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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

” The UC system touts itself as being a leader on the basic needs issue and promotes its Basic Needs Initiative as a national model. Garret Naiman, associate vice chancellor and dean of students at UC Santa Cruz, believes the director’s position is key to harnessing all the services available to students in need.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

“There are 100 million students worldwide without available seats in existing universities,” Shai Reshef, president of University of the People, said, adding that he hopes to offer a model that others might emulate. With no buildings or grounds, the institution’s financial model is much leaner than those with facilities.

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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Some deans and faculty members caught wind of us because students started saying, ‘The work I'm doing with this organization is important to me seeing how I get through SJSU, but also how I pay off my debt or help my family when I get out.’ So, the Braven model became a course inside of higher education. What are you doing?

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

I helped oversee the public affairs work and worked very closely with the government relations team there. Because the primary task of any Dean or president is to deal with the most spoiled pigheaded interest groups imaginable.” I previously served at the American Council on Education. 00:56:49] Erin Hennessy: Amen. [00:56:50]

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gay previously served in several roles at the school, including the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, dean of social science, professor of government, and professor of African and African American Studies. She is the 20th president of the Ivy League titan.