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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). The first DCLI cohort, meeting Jan. 10-11 in Washington, D.C., I am excited to be part of this new venture at AASCU.”

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

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Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Government Accountability Office.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State Community College in 2018.

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Building Strong University Leadership Through Mentoringwith Dr. Ron Crutcher | Changing Higher Ed 018

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The key to building strong university leadership through mentoring is by inspiring current leaders to pass on their experience and legacy to high-potentials. education needs to do a better job of preparing future leaders, especially in terms of leadership development and succession planning.

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The intricate, evolving and dizzying landscape of strategic college alliances

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For example, Lewis University and St. Augustine College announced this week their plans to merge. Two weeks ago, Drexel University and Salus University decided to explore an “affiliation.” More from UB: Did emergency funding create a crutch for the Connecticut college system? Department of Education.

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How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year

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Administrative expenses will experience the steepest cuts, followed by collective cuts across the university’s colleges and specific reductions for the health sciences department, according to John Arnold, UA’s interim chief financial officer, in a presentation to the board last week. cut, which comes out to $26.1

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. For Fall 2021, the College of the Desert’s (COD) student headcount included 8,213 Hispanic students, 1,657 white students, 395 Asian students, 252 Black students, 28 American Indian/Alaska Native students, and seven Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island students.

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