UW Presidential Blog

MAY 24, 2024

From the Board of Deans and Chancellors to the Asian and Pacific Islander American Faculty and Staff Association to UW students, student organizations and leaders—we honor the tremendous impact our AA and NHPI communities have made across programs and disciplines.

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Institutions can use this information for testing modeling strategies, ironing out kinks, and readying staff for what is to come. Key Takeaways: Following last year’s chaotic FAFSA experience , the outlook for the 2025-2026 season is significantly better. The feedback thus far, from those in the beta group, is positive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

An emphasis will be on increasing the number of Mvskoke speakers, revitalizing CMN’s Mvskoke language curriculum, and put forth a successful language revitalization model for tribal nations. Emory University and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) in Oklahoma have partnered and received $2.4 government 15 years earlier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences. Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. Nicholas B. Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks was joined by Dr. Katherine E. Dr. Katherine E.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Jackson said her mother was more inclined to the language arts. Throughout her life and career, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson has proven to be a leader, innovator, and motivator. Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Native Explorers Program Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation on the left has supported the Native Explorers Program for 15 years. The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

“Enrollments in English Language Institute programs have declined over the last several years as part of a larger trend of declining enrollments in intensive English programs nationally,” wrote Kathleen Blee, the dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at Pitt. The ELI is in Kiesling’s department.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. The college’s dean, Dr. David E. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Another 11 students in the master of fine arts program enrolled in eight sections and five unique courses. It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Though it’s a smaller number—university officials said eight jobs were eliminated in the latest round—the cuts include Cabrini’s provost, associate provost and three deans. Following the latest wave of cuts, university leaders are making an appeal for partnerships. “And then, of course, the pandemic hit.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. 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.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU. This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU. This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental. The solution? Invest in active learning spaces. Ralph, a Ph.D. ” The Active Learning Spacescape.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

More than half of the college’s roughly 100 eligible faculty members chose to participate in the process that led to the December hiring of Strom Thacker, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs at Union College. The recent search for a new president at Pitzer College offers a counterpoint.

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University Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising. ” More from UB: Do college degrees lead to better jobs? . ” More from UB: Do college degrees lead to better jobs?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

” An edited transcript of the interview with Sheares Ashby, former dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University, follows. But I have many other great mentors who are role models and examples. My dad was a minister and a math and science teacher. That tells you a lot about how I lead.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

Rhonda Phillips is an esteemed honors college dean, serving the position for the past decade at Purdue University. Previous to that she served as the associate dean for The Honors College at Arizona State University. Chadron State College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Ron Patterson at a momentous time.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Just under half see research labs as excellent, while only one-third view arts and performing spaces as excellent. His advice: “You’ve demonstrated you can be viable contributors to the life of the institution. Don’t give up that seat.” Place can be a recruitment tool, or it can be the thing that turns people off.”

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Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. The news has not been good. percent between 2015 and 2019.” percent between 2015 and 2019.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 9, 2024

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

3 October · Episode 175 Building a Sustainable Higher Education Model: CSCU's Partnership for Workforce Readiness 34 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Learn how CSCU’s unification of its once-siloed community college is building a sustainable higher education model and helping improve retention and enrollment.

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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 I took the term from Howard Cunningham’s fraternal lodge on Happy Days.) So many poohbahs! I would have A, B, C, and I.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. And as it turns out, I know and respect one of the authors.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 25, 2023

As an example of matching, Dr. Temes described how the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly introduced its model for inviting outside thinkers to help solve pure science problems, and how NASA then used that model to invite fresh thinking about aerospace design. So maybe I'm a student, cafeteria worker, professor, or dean.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

A theater course at a small liberal arts college. We’ve heard that many institutions have used the summer to examine how they will integrate (or not) AI into their campuses. In March and April, WCET surveyed higher education leaders around the United States. 1) No use of AI: “All work submitted in this course must be your own.

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Edu Alliance Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

September 6, 2022 by Dean Hoke – The percentage of students without a post-secondary degree in the United States has been a widespread concern for decades. Employment at a decent working wage did exist for those who did not have a degree however that world is quickly changing.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Illinois Tech embraces a hybrid model due to student demand and to increase accessibility for those who work full-time jobs, for example. Illinois Tech embraces a hybrid model due to student demand and to increase accessibility for those who work full-time jobs, for example.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Drumm McNaughton Dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment–navigate through its current challenges, and uncover strategies for the tough times ahead. In this podcast, we dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment, navigating through its current challenges and uncovering strategies for the tough times ahead.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

29 August · Episode 170 Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education 30 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Insights for universities to cultivate longer and more impactful presidential tenures, resulting in greater stability, improved institutional performance, and strengthened relationships. This process is flawed.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Rural-serving institutions (RSIs) face many more unique challenges than most urban schools and persist, comprising more than 25% of all U.S. colleges and universities. How to subset rising costs with remote learning and course selection. The type of mindset that boards should look for when appointing a president or chancellor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Franklin & Marshall College has appointed Dr. Andrew "Andy" Rich, current dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College of Dr. Andy Rich New York (CCNY), as its 17th president following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. Rich will take office in July, succeeding outgoing president Dr. Barbara K.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

Concentric Thinking At the core of our model are three interrelated cognitive moves that writing facilitates: prioritization, translation, and analogy. While we certainly share these concerns, we do remain relatively optimistic about one aspect of higher education: learning to write. an academic discipline), social worlds (e.g., literature).

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. The tide seems to be turning. These and other strategies are working.

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