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University Leaders Unite to Combat Campus Antisemitism

Insight Into Diversity

Hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), Hillel International, and the American Council on Education (ACE), the College and University Presidents Summit on Campus Antisemitism featured two days of discussions and collaborative sessions aimed at addressing the growing issue.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

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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A New Era of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“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. She can see the university in compartments and on a global spectrum,” says Bledsoe-Gardner. “The

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A college widens faculty involvement in search for a president

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In the perpetual tug-of-war between openness and confidentiality in searches for new college and university presidents, secrecy has been winning in a rout. Ultimately, though, “if you want to be president of a liberal arts college, you’ve got to be able to deal with cantankerous faculty members.

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

As the wave of closures of small liberal arts colleges across the United States continues, merging with a larger institution is increasingly seen as an attractive alternative. EDITOR’S NOTE: In a joint statement, Montclair State University president Jonathan GS Koppell and Bloomfield College president Marcheta P.

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Pros and Cons of Higher Ed Mergers and Alliances: with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Ricardo Azziz | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 031

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education needs to respond more decisively and plan fully in what is happening in the external environment, which is revolutionary. In the case of Augusta, they merged a health sciences institution with a liberal arts/masters institution. Culture The culture of a university campus is special and recognized.