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universities and colleges were founded before 1900. This demographic and economic boom period in the country created the foundation on which academia rests today and, in many ways, is still seeking to recapture. Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee is president of the CommunityCollege of Aurora in Colorado. According to the U.S.
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will be moving into entrepreneurial pursuits after serving in academia for 30 years, according to The Oklahoman. steps down at a time when Langston’s total enrollment has been steadily declining for the past decade, like other regional colleges in the state. Previous to that at Saint Paul College (Minn.)
This mind-set is driven by the increasing importance of “corporate” leadership models as well as the growing predominance of STEM research culture in academia. Is it accessible to readers outside academia? And I don’t just mean that we need to better support those units on our campuses—although we do.
Also, don’t fully disregard liberalarts education since students still need a well-rounded education. Koricich spent several years as a software development manager at a large insurance company prior to his career in academia. And for many communitycolleges and regional public schools, broad access is their mission.
In academia, I've always been enamored with folks who can work the art of leadership in a really clear way, all kinds of models, all kinds of people who've inspired me to think, 'If I could just steal a little of that, a little of that.' I love that frame. It's been fundamental to how I've approached leadership.
colleges and universities face enrollment crises. While this problem is often framed by academia as a decrease in the supply of students—the so-called “enrollment cliff,” the hot job market, and so on—I think it is better understood as a failure to respond to changing demand and new opportunities. Why are they not involved?
Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education. Diploma Mills: How For-profit Colleges Stiffed Students, Taxpayers, and the American Dream. Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a LiberalArts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education. Excelsior College Press.
We are reminded that what’s happening in Florida is not just an isolated issue but a warning sign of the potential nationwide impact of political interference in academia. And that got me really interested in issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and, once I did get back into academia, academic freedom.
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