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.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. As the thinking goes, professors will only ever truly respect their fellow guild members.
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totallyrewired
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Generative AI and automating academia in the style of Bauhaus The landscape of academia is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The essence of academia, which thrives on critical thinking and innovative exploration, could be at risk if the human element is excessively automated.
Helix Education
MARCH 20, 2025
University leaders must navigate this transformation by: Investing in faculty training for AI integration Updating curricula to reflect emerging technologies Developing ethical guidelines for AI use in academia Along those lines, it is critical that institutions have an AI governance framework in place. Woefully few universities do.
University Business
OCTOBER 7, 2024
” “Academia is an industry,” he says. “Rewards in academia—whether getting hired, promoted or published—come from output and productivity.” The post How toxic incentives are fueling an ‘epidemic’ of cheating in scholarly research appeared first on University Business.
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.
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. The momentum of late July’s multiple president resignations across some of the nation’s most well-known institutions seems to have continued into August.
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