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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Narcissistic presidents linked to “deterioration” in performance, study shows

University Business

The British study published on Research Policy examined the performance of higher education institutions by collecting data from the National Student Survey (NSS) website, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and others over 10 years beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

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Seeking fiscal transparency for public colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Months after revelations of financial turmoil spurred a state investigation at New Jersey City University, legislators want to make sure they’re not caught by surprise the next time a public institution faces a crisis.

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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. "I Let's open up something called the Marlboro College Grad Center.' Clay and I met long before he was famous," President LeBlanc said.

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The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation: Changing Higher Ed® podcast 255 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

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. Make value transparent.

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3 Initiatives That Nurture Student Success and Unlock Higher Enrollments

University Business

Heading into a new year, higher education institutions face a growing sense of urgency around college admissions. A student who is confident they’ll get the education they want with the support, student culture, and career preparation they need won’t hesitate to decide on college attendance — or to enroll in your institution. .

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The 100th Innovating Together Podcast

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Citing just one memorable moment of a leader voicing a powerful, eloquent truth, Dr. Burns recalled a 2020 conversation with Arizona State University President Michael Crow : "He talks about that we're just sailing, that these are choppy winds, these are intense seas, but it's just sailing.