Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

[Editor's note: This essay, written for elite university presidents, is intended as a rhetorical device rather than a statement of facts. Elite universities, long considered the pinnacle of higher education, have become increasingly entwined in a broader conversation about privilege, access, and power.

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Presidents and other high-ranking administrative staff have been on the defensive recently as the public has heightened its criticism over whether higher education leaders are guiding the sector properly. ” It isn’t just retired presidents who speak harshly about it. .”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A Lumina Foundation convening brought together leaders from historically Black colleges and universities to engage with researchers, policy experts and the philanthropic community to strategize on the future of these storied institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For his leadership, LeBlanc – a first-generation college graduate – was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 15 “Classroom Revolutionaries” and one of the “most influential people in higher education,” in addition to winning the TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education in 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact is an excellent book that answers the question, what does it take to succeed as a Black professional in higher education leadership?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

—About a decade ago, nearly all—97 percent—of IBM’s job advertisements required a four-year college degree, according to David Barnes, vice president of global workforce policy at the tech giant, who spoke this week at the annual SXSW EDU conference here. ‘Bad’ Policy No.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Conservative groups, politicians and organizations launched a coordinated attack on DEI in higher education in 2023, in some cases disrupting these programs established to promote fairness and student success, and to address decades of exclusionary policies and practices in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Today, women serve as CEOs, university presidents, political leaders, and cultural pioneers. She exemplifies the empathy and innovation that women bring to leadership in higher education. Figures such as Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first Black female president of an Ivy League university; and Dr. Melissa L.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. Consequently, university officials and state leaders are caught in a conundrum over what to do.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2025

April 15, 2025 · Episode 255 The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation 33 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. GallupLumina data shows why trust in higher ed is decliningand what colleges must do to regain credibility, relevance, and workforce alignment.

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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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University Business

APRIL 25, 2025

In this moment of extraordinary uncertainty, college and university presidents find themselves navigating an unforgiving landscape: political scrutiny, financial volatility, eroding public trust, and shifting student expectations. The debate over the value of higher education is not going away.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

American higher education is in trouble. Polls show declining public support for universities — support necessary for their sustenance, since few universities are wholly dependent on their customers (students and research grantors) for financial sustainability. Read more at Deseret.

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2025

Colleges and universities already worrying about maintaining their relevance to prospective students and the workforce are also now entrenched in a new drama few are adequately prepared for: the increasing litigation and compliance involved in the sector. The symposium, hosted by Touro Law, was recorded and published on its website. .

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SRHE

OCTOBER 15, 2024

by Rob Cuthbert Higher education in England is in financial trouble, and maybe more. If former NUS President Wes Streeting were Education Secretary, no doubt he would be proclaiming that, like the National Health Service, ‘higher education is broken’.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Jorge Burmicky, assistant professor at Howard University. Over 700 college and university presidents have responded to a new survey, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving higher education landscape. Those aspiring to be presidents now see the competencies needed,” said Dr. Shawn M. Dr. Shawn M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Collectively, higher education must give this issue the attention and priority it deserves. Specifically, the time has come for college presidents to step up and lead the fight for the safety of our campus communities. Prevention, research, and survivor support efforts are currently highly fragmented across higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. I define academic acumen as a wide range of knowledge and skills related to teaching, research, and knowledge creation within the higher education context.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

.” The regulation defines “political or social activism” as any activity organized to effect change in government policy. As the regulation currently stands, state universities cannot “endorse or promote a position in communications, advertisements, programs or campus activities.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

Drumm McNaughton talks with two CEW professors who worked on the study, Research Professor of Education and Economics Dr. Zack Mabel and Associate Director of Editorial Policy and Senior Editor/Writer Kathryn Campbell. Prior to joining CEW, he worked most recently as a policy research scientist at the College Board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“It pleases me greatly to serve a board of directors that I view as a team of educational thought leaders and visionaries working to lift higher education steadily toward its aspirations,” said Eatman. James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Jonathan R. Alger was elected vice chair of the board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2023

Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state’s Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies. Read more from Maryland Matters.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2023

DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election, said he will also change tenure and hiring policies, allowing institutions to conduct post-tenure reviews on faculty at any time and giving university presidents and board of trustees more authority in hiring decisions. million on DEI programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Welch Welch is currently president of AASCU member Arkansas State University System and co-chair of the Executive Council of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

University of Utah is showcasing the value of academic diversity after the state’s passing of HB 261 , which “prohibits an institution of higher education from establishing or maintaining an office… [that] is referred to or named diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 6, 2023

ACE will release The American College President: 2023 Edition on April 14. Since the founding of American higher education, college and university presidents have generally been White men—even.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

. • Southern New Hampshire University. HEERF (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, and administered by the U.S. Department of Education). He served as Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the U.S.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The agreements raised questions, as the Times put it, “about whether promoting gambling on campus—especially to people who are at an age when they are vulnerable to developing gambling disorders—fits the mission of higher education.” Their contracts have raised a number of ethical and policy flags.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The British study published on Research Policy examined the performance of higher education institutions by collecting data from the National Student Survey (NSS) website, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and others over 10 years beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. We do that every day at universities. As she put it, "I really like doing science."

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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. She holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Javier Cevallos was recently appointed president of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI). Dr. Javier Cevallos Cevallos is currently president-in-residence of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected the 29 senior-level higher education professionals for its 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). MLI stands as a magnet for talented people looking to bring something different to American higher education leadership.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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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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