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The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

Regular and engaging content: For each eight-week term, the OLC meets virtually two to three times for 30-minute sessions to provide professional development on best practices in online teaching, pedagogy, student academic engagement and student retention, and in creating a close connection to the university mission.

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The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

Regular and engaging content: For each eight-week term, the OLC meets virtually two to three times for 30-minute sessions to provide professional development on best practices in online teaching, pedagogy, student academic engagement and student retention, and in creating a close connection to the university mission.

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Rankings Discourses: West, East and South

HESA

While in Asia they remain focused on research outputs, in the west, new rankings like the Times Higher Impact Rankings and the QS Sustainability Rankings have tried to put the spotlight on other aspects of universitiesmissions like contributions to society or the environment or other factors.

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Brand or Bust: How Universities Can Thrive in the Face of Crisis

HEPI

About the universities missions and their historical relationships to government and society. About brand values that the universities rely on to drive their results. ” In today’s media environment, a brand can be severely damaged in seconds.

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Impacts of federal and state policies on the UW

UW Presidential Blog

We must spend less to sustain the Universitys mission through these uncertain times and ensure a healthier future for generations to come. Freedom of expression is core to the university experience and to American ideals, and we support the right to free speech across the spectrum of political and ideological positions.

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