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Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges Doug Lederman Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Research study finds staff members are regularly overworked, resulting in unsustainable model. Byline(s) Patrick Jack for Times Higher Education

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Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule

Inside Higher Ed

Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty

Inside Higher Ed

Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty Sara Weissman Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general.

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Disability and Higher Education: Insights for Campus Administrators

Higher Education Today

Colleges and universities are at the forefront of a cultural shift, as the experiences of COVID-19 and the perspectives of Gen Z students catalyze a more open dialogue about the social and contextual implications of disability. However, disability encompasses a wide range of conditions and manifests differently in each individual.

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Marietta College to cut 3 dozen administrators and faculty

Higher Ed Dive

The move comes after the private nonprofit in Ohio unveiled plans last year to eliminate 10 academic programs with low enrollment.

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3 reasons administrators are stalling on upgrading edtech

University Business

Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. Unfortunately for higher education, college administrators still seem ill-prepared for the disruption such technologies are bound to generate.

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Spartanburg Community College Faculty Criticize Administration's Governance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC.