Higher Education, History and University Leadership

Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

higher education institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said. Morgan State's initiative comes at a critical time when higher education institutions nationwide are grappling with enrollment challenges.

Retention

Retention University Higher Education Achievement

Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?

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. Furthermore, Gov.

University Leadership

University Leadership Leadership University Academia

What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex?

SRHE

APRIL 22, 2025

The Higher Education and Research Act (2017) s.3(8)(a) 3(8)(a) protects the autonomy of higher education providers, defining it as the freedom of English higher education providers within the law to conduct their day to day management in an effective and competent way.

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University Policy Higher Education Guidance

William Hague elected chancellor of Oxford University

The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Former foreign secretary and Oxford graduate wins online vote, ending hopes a woman would fill role for first time The former foreign secretary William Hague has been elected as Oxford University’s next chancellor, ending hopes that a woman would fill the role for the first time in Oxford’s 800-year history.

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Advocate University History College

Was 2022 a bumper year for books about education?

HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2023

And if the government won’t do it, universities should.’ Peter Hitchens, A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System – This book is not primarily about higher education but is rather about selective schooling, which is a major feeder for selective universities.

Education

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. Community college leaders with extensive experience in and knowledge of the community college serve as one of the most diverse faculties in a national university leadership program.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Defending DEI: University Leaders Share Lessons Learned and Strategies for Moving Forward

Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

In response to relentless anti-DEI measures, over 200 former college, university, and system heads have joined forces as the Champions of Higher Education coalition, an initiative created by PEN America , an organization that unites writers and their allies to celebrate free expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

University

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“You know, we’ve had decades of very solid support from the university leadership and there was a reason for that, because—I’m not sure if this is a little bit of vanity or just accuracy—I’ve done everything imaginable for years here to build trust between a university-based organization and the general public.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Deans History Faculty

UCD appoints first female president in 169 years

The PIE News

MARCH 10, 2023

At University College Dublin, International Women’s Day was even more significant this year with the historic appointment of the university’s first woman president in its 169-year history. UCD is Ireland’s largest university with over 38,000 students and is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide.

Engineering

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UVA students speak out against new board member

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

They see Ellis, CEO of a private equity firm and president of the conservative UVA alumni organization the Jefferson Council, as a threat to the progress the university has made in recent years. During his campaign for governor, Youngkin didn’t offer many specifics on his plans for higher education.

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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2023

And for most of us, many of these composers were new to us because they were then absent from our music history books from the repertoire that we learned as students,” said Montgomery. Based on her extensive years in university leadership, Montgomery suggested that younger people look for mentors in many places, of many kinds.

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Deans Leadership Faculty Schooling

Book Review – The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities by Martin Betts

HEPI

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Troy is a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s Institute of Education. Troy’s research focuses on higher education leadership and administration, with a particular focus on investigating the inequities that persist in the sector.

Leadership

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“Fighting talk, and absolutely right at last to be so.” Sir Anthony Seldon responds to the new Blueprint from Universities UK

HEPI

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Government now joined in the media and public game of university bashing. For government to attack university leadership was a risible case of the kettle calling the pot black. The quality of governing and public sector oversight indeed over the 14 years of Conservative rule was the worst in the party’s history.

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Peter McGovern, EdOdyssey, US

The PIE News

MAY 8, 2024

Those courses are helping students discover themselves, different cultures and the power of the place around them, while also supporting that really big social, emotional, academic, personal transition to higher education from secondary. How can you successfully promote study abroad to students?

Schooling

Schooling Retention University Leadership History

Stop micromanaging your campus tour and take a look at your deeper problems

Echo Delta

JANUARY 20, 2023

As we all know, higher education across the board is facing stressors unlike anything in the history of higher education, with arguably the most pressing being that of uncertain enrollment numbers. Enrollment friends, stop telling tour groups they should ask their guide anything. They can’t and shouldn’t.

Department

Department Academia Facilities Leadership

OfS with their heads: is Cromwell to blame?

SRHE

JANUARY 27, 2025

by Paul Temple If youve been watching the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, you may like me have been surprised by how little higher education featured in the story. All right, they couldnt cover every aspect of sixteenth-century English life, but still.)

Higher Education

Higher Education Administration University Leadership University Management

A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. Recommended Reading for Leaders We always like hearing about leadership-themed books that inspire our guests.

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President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

has endured a record-breaking heat wave this summer, and with it, a cluster of turnovers in higher education’s top position. However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Higher Education Administration Academia

President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

JULY 31, 2023

As dean of the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California, Muhl faced heavy opposition from students in its MFA program who believed Muhl was responsible for faculty departures amid her failures to communicate curriculum changes and her “persistent belittling of students,” according to a student letter.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Leadership Provost University President

The divestment problem

University Business

APRIL 23, 2024

More from UB: The 3 factors holding at-risk students back from graduating The ethical dilemma Student calls for divestment have a significant history in higher education, and some have proved successful. Similarly, student calls for their institutions to cut ties with Israel has a storied history.

History

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Higher Ed Budget Cuts and Accountability

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 29, 2018

Higher ed budget cuts and accountability issues threaten higher education institutions worldwide. The financial challenges facing higher education institutions are immense. Many higher education leaders are in a difficult spot: declining tuition revenues and lower state allocations.

Higher Education

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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?

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What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex?

William Hague elected chancellor of Oxford University

Was 2022 a bumper year for books about education?

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Navigating Pathways to Success

Defending DEI: University Leaders Share Lessons Learned and Strategies for Moving Forward

Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

UCD appoints first female president in 169 years

UVA students speak out against new board member

First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

Book Review – The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities by Martin Betts

“Fighting talk, and absolutely right at last to be so.” Sir Anthony Seldon responds to the new Blueprint from Universities UK

Peter McGovern, EdOdyssey, US

Stop micromanaging your campus tour and take a look at your deeper problems

OfS with their heads: is Cromwell to blame?

A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

The divestment problem

Higher Ed Budget Cuts and Accountability

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