The PIE News

JUNE 8, 2023

Many of these staff have been stretched to the limit in recent years and the thought of some respite is welcome news, even if their vice chancellors and chief finance officers might feel differently. But what policy makers and private sector disruptors often misunderstand is the politics within an institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

There is only one US Ivy in the Top 5 (Harvard) and only three others in the Top 10 (Columbia, Princeton, and Yale). So which US universities do stand out in terms of research citations and other measures of research productivity? Cal Tech, MIT, UC-Berkeley, and the University of Chicago.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 20, 2022

SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. by Rob Cuthbert.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Accreditors facing political heat. Tenure I wholeheartedly agree with one headline: “ Tenure threatened in US more by universities than politicians.” This reminds me of the political correctness wars in the 90s. Campuses as America’s next union battleground. Community colleges failing to fulfill their mission.

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HEPI

AUGUST 25, 2023

1 He wanted to understand the characteristics of companies that did survive this long and identified four key characteristics: they were sensitive to their environment; they had a strong sense of identity; they were tolerant; and they were conservative in their financing. 4 Who would want to be a vice-chancellor?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance. This board impact is why the politization of boards that we have seen over the past few years makes little or no sense.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Let us assume Artificial Intelligence will make progress. Some of these AI will be programmed to act as finance capitalists. Let us call it an AI-robot capitalist, since it will have a bank account; a corporate identity; and the ability to hold property and make investments. It will solve all its technical problems.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There has been much talk about the diversity of Liz Truss’s new Cabinet. Even US news outlet NPR reported : It is notable that for the first time in British history, none of the four most senior ministerial positions — prime minister, finance minister, foreign secretary and home secretary — have been taken up by a white male.

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SRHE

APRIL 17, 2024

Since he left in 2014 the political game-playing has sadly degenerated, becoming ever more disconnected from the real issues facing the HE sector. That was the good news. A new government was entitled to try a new policy for HE, as it did. (Liz Truss and Boris Johnson were both briefly shadow HE ministers.)

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

So, Stacy, thank you for joining us today. AS: You know, someone's coming after us, right? And then we think even more broadly, we think about our donors associating with whatever topic and or interest that they are collaborating with us on in order to invest, of course in our institution. Stacy Skelly: Awesome. SS: Sure, sure.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Cutting programs Some schools have chosen to cut programs as a way to shore up finances. Thank you to our authors today for sharing on this important topic.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A new collection of essays, The Ethical University , makes the latter argument: That without significant structural reforms, scandals of the sorts we regularly read about in news accounts will certainly recur.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Inside Higher Ed : In some of those cases, it’s political, not policy, where we’re seeing governors discourage people from majoring in anthropology, say. Image: As recently as a decade ago, the concept of “value” rarely found its way into discussions about federal policy making about higher education.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Graduate school of arts and sciences to be named in honor of Ken Griffin, 54, hedge-fund billionaire and world’s 35th richest person Harvard University will rename its graduate school of arts and sciences after billionaire hedge fund executive and Republican megadonor Kenneth Griffin, the institution announced on Tuesday, after a new $300m contribution (..)

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University Business

MAY 2, 2024

More than 75 people have been arrested during demonstrations at the University of Texas-Austin and Virginia Tech, AP News reports. Over 150 were jailed at New York University and the University of California, Los Angeles, The New York Times reports. in the past two weeks.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Because if you can just say, “Oh, those guys don’t like us; it’s out of our control,” that’s not exactly helpful. I do want us to come back to discuss the extent to which the public attitudes are encouraging the politicians who might also have it out for higher ed, which I think is happening out there.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2023

But with the current hostile political and social climate , it’s now more important than ever for higher education to unite on what truly matters—protecting respectful dialogue and productive speech that leads to a better and kinder society. Tell us a little bit about yourself. His path to higher ed is different than most.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Over 26m student loan borrowers are waiting for the country’s highest court to decide if they can receive debt relief Debt-laden borrowers will be nervously watching the US supreme court come February when the justices hear arguments for two cases that will ultimately decide the fate of over 26 million student loan borrowers who have applied for loan (..)

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2024

Mike joins us today to discuss the regulatory changes from the department of education that are affecting mergers and acquisitions, along with a few tidbits about the new negotiated rulemaking that will be impacting accreditors and state authorization. [00:31:50] 00:54:50] Mike Goldstein: And that has been rarely used.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the US conservative activist Christopher Rufo was said to be the mastermind who led ‘narrative leverage’ in the media to push Havard’s president out after her disastrous handling of antisemitism on the campus. About the author: Viggo Stacey is the editor of The PIE News. appeared first on The PIE News.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 19, 2022

Image: President Biden has yet to deliver what experts say could be a strong political catalyst among Democrats and young voters: widespread student debt relief. Amid rising inflation, student loan borrowers are concerned about the added expense of the monthly student loan payment on top of already tight finances.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 7, 2023

He joins us today to give us an update on what’s going on in Washington and at the Department. Normally, I tell the guest, “Hey, tell us a little bit about you.” Drumm McNaughton 12:44 It would be so simple if we looked at higher education as the public good and we financed it all. That is before us right now.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 30, 2024

The role of higher education presidents today involves more than the traditional leader of an institution; it requires strategic presidential communication skills and adeptness in addressing a wide range of social and political issues.

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