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Bradley University looks to cut over 20 programs and 68 faculty positions - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Bradley University, a private Illinois nonprofit, rolled out plans this week to potentially eliminate over 20 academic programs and cut 68 faculty positions. At the time, he warned the deficit would persist if the university didn’t make cuts.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

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. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

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Organizational problems underlie 'cancel culture' (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It’s hardly a new observation that, in corporatespeak, colleges and universities are ailing companies. As Temple University president Jason Wingard writes , our attrition rates would send a corporate entity into meltdown. Later, students email the dean demanding the instructor publicly apologize and undergo training.

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Report: Warnings ignored before U of Ariz. professor killed

Inside Higher Ed

“Until his arrest after the murder, Dervish harassed four HAS faculty members, a female undergraduate student and a Dean of Students (DOS) administrator,” says the report , released Wednesday. 10, university president Robert C. ” On Oct.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

And then I’ll talk about Peter Freeman , one of the first Deans of Computing at Georgia Tech. Peter Freeman (Founding Dean and Dean Emeritus at Georgia Tech's College of Computing). Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, and E.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

I think I can be a much better partner with the next chancellor, because I know the demands that come under time, I know the requests that come from the outside, and I can help them channel it, and help my deans and vice provosts, be more responsive to what they see coming. Please join others and rate and review this podcast.

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Is higher ed burning—or bright? (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus this fall, the news about the future of higher education could not be more dismal. ” This value has been echoed by the community college presidents we’ve been interviewing over the last six months about their “pandemic leadership lessons.”