EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. Despite these fluctuations, one thing remains evident: university leaders are prioritizing graduate and adult-serving programs and enrollment. October 25, 2022.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

BY JONATHAN REES The key part of what the AAUP Redbook has to say about the role of faculty in the selection of a new university president is in the Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities: “Joint effort of a most critical kind must be taken when an institution chooses a new president. The…

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Academe Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

WHITTINGTON It is not every day that a government minister writes to an American university president demanding that a book be immediately removed “from the curriculum of any of its courses” and “conduct a thorough review of the academic materials” used in its classes. BY KEITH E.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation The best recent show about academia over the past few years is not The Chair , although it was pretty good. The show you want to watch if you want to understand how a university actually works is HBO’s thinly veiled academic drama, House of the Dragon.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our response to the classroom event does not disregard or minimize the importance of academic freedom,” said Hamline University president Fayneese Miller… It’s all over the news, both in higher ed and mainstream outlets.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

A free speech organization is excoriating Bluefield State University’s president, who on his blog discussed possibly firing faculty members who complained to his university’s accrediting agency. Bluefield State didn’t return requests for comment Thursday or Friday.

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Academe Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

GABIN Many have read the Chronicle of Higher Education’s latest survey of public university presidents’ salaries and are appropriately horrified: sixteen presidents make over $1 million a year. This underlines the overall problem with US higher education: too many people are making too much money.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

BY MARJORIE HEINS The disastrous December 5 congressional hearing in which three university presidents were lambasted for allegedly not dealing with antisemitism on campus was a political ambush from the start, and the presidents, instead of blandly acquiescing in some outrageously inappropriate questioning, needed to respond with righteous indignation. (..)

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Blogs Why two thirds of graduate enrollment leaders may leave their jobs Top takeaways about staffing from EAB’s latest survey with NAGAP When speaking with graduate enrollment leaders, stress is a frequent topic. I know from experience that being an enrollment manager is challenging, but now it's even harder than before.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Blogs Why two thirds of graduate enrollment leaders may leave their jobs Top takeaways about staffing from EAB’s latest survey with NAGAP When speaking with graduate enrollment leaders, stress is a frequent topic. I know from experience that being an enrollment manager is challenging, but now it's even harder than before.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blogs 5 higher ed thought leaders we are following Thought leaders are known for their innovative ideas and research, their work often serving as a catalyst for change in the higher education system. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? The thinking goes that only someone who has internalized the core values of cultural touchstones of academia, through the rigors of completing a doctoral degree, will be sufficiently prepared for top university leadership roles.

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. Findings from EAB’s new survey of presidents, provosts, and VPEMs. Here are the top four challenges university leaders identified. The pressure is on for graduate programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Broken: How Our Social Systems are Failing Us and How We Can Fix Them by Paul LeBlanc. SNHU president Paul LeBlanc's new book, Broken , is about scale. If any university president is well placed to think about scale, it is LeBlanc. Published in September of 2022.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. This blog will outline steps your university can take to best support this population.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This blog the second in a series looks at higher education leadership. Operating in a Divisive Atmosphere As we mentioned in previous blogs and newsletters, higher education is in a stressful situation, which is driven in large part by decisions made by national and state policymakers.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs What could virtual reality mean for higher ed? In December 2022, my colleagues and I took over 40 presidents to Los Angeles to experience virtual reality live and in-person (ironically) with Dreamscape Learn , a new venture spearheaded by esteemed Hollywood producer Walter Parkes.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! For years now, decades even, college and university presidents have made predictable, and perhaps rote, speeches welcoming the academic year. Has our world changed so dramatically that it’s time to revise the tone and tenor of academic year opening speeches?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 29, 2023

Citing just one memorable moment of a leader voicing a powerful, eloquent truth, Dr. Burns recalled a 2020 conversation with Arizona State University President Michael Crow : "He talks about that we're just sailing, that these are choppy winds, these are intense seas, but it's just sailing.

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University Business

JULY 20, 2023

The University of Minnesota and Carnegie Mellon University—two R1 research universities—and the highly selective private liberal arts college Wesleyan University have rendered a student’s connection to alumni irrelevant when considering their application.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance. Dr. Bridget Burns is the founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA). With Scott Jaschik, he leads the site's editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features.

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Helix Education

MAY 4, 2023

The entire RNL ScaleFunder team contributed to this blog and chose the Givey Winners Last month, we launched a new set of awards at RNL to honor the creativity, innovation, and collaboration of RNL partners on the ScaleFunder Giving Day platform. The awards looked at key components of great giving days in 12 months prior to mid-April 2023.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 16, 2024

Our member university presidents and chancellors have been the visionaries who crafted the UIA's vision, set it in motion, and continued to steadfastly support it with their teams. Our Board , comprised of university presidents and chancellors, has been grappling with the question of what comes next.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) was honored to partner with The Chronicle of Higher Education for its September 29, 2022 panel discussion on innovative financial aid for today's students. Note: This blog was adapted from a panel discussion hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education on 9/29/22.

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EAB

DECEMBER 21, 2022

College recruitment has been a hot topic over the last few years, and this popular blog post provides tactics institutions can use to increase enrollment. The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Watch the webinar. 6 Proven Ways to Boost Your College Enrollment.

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EAB

AUGUST 1, 2023

Blogs 4 Things You Need for a Successful Graduate Enrollment Management Plan My colleagues at EAB have conducted several surveys to learn about the state of graduate enrollment management over the past few months, and the results have been revealing.

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EAB

MARCH 31, 2023

Blogs Business candidates want personalized marketing from you—here’s how to do it well Using student data to create a curated experience for graduate business candidates You’ve probably seen the recent headlines about data privacy.

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EAB

JANUARY 19, 2023

Blogs Understanding the basics of bot-generated leads An explainer for enrollment marketers of graduate and adult programs It’s no secret that lead generation for graduate and adult programs can be challenging. Common points of frustration for enrollment leaders include high cost per lead and lower-than-desired conversion rates.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance. Dr. Bridget Burns is the founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA). With Scott Jaschik, he leads the site's editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

At the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in early December, Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA, said “Being a university president is the hardest job in America.” Being a university president isn’t the hardest job I have had. Being a university president isn’t even the mostly intellectually taxing job I have had.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Blogs Is your digital front door open?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2021

On the positive side, this relationship can spark innovation, transparency, and accountability in a way that infuses the college or university, creating numerous possibilities to develop. There are many intersections between the board and the president to consider. One part involves the board’s role in oversight.

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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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EAB

JULY 7, 2023

Blogs Alumni giving metrics will no longer be a part of college rankings. The news marks a meaningful shift, especially given University Boards and Presidents’ laser focus on alumni participation as a way of buoying their institutions’ standings in these rankings. View the full report.

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EAB

APRIL 13, 2023

Blogs Why half of graduate enrollment leaders didn’t meet their goals Insights from EAB and NAGAP’s Survey of Graduate Enrollment Leaders For nearly the last decade, graduate enrollment has reliably increased each year.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

As we mentioned in the previous blog, this requires the board to step into a consulting role instead of only an oversight role. Additionally, each board member is a fiduciary and must act on behalf of the organization’s greatest good and have a higher standard of care than professional staff (including the university president).

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA). With Scott Jaschik, he leads the site's editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features.

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