Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “ Physics Is a Liberal Art ,” is a must-read. Classically, the “liberal” arts were contrasted with the “servile” arts. The “servile” arts were about performing employment.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask any registrar: optimizing a departmental or course schedule is among the most thankless tasks there is. ” Imposing fixed time bands is ultimately a political decision that requires input from deans, department chairs and, in most cases, the faculty senate. It’s a problem from hell.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Blog: University of Venus For someone who works at a competitive university, I spend a lot of time speaking with my students about failure. “I’ve never failed anything before,” they lament as they sit in my office, struggling to find the words to convey their shock and disappointment in themselves.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Assessing online courses—OSCQR rubric August 9, 2023 George Rus Assistant Dean for Online Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. These expansions have not come without some challenges.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Yesterday I asked my readers what rule they would enact for higher education in their state if they were somehow declared Grand Poohbah of Higher Education for a day. (I “Poohbae” connotes polyamory, which is another blog altogether. So many poohbahs!

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Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Aaron Basko This is a guest blog from Aaron Basko , vice president for enrollment management at Lynchburg Universit y. WVWC is a quintessential small liberal arts college with a population of 1,100 students and a beautiful campus nestled in the heart of central West Virginia. The news has not been good. percent between 2015 and 2019.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Learning Leadership by Example In describing his leadership style, President Welch recalled a few pivotal moments early in his academic career: “I was going to go to law school to be a politician. Some folks are never going to be satisfied.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 25, 2023

Lessons in Innovation for Higher Ed A Conversation With Peter Temes, President, Institute for Innovation in Large Organizations Alan Thu, 06/01/2023 - 06:00 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight Despite our focus on higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) always watches innovators working in other sectors.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. Already we know that associate degrees in most liberal arts fields don’t have much payoff in themselves – that is, absent transfer, which is what those degrees are for – and those at least have reasonably expansive gen ed requirements. And should it?

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

Our report closed with a number of recommendations which you can find outlined in our July 20 th blog. Our report closed with a number of recommendations which you can find outlined in our July 20 th blog. We’ve heard that many institutions have used the summer to examine how they will integrate (or not) AI into their campuses.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education. And that got us the grant.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I’ve never really trusted my powers of prediction, but recent weeks have seriously eroded any confidence in my ability to forecast the future. I think it’s fair to say that our offices of the dean of students, student life, and student affairs need to do better. Wrong again. I’m not sure.

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HEPI

APRIL 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. However that doesn’t mean humanities disciplines don’t have to change.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. And knowing the difference between priming the pump and throwing good money after bad is as much art as science. If you haven’t seen Tim Burke’s recent piece about assembling a class schedule for an entire college, it’s worth the read.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Earlier this week, I focused on how the pandemic altered how academics work. Now, let’s talk about how academics and universities are changing to prepare students for the workforce. I’m drawing from new research from Coursera. The modern workplace now requires new skills.

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Academe Blog

APRIL 23, 2025

The statement with a regularly updated list of signatories may also be found here. As Jewish faculty and staff at Northwestern University, we write today to defend the values of academic freedom, pluralism and independence that animate Northwestern and undergird its commitment to teaching, learning, and research. The fact that U.S.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Eventually becoming dean of Howard’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1907, he worked to add new natural and social science courses, transforming the curriculum. The post Black History Month: African Americans and Labor appeared first on The Cengage Blog. 1940 – 1949). Kelly Miller, LL.D.

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Liaison International

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Key Takeaways: Enrollment management success hinges on strong relationships with faculty and administrators. Building these connections ensures alignment between enrollment goals and program priorities. Real-time data and analytics allow institutions to make informed decisions that enhance efficiency and responsiveness.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 6, 2023

Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about becoming the first new leader in decades, the nature of servant leadership, how higher ed can shape the future, and how self-care is vital in doing her work effectively. I don't allow anybody to talk to me about anything there.

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