Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences. Even though there are wonderful colleges and universities across the states and country, they can’t find enough students to enroll, and every year there are headlines about colleges folding or being acquired.” Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Nicholas B.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2024

Columbia University President Nemat Shafik appeared before Congress in a hearing with the potential to shape the rest of her career as a higher education leader. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce brought Shafik into D.C. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce brought Shafik into D.C. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.),

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University Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter. John’s College in Maryland.

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University Business

AUGUST 14, 2023

West Virginia University is continuing a trend of drastic changes to its academic program and structure. Per the university’s preliminary recommendations released on Friday, it suggests cutting 32 academic programs, 12 of which are undergraduate majors. This time, however, it’s not just focused on consolidating colleges.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. "I Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership. Weekly Wisdom.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image: In the perpetual tug-of-war between openness and confidentiality in searches for new college and university presidents, secrecy has been winning in a rout. The recent search for a new president at Pitzer College offers a counterpoint.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As the wave of closures of small liberal arts colleges across the United States continues, merging with a larger institution is increasingly seen as an attractive alternative. Some in higher education believe that a merged institution will preserve much of what is good of the smaller institution, while closure is merely oblivion.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Among the college presidents to come and go in the past two weeks, two positions were indirectly decided by Gov. Among the slate of presidents to announce their plans to retire in the next year, all three double as school alumni. Melissa Gilliam – Boston University (Mass.)

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 3, 2023

“I’ve had people tell me you could order hamburgers and the order would come in and it was chicken breast,” says Robert Nelson, chief executive officer at NACUFS, the National Association of College & University Food Services. Now the number sits at about 800, with three-quarters or more being colleges and universities.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

But Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth and Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, find the ruling tone deaf. Roth and Gonzalez from Wesleyan University believe the Court’s decision extends beyond STEM.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2023

Determined to leverage these tools in higher education, the University of North Texas and Reynolds Community College (Va.) Preparing for the storm Simon thanks his university president, Neal Smatresk, for modernizing North Texas’ enrollment strategies. “It ‘Why is this a game changer?

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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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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.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

The most complex merger involved Georgia Health Sciences University and Augusta State University, which created one larger and more comprehensive institution than either had been separately. The University System of Georgia has had waves of mergers. What are the pros and cons of Higher Ed Mergers and Alliances?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

When conservatives look at our colleges and universities, what do they see? Given this assessment, it is hardly surprising to see a conservative state like Florida try to alter the trajectory of its universities. That effort will almost certainly evolve over time, but the basic elements are clear.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This approach ensures that universities are responsive to the unique needs and aspirations of today’s diverse student body. This approach ensures that universities are responsive to the unique needs and aspirations of today’s diverse student body.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 Brit” Kirwan of the University System of Maryland. Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 9, 2024

While the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) focuses on higher ed, we also care about what happens after students earn their degree. While the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) focuses on higher ed, we also care about what happens after students earn their degree. What Comes After College Graduation? It was a solvable problem.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Before joining Illinois Tech, Raj developed and launched the first scaled online MBA program in partnership with Coursera at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Moreover, Illinois Tech’s employment rate is 92% six months after graduation, even when 37% of its students receive Pell Grants.

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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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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

6 February · Episode 193 SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships 35 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton President Teniente-Matson shares insights on utilizing public-private partnerships to develop meaningful student, community, and brand experiences.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They discuss many of the high-stress challenges higher education presidents are facing today. With more capacity than students and issues like political interference, the decline in public trust, and the threats to academic freedom, the higher education president’s role is more stressful than ever before.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

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

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For universities that don’t have the cushion of the Ivy League list, the stark reality of declining enrollment and soaring costs looms large. Universities are discovering that austerity measures alone can’t bridge the gap between dwindling revenues and rising expenses.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

David shares how much the cost of education has risen from 1969 to 2020, why most college and university managers plan to budget, why this doesn’t help address the problem, and what higher ed can do to improve this. Crushing student debt is negatively impacting American society. The problems are real and are affecting society as we know it.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And with an increasingly high number of professional accrediting bodies now touching and impacting many colleges and universities, now is the time for higher ed leaders to strive to support and understand how accreditation can improve overall to strengthen post-secondary education even more.

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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.

MAY 23, 2023

23 May · Episode 156 Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education 29 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Drumm McNaughton talks with Jeff Scheuer about the role of liberal arts in higher education and their value to the American identity and democracy. The liberal arts isn’t limited to the humanities.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2023

18 April · Episode 151 Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth 36 Min · By Drumm McNaughton How Framework Leadership helped Southeastern University grow and stabilize over the last 12 years and saved itself from organizational decline. This will allow an institution to do what others can’t.

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University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

On the flip side, another president didn’t make it into his first year before resigning, and one president of a major university left following two “embarrassing” mishaps. More from UB: Higher fees for higher ed: How schools are combatting newly proposed tuition hikes Retiring presidents Kent J.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2023

In this podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with President Eric Hogue of Colorado Christian University on the topic of free speech in higher ed. Drumm McNaughton speaks with President Eric Hogue of Colorado Christian University on the topic of free speech in higher ed.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fritch, University of West Alabama Todd G. Fritch – University of West Alabama Todd Fritch will be leaving his post as provost at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota following his appointment as president at the University of West Alabama. Hired Todd G. Kent Trachte – Lycoming College (Penn.)

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University Business

JULY 31, 2023

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. Katherine Banks – Texas A&M University M.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 6, 2023

This is an instructive moment at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. I left Duke University, that I loved and still love, where I have friends, colleagues, and students. People have been welcoming, kind, and ready to think about new ideas.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

Learn how higher ed leaders can turn faculty survey data into strategy, improve shared governance, and increase retention and leadership trust. Faculty surveys are a familiar practice in higher education, but many institutions fall short when it comes to using that data to drive long-term change.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Higher education leaders everywhere are scrambling to understand how recent orders by President Donald Trump’s administration to forego initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion impact their institutions. University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania has revamped DEI elements on its main webpage.

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