Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Adventist HealthCare and Howard University recently announced the appointment as part of their management service agreement and continue discussions for a long-term partnership. “Dr. Mitchell succeeds the hospital’s current president, Anita Jenkins, who leaves the position Sept.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

. – As the nation reflects on the results of yesterday’s election, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration reaffirms our steadfast commitment to undocumented, immigrant-origin, international, and refugee students, and policies that recognize their essential role in the future workforce and leadership of our country.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

Since the eighties, women comprised a majority on college campuses while institutional leadership remained predominantly male. The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women.

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2025

Shari Olson, Northland Community College Shari Olsen has been promoted to permanent president of Northland Community College, effective immediately. Alan Miciak – John Carroll University (Ohio) President Alan Miciak announced his plans to retire from his post at John Carroll University at the end of the 2026 academic year.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status. His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2017

Effective University leadership traits are close to superhero level – the skills, knowledge, and experience required to be an effective leader of a higher education institution are unlike that of nearly any other profession. Traditionally, universities have looked for candidates who were steeped in the world of academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Jewish college students are expressing in a new survey increased frustrated with the lack of response from university presidents and leadership to ongoing antisemitism on campus. It found that 57% of students are not satisfied with the response of their administration to acts of violence and hate on campus since Oct.

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University Business

JUNE 11, 2024

Lawmakers are exacerbating mistrust in higher education, and it’s up to our leaders to boldly protect the sector from political overreach, Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), says on the second episode of The University Business Podcast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. The shift was not merely about numbers but about creating environments where all students could thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

In the simplest terms, the prevention of gender-based violence is not just a matter of policy, compliance, or enforcement; it must be addressed as part of the broader culture, to include the culture of our collective campuses, including nurturing an environment characterized by care, responsibility, and accountability. Dr. Monica J.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

In addition to Decatur at the Museum of Natural History, Daniel Weiss at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Tony Marx at the New York Public Library; Karen Lawrence at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in California; and Dan Porterfield at the Aspen Institute all served as liberal arts college presidents. Why is that?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 2: Higher Education Leadership Todays Higher Education leadership is living in a divisive and politicized environment. This blog the second in a series looks at higher education leadership. Some of the budgetary vises are based on outside forces.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As a result, university executive leaders most likely to thrive in this environment must leverage stronger managerial traits and leadership skills similar to a CEO. “Specifically, the VC role is a high-status, high-visibility role that is occasionally recognized with a knighthood,” the authors wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

The report examines personnel data – from sources such as the NCAA Demographics Database – concerning university presidents, athletics directors, coaches, administrative staff, and faculty athletics representatives for college sports. Many of them come from those environments. points, a decrease from 2021’s 75.8

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University Business

MAY 15, 2024

Broadening access to education for individuals with intellectual disability not only benefits those students but also benefits the greater student body, teaching and learning environments, campuses, communities and the workforce. To my fellow higher education leaders, I urge you to champion inclusive education on your campuses.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

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. If your garden yields weeds, you don’t add new flowers and fertilizer. What is our soil lacking?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

22 August · Episode 169 Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges 25 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Discover the impact of president turnover on higher ed leadership. Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Participants offered several ways to alleviate some of the everyday stress in their work environments, including hiring additional staff, having more flexibility, adding more resources, and receiving greater support from leadership. These findings are similar to the results from the January survey. Explore how we can help.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Participants offered several ways to alleviate some of the everyday stress in their work environments, including hiring additional staff, having more flexibility, adding more resources, and receiving greater support from leadership. These findings are similar to the results from the January survey. Explore how we can help.

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University Business

APRIL 24, 2023

Most college or university presidents to have recently taken the helm might have had a grasp of their job expectations before the turn of the decade—or even when the pandemic went into full swing. No cohort of presidents might be more familiar with this than those leading small private colleges or universities in the Northeast.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 14, 2023

Businesses note a boost in problem-solving, improved business decisions, and impressive risk aversion with more female representation and leadership. However, only about 33% of women are full-tenured professors in higher ed, a 2020 American Association of University Professors study found.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

“Having matriculated through Title I schools in Charleston, South Carolina, President Kinloch understands firsthand the challenges and opportunities associated with under-resourced educational environments,” says Ellis. Ellis describes Kinloch’s leadership style as “windows and mirrors.” “She

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University Business

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Lawrence has made a strong commitment to curate a flexible work environment. The university has upgraded its technology to cater to hybrid meetings by implementing large screens, speakers, microphones and cameras in workrooms. Early results from Lincoln University’s (Mo.) admissions department may prove otherwise.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Implications for Higher Ed Leadership This episode is especially relevant for presidents, CFOs, boards, and facilities leaders tasked with long-range capital planning. A highly sought-after higher education consultant with 20+ years of experience, Dr. McNaughton works with leadership, management, and boards of both U.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 6, 2023

For many of us, these campus environments were new and different. Most of the students’ parents were affluent professionals or businesspersons and the classic collegiate, rural campus environment was decidedly different from what many of us had experienced. No longer offered.) This article was published in our July/August 2023 issue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., Early on, Briscoe saw herself as a student leader.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Blog: Leadership in Higher Education In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies in the Florida legislature have launched a major effort to create a more conservative state higher education system. On the one hand, staff and faculty at colleges and universities must not tell students what to think or believe.

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University Business

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In his final three months as head of the International Association of University Presidents, Fernando León García notices a troubling trend brewing. Despite members’ commitment to globalizing education and eradicating inequity, colleges and universities are slowly reverting to old habits. Not only did the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In the last of our Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance series , we discuss how board roles continue to shift, even as higher education’s focus evolves with the rapidly changing environment. 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)

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. These achievements are a testament to their leadership and the collaborative efforts of everyone who has made our shared goals a reality.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). I had been president of the student body in high school, and then I became president of the student body at the University of Arkansas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After reading this year’s report, my position remains unchanged, prompting me to offer a few tidbits of advice to college and university presidents and their advancement teams in preparation for fundraising for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

Higher Ed Mergers: A Leadership Challenge Higher education mergers tend to be tenuous for multiple reasons; the biggest reason is that most mergers are not planned in advance few institutions take the time to proactively consider the aspects of mergers and appoint appropriately experienced leaders.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 13, 2024

A group of college presidents and chancellors united around a shared sense of urgency that we were doing a bad job of graduating students, especially low-income students. It’s a highly competitive environment. I want us to collectively kick the tires on ideas and see what exactly is this, does it work in other environments?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 12, 2024

A group of 11 college presidents and chancellors united around a shared sense of urgency that we were doing a bad job of graduating students, especially low-income students. It’s a highly competitive environment. I want us to collectively kick the tires on ideas and see what exactly is this, does it work in other environments?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

New Governance Model with a New Mandate for Boards Again, as we noted in the previous blog, the National Association of Corporate Directors has created a new mandate for boards which we believe helps address the changing environment in which higher education finds itself in. The use of fortitude in leadership to orchestrate these shifts.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID. It will all apply to something.”

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