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Trends 2024: Which universities will place greater emphasis on critical thinking?

University Business

A “growing gap” has emerged between university qualifications and proof of proficiency in general 21st-century skills, according to an international report from 2016 to 2021 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). appeared first on University Business. About a fifth of all U.S.

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UM Ends Required Diversity Statements, Keeps DEI Funding

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Michigan Board of Regents avoided a vote to defund its DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) program during its final meeting of the year, despite mounting scrutiny and campus protests. Since 2016, the university has reportedly allocated $250 million to DEI initiatives, drawing both praise and criticism.

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President moves: Leaders cross state lines for new opportunities; 1 steps down

University Business

Whether the president of a state system or a college within, leaders across the country have shifted their focus to new opportunities, sometimes crossing state lines. Charles Welch of the Arkansas State University System is packing his things and moving to D.C. as a first-time president. He begins his position on Dec.

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Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?

The Change Leader, Inc.

Effective University leadership traits are close to superhero level – the skills, knowledge, and experience required to be an effective leader of a higher education institution are unlike that of nearly any other profession. Traditionally, universities have looked for candidates who were steeped in the world of academia.

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Teaching and research? Yes, but universities have another important job

SRHE

The “enemies of the people” assault on the judiciary by the tabloid press in November 2016 over, bizarrely, a legal determination that parliament needed to vote to trigger the process of leaving the EU, showed how a populist frenzy might be worked up.

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Stanford President Addresses Charges in Letter to Faculty

Inside Higher Ed

In a letter to faculty , Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne on Monday addressed the allegations that surfaced last week regarding research misconduct in scientific papers he co-authored. Ad keywords: administrators executive Editorial Tags: Presidents Research Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?

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New York pledges more higher ed funds, but deficits run deep

Inside Higher Ed

billion in new funding—to the State University of New York and City University of New York systems. ” This shift, Kowal said, comes at a precipitous moment for the state’s colleges and universities. billion —including $1.5 billion , slightly less than FY2023.

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