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End use of nondisparagement clauses in academia (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

These kinds of gag orders may be common in corporate America, but they should raise red flags for anyone in academia. While the agreement exempts students and employees other than top management at UCLA, it still prohibits UCLA’s leadership from ever discussing—even internally—the problems with the Under Armour agreement.

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Effective Change Management in Higher Education: A Holistic Framework for Institutional Transformation — Addressing the Realities, Barriers, and Breakthroughs

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Reality of Institutional Transformation While change has always been part of academia, the current rate of transformation is undermining the viability of institutions that once seemed unassailable. Leadership teams benefit from structured listening sessions and joint planning retreats that build institutional ownership of the outcomes.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement.

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Embracing Lifelong Learning: Steve’s Journey Leads to the University of Illinois

Coursera blog

Life, however, had other plans, and it wasnt until many years later that he decided to return to academia. “I started taking classes from the University of Illinois, and I was working toward my Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership and Management,” he explains. “I regretted every single day.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gaston Gayles directly addressed the toxicity of the constantly productive, highly competitive environment in academia. Dr. Natalie Youngbull, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Oklahoma, shared research on how TCUs are improving the lives of their students and their communities.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

Effective higher education strategic planning requires more than setting goalsit requires leadership that understands the importance of stakeholder engagement, shared vision, and persistence in driving institutional transformation. Leadership in higher education demands balancing urgency with collaboration.