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Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 Community College of Aurora in Colorado. According to the U.S.

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Two-year colleges strain to hire instructors in technical fields

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. The college offered four automotive technology classes last fall and five courses in the spring, serving 46 students.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

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.)

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

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.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts 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 community colleges and regional public schools, broad access is their mission.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

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.

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

eLiterate

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?