LSE Higher Education Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How many university leaders return to their former academic identity and role, or at least do so willingly? At an operational level, endless demands leave no time for academic pursuits for those at the summit of university leadership. Few leaders, if any, will visit the classroom or undertake research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership. This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia.

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University Business

OCTOBER 7, 2024

” “Academia is an industry,” he says. “Even though we have private universities, it’s really kind of a private-public entity with hundreds of billions of dollars tied up in it. “Rewards in academia—whether getting hired, promoted or published—come from output and productivity.”

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“You know, we’ve had decades of very solid support from the university leadership and there was a reason for that, because—I’m not sure if this is a little bit of vanity or just accuracy—I’ve done everything imaginable for years here to build trust between a university-based organization and the general public.

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Echo Delta

JANUARY 20, 2023

For years, we’ve felt like every problem at a college or university has been blamed on the enrollment department, and the enrollment department has been expected to solve all of the college’s or university’s problems. Are colleges and universities following in Apple’s footsteps and starting to commoditize themselves?

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University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace. Despite the tension, the department plans to continue department restructures. Resigning Jennifer Bonds-Raacke – Saint Martin’s University (Wash.)

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