Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Rutgers University President Dr. Jonathan Holloway has said that he will step down as president of the public New Jersey institution at the end of the 2024-2025 academic school year. Serving as the university president has been an enormous privilege and responsibility,” said Holloway. “I

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

My personal experience, beginning at my institution in May 2020, reflects this turbulence. Additionally, we welcomed a new University President and Provost. As colleges and universities redefine their objectives, adopt new technologies, and revamp their methodologies, libraries are prompted to adapt as well.

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University Business

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Graduate school enrollment has been a bright spot for many universities in recent years but leaders may not be able to hang all their financial hopes on continued growth. But even while graduate and adult student enrollment remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, the numbers dropped in 2021 and 2022 after a spike in 2020.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

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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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

23 article in The New York Times , “ How College and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life ,” which chronicled how universities have signed lucrative contracts with sports betting companies to promote online gambling to their students and campus communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After reading this year’s report, my position remains unchanged, prompting me to offer a few tidbits of advice to college and university presidents and their advancement teams in preparation for fundraising for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. I have had all kinds of mentors, including mentors who did not look like me,” said Harmon.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, college and university leaders, politicians, education experts, and the general public are calling for an end to legacy admissions — the practice of giving preference to students who have familial connections to alumni. Nearly 800 institutions reported providing a legacy preference in 2020.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Image: Given his background in clinical psychology, it’s no surprise that Oglethorpe University president Nick Ladany has made student mental health a priority throughout his 30-year career in higher education. He often jokes that he uses his therapy skills as much as a college administrator as he ever has in any other job.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

As traditional state capital support declines, colleges and universities are turning to new capital funding strategies in higher education to address urgent infrastructure needs and student housing demands. UC Merced 2020 , a $1.3B students in robotics to advance mutual research priorities. It was a $200 million gift.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hoisting handmade signs and equipped with fans and water bottles to combat the heat, the strikers started by picketing at AU’s Washington College of Law, where first-year law students were starting orientation and returning ones had their first day of classes. “We’re not asking for the heavens and the stars,” she said.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

” This shift, Kowal said, comes at a precipitous moment for the state’s colleges and universities. In 2016, Cuomo attempted to slash the CUNY budget by $500 million and only reneged after facing public backlash; in 2020 he was poised to make even more significant cuts before his ouster.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 29, 2023

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.

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University Business

JANUARY 17, 2023

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 Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Knights Commission proposes there should be one governing association for football called the National College Football Association that’s separate from the governing association. That said, the College Football Playoff does distribute the revenue back to the FBS conferences, which is then sent to the schools.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

The study defines a good job as one that pays a minimum of around $38,000 in 2020 for workers younger than age 35. Examples include expanding recruitment efforts and creating stronger partnerships between high schools and colleges. More outreach and advising can demystify college for students.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, bachelor’s-level health care administration programs grew by 9.41%, in part to meet rising employer demand for health care administration professionals. over 100 completions reported in the 2020-21 academic year) and whether the program offered a distance-delivery option.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. The Future of Higher Education: How Colleges Can Transform Their Financial Strategies. University of Central Florida.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2025

Enrollment marketing strategy has become a critical priority for colleges and universities facing shrinking applicant pools, rising digital ad costs, and intense program competition. Positioning Marketing as a Strategic Asset This conversation highlights a major shift in how colleges must think about marketing.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

Joseph Foy Dr. Joseph Foy joined Alverno College as Vice President for Academic Affairs two weeks after the pandemic forced the school completely online. His accomplishments through adversity pushed him into the school’s interim presidency, and now it has landed him a full-time president position at Benedictine College.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Click the banner below to watch the video. Click here for the full audio.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Click the banner below to watch the video. Click here for the full audio.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

Research shows that students who must incur debt to attend college have lower GPAs, more health issues both before and after graduation, are less likely to buy a house, will get married and have children later in life, are less likely to start a business, and are less entrepreneurial. Why is college so expensive?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 28, 2023

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.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. We got $3 million that none of the other colleges got.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In the fall of 2020, when we brought in our first COVID first-year class, we began to see problems, 20 and 30 percent increases in distressed behavior. The NISS, like most institutions, operates with finite resources, so it partners only with colleges that are committed to using those resources effectively.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Unfortunately, finding and recruiting this audience of non-MBA graduate business students is not easy – there’s no college fair that you can attend to find them, and they don’t fit into a single persona. The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Watch the webinar.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 9, 2023

Micro-credentials are also money-making opportunities for colleges and universities that can help address deficits and fund other pursuits. After working in the US ecosystem, Matthew moved to the UK, where he continued to serve NGOs & EDUs in EMEA and ANZ before returning to the US in 2020. And you hit it on the head.

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Colin recently hosted a delegation of university presidents on a tour of the Dreamscape Learn offices in Los Angeles where they got to “kick the tires” on new virtual reality course content that Dreamscape developed in partnership with Arizona State University. S1: Hello and welcome to Office Hours with EAB. Colin: That's right.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 25, 2023

They discuss how his organization helps democratize ideas in higher education, enabling all colleges and universities to solve real-world problems and revitalize their communities. This pilot is a partnership between Penn State University and other community colleges. Senate on June 18, 2020.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 14, 2023

However, only about 33% of women are full-tenured professors in higher ed, a 2020 American Association of University Professors study found. Having women faculty members in front of that classroom is suitable for young women, and we know that there are a lot of young women on college and university campuses today.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

You’ve waded through all the other rankings: the top colleges and universities , prettiest campuses , best college towns —but did you know there is also a list that purports to rank best college presidents? Here are the 10 best college presidents since 2001, according to the American Enterprise Institute.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 2, 2023

College and university leaders can recover from the drop in international enrollment brought on by the pandemic and federal policies by establishing cost-effective overseas branch campuses in the Middle East and other areas. and an external evaluator and advisor for TKTA and IAAR. Drumm McNaughton 30:38 This makes so much sense.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 23, 2023

But the liberal arts are currently under fire in higher education, with Marymount University in Virginia recently eliminating nine such undergraduate degrees. It’s a great piece of work, and you dig down into the key areas that, frankly, I think all college graduates should have. I was fascinated when I read the background on it.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are experiencing a remarkable resurgence, with record-breaking applications and enrollment in recent years. Applications to HBCUs like Howard University, Spelman College, and Morgan State University have soared since 2020, with many schools reporting record numbers.

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