s graduate student union went on its first-ever strike in school history.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Her role involves guiding innovation in instructional technologies and fostering a culture of educational improvement and accessibility through collaboration with university leadership and faculty. Impact of immersing university and high school students in educational linear narratives using virtual reality technology.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Her role involves guiding innovation in instructional technologies and fostering a culture of educational improvement and accessibility through collaboration with university leadership and faculty. Impact of immersing university and high school students in educational linear narratives using virtual reality technology.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

How many emails did you send that started with, ‘I know it’s a Sunday, but…’ or ‘I know you’re on annual leave, but…’ Back in the early 2000s, by which time the Walkman had been consigned to the garage in the bits-you’ll-never-throw-away-but-you-don’t-quite-know-why box, I took up my first major university leadership role.

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Echo Delta

JANUARY 20, 2023

Could it be that leadership is out of touch and wants the institution to be like it was when they were students in the 70s or 80s? Or, the academic offerings are out of date and no longer desired by today’s high school graduates. What were your GPA and SAT scores in high school?”

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Echo Delta

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s also one of the easiest media channels to track and measure, which is especially welcome for higher ed marketers looking to maximize thin advertising budgets and justify their advertising expenditures to university leadership. There is no doubt that the tools of modern digital marketing are a technological wonder.

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Echo Delta

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s also one of the easiest media channels to track and measure, which is especially welcome for higher ed marketers looking to maximize thin advertising budgets and justify their advertising expenditures to university leadership. There is no doubt that the tools of modern digital marketing are a technological wonder.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“It made sense because of the strong mission alignment between Bloomfield College and Montclair State University. We’re both HSIs, and we’re both schools with a majority-minority population. “My hope is that very few people are left without an opportunity when this merger is effectuated,” Koppell said.

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HESA

MAY 3, 2023

dollars per student, or professors per student, which is tantamount to the same thing), or students’ secondary school entering averages (i.e., The simplicity and one-dimensionality of these metrics make it easier for university leadership to incentivize: and in truth they have been very successful at it over the years.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

EAB’s Beth Donaldson and David Kuehl discuss how to reach prospective graduate school students who are looking to switch careers and enroll in business programs that may be very different from their undergraduate field of study. Welcome to the program, Beth. Beth Donaldson: Thanks so much, Dave. It's great to be here. DK: Excellent.

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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. While 60% of employees are looking for non-higher ed jobs, 70% are looking for opportunities at another school. And one-third of respondents said they are likely or very likely to do so even.

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HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2023

Reeves’s book, which quotes HEPI’s work on the issue, proposes the – perhaps – counter-intuitive idea that boys should start school a year after girls: ‘The main reason for starting boys late’, Richard writes, ‘is not so that they will be a year older in kindergarten. It is so they will be a year older when they get to middle and high school.’

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 13, 2023

At New Mexico Highlands University, leadership and faculty alike consider the institution’s different student populations, their backgrounds, and how they got to where they are. “So How an institution helps students to feel a sense of belonging can take on various forms.

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