Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2023

2009) and retention (Gordon et al., Students need a reliable source to receive accurate information on how to fulfill degree and general education requirements, and to engage in academic planning as students strive to save valuable tuition dollars and complete college as efficiently as possible (Baker and Griffin, 2010).

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 22, 2022

” Math instruction “has much to correct [because] the subject and community of mathematics has a history of exclusion and filtering, rather than inclusion and welcoming.” According to one often-reported statistic from 2009, 17 percent of the general population has high levels of anxiety involving mathematics.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Understanding the rising cost of producing higher education starts with the fact that the wealthiest, most elite colleges and universities, which set the norms in higher education, are admitted "cookie monsters," whose insatiable and competitive need for revenue has long been viewed as beneficial -- until recent decades.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

In April, Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). Teachers College Press. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 24(3).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

I have been an educator for 41 years and have worked with students from Pre-K through college. Both courses are designed to prepare students with the necessary academic learning and study skills to tackle the rigors of college. Today’s college students have grown up with devices that allow for instantaneous access to the world.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 27, 2017

College and university closures. According to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, closures of four-year, private, and not-for-profit universities and colleges in 2017 are expected to triple from the current average rate of five per year. of] an exit that recognizes the value of the colleges past history.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

During the appointment, which is often held over the phone, students provide the triage counselor with the same kind of information they might provide during a full-length intake appointment: demographic details, their reasons for seeking help, their history of mental health treatment, risk factors and more.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

From Leonardo da Vinci (whose trans-disciplinary inventiveness was attributed to his ADHD) to bell hooks (whose professorial role drew on her activism and poetry practice), history has no lack of examples of how creative and neurodivergent processes have produced insights to catalyse social and culture change. Collage, Can-Do, Curiosity.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). Teachers College Press. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 24(3).

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Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year, from September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month offers an opportunity to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. Most recently, the League for Innovation in the Community College awarded Dr. Reyna the League of Excellence Award.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2025

GallupLumina data shows why trust in higher ed is decliningand what colleges must do to regain credibility, relevance, and workforce alignment. Only one-third of Americans now say they have confidence in colleges and universitiesdown from more than 60% less than a decade ago. Courtney, welcome back to the program.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When the economy is in a trough (a recession with high unemployment), people return to college for more training and put off or don’t have children because of the associated costs and uncertainty. For example, following the market crash in 2009, enrollment expanded and peaked. Once the economy recovered, fewer people attended.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 25, 2025

In 2020, the University of Arizona acquired Ashford University , an online for-profit college that a California court later found guilty of having deceived students about job prospects, transfer opportunities, and degree costs. million misleading calls to potential students from March 2009 to April 2020.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For years we have been discussing well-documented concerns about the mental health of college students. The Center for Collegiate Mental Health reported a 30 to 40 percent increase in students utilizing services from 2009 to 2015, even as enrollment only went up slightly (5 percent). Administrators have clearly taken note.

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Changing Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2015

Outside of the US, the Bologna Process and its Tuning process have struggled with aspects of the competencies issue for degrees over the past 15 years; the Lumina Foundation brought Tuning to the US in 2009 with its Degree Qualifications Profile. Thus the RTC is not "portable" in the sense of a CISCO credential or a college diploma.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 30, 2022

The failure of University of Phoenix (UoPX) is more than a dark moment in higher education history. University of Phoenix enrollment, 2009-2016 (Source: US Department of Education) There are a several reasons why University of Phoenix is just a shadow of what it was. It should act as a lesson learned in the higher ed business.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

I have been an educator for 41 years and have worked with students from Pre-K through college. Both courses are designed to prepare students with the necessary academic learning and study skills to tackle the rigors of college. Today’s college students have grown up with devices that allow for instantaneous access to the world.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Liberal Education is a magazine published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) focused on the relationship of liberal education and good citizenship and preparing students for lives of purpose and meaning. History Kimball, Bruce A.: New York: College Board, 1995. Washington, DC: NACUBO, 2009.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

President Randall said, "I find history to be the most instructive leadership manual I've ever seen." One of his favorite histories is Doris Kearns Goodwin's No Ordinary Time , about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure in the White House. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

” This report marks a critical juncture in the AAUP’s history, being one of only eight special reports issued, and underscores a growing concern over political interference in the realm of academic governance. This event is not seen as an isolated incident but as a model for potential future actions in other institutions.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2023

Willis, President, Howard Community College Alan Thu, 06/15/2023 - 06:00 Community College Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is always honored when previous Weekly Wisdom Podcast guests return to share their growth and insights. Is the college ready? Dr. Daria J.

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HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

This long read was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. King’s College London gained its royal charter in 1829, but that did not include powers for it to grant degrees. It needed expressly to be given to them.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). If not for that institution, many students in that part of the state aren't going to have a chance to go to college.

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Echo Delta

JULY 14, 2023

They invented the college tour road trip, which has become such a part of our culture that it’s been dramatized in movies such as Disney’s College Road Trip and television shows such as Modern Family. We got used to big campus visit events and large tour groups along with feeding families catered meals or lunches in the dining hall.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

He served as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) for 13 years (2002-2015), president of the Ohio State University for four years (1998-2002), and president of the University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years (1988-1998). I had the great good fortune to, graduate from college, the University of Kentucky.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

Few are as qualified to do so as Brit, having served as chancellor at the University System of Maryland for 13 years, president of The Ohio State University for four years, and president of the University of Maryland College Park for ten years. returned to Kentucky, and became a very distinguished history professor.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These changes are reshaping how colleges and universities must embrace an adaptive approach to student recruitment and retention. The Shifting Landscape of Higher Education Enrollment Enrollment patterns in colleges and universities are undergoing significant transformations.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

Brit has served as chancellor at the University System of Maryland for 13 years, president of The Ohio State University for four years, and president of the University of Maryland College Park for 10 years. In 2009, he received the Carnegie Corporation Leadership Award, which included a $500,000 grant to support USM academic priorities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. Filed in 2009 and decided in 2015, O’Bannon v. Four years later, 82.8%

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The memorial reviewed 53 years of hard work by Jim at Dartmouth as a history professor, administrator and president. Jim retired as president in 2009. Jim discovered that the GI Bill benefits for college then were “inadequate,” in the vocabulary of an Ivy president seeking allies. That was Dartmouth.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

” Faculty members also asked Sasse about his decision to eliminate tenure at Midland University, where he served as president from 2009 to 2014. ” A UF spokesperson told Inside Higher Ed via email that the university has “no further comment” on the protests or concerns about Sasse’s political history.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In any case, he said, he's been deeply concerned about the “limited opportunities our graduate students have since the 2009 recession that decimated the academic job market. “They would have been much better off pursuing a [master’s] or going straight to the private sector after college.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 11, 2023

So as we grew as an institution and my management responsibility started to grow, I realized the only shot that I had at being able to be the father, husband, and college president that I wanted to be was to reduce the number of people that I was managing. "So We're not going to be who we can be as a college until you figure that out.'

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University Business

AUGUST 19, 2024

Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of being the president of a major college or university is keeping in mind one’s Rolodex of stakeholders, whose interests are sometimes pitted against each other in high-stakes decisions. “Many people don’t appreciate how complex the environment in which college presidents function.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 19, 2024

She went on to explain how this has been detrimental to institutions’ ability to deliver on the promise of public higher education: “We do not have full transferability at most institutions, so students leave behind on average 40% of their credits when they go from a community college to a four-year institution.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

He shared some of his experiences on the boards of numerous colleges and educational nonprofits: "At the League for Innovation , we would bring the board members and trustees together and talk about how you build a great board relationship. I think you put together the picture that makes sense for you." I love that frame.

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