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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Too often, I hear conversations debating the importance of liberal arts education compared to the value of workforce development. For one, America is aging rapidly.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. I use this model when I advise students.”

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. Her list of published work is exhaustive with a special interest in using “computational approaches to model cognitive processes that focus on how people divide the world into categories,” according to Bowdoin College’s website. from Arizona State University in Psychology.

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Eight what-if questions for colleges to ask about internships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Why not take inspiration from pre-existing models in which faculty guide student experience, such as first-year seminar programs, or living and learning communities, and aid students in processing, reflecting on and making the most of their internship experiences? block:block=176].

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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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. Like most underrepresented scholars, I consider these students my own, and mentoring them is a privilege and a blessing.

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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. . — Langston University The only HBCU in Oklahoma will be looking for a new leader as Kent J. retires after an 11-year tenure at the school. Despite this, Smith Jr.