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We 7 former Florida college presidents say enough is enough - Tampa Bay Tribune Column

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Taken together, they forbid faculty members from including a set of so-called “divisive concepts” about race, gender and identity in their classrooms; ban most diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; restrict general education curricula and university mission statements; and limit the power of higher education accreditors to perform quality assurance (..)

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Statement of Support of California State Senate Bill 1348 - Black-Serving Institutions Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Key examples of mission-based institutions are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). In California, these designations are widely held by many of our state Colleges and Universities.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vasquez Helig—who is currently the dean of the School of Education at the University of Kentucky—is slated to step into his new role in January. "We He is a proven scholar who also has been elevated to leadership roles at major public universities in three states, including at Kentucky's flagship institution.

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After a ‘no confidence’ vote, JSU sits its seventh president since 2010

University Business

More from UB: Overhaul at Florida’s New College starts big, ousts sitting president Thrust into the position Friday morning amid declining enrollment numbers , Hayes-Anthony’s first week at the helm of Jackson State will kick off with a listening tour beginning with thoughts and concerns from students. .

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CHLOE 7: Centralization vs. Distribution of Online Student Services

Inside Higher Ed

1 - Figure 5 gives a good list of the critical services a university must provide for online programs. One challenge for colleges and universities with distributed or small online learning footprints is getting a handle on all the pieces that must be brought together to develop and run a new online program.

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We need to talk about staff retention in the sector

HEPI

We then used this research to examine how staff numbers – both academic and non-academic – have either increased or decreased within that time frame across specific universities. We then grouped the data to enable us to calculate an average student:staff ratio for a range of university mission groups from 2014/15 to 2021/22.

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What Every Vice Chancellor Should Monitor in Higher Education: KPIs for Institutional Success

Creatrix Campus

6 Top Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Matter Most to Vice Chancellors As a Vice Chancellor, we know that KPIs or university performance reviews aren’t just numbers on a dashboard—they’re your roadmap to achieving greater institutional goals; with them comes accruing and sustaining accreditations too!