Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Today, women serve as CEOs, university presidents, political leaders, and cultural pioneers. This dynamic approach enables institutions to adapt to evolving challenges while remaining grounded in core values. Figures such as Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first Black female president of an Ivy League university; and Dr. Melissa L.

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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. Ask specific questions.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 7, 2025

The discussion examines the growing challenges to academic freedom and free speech in higher education, including state legislative attempts to restrict institutional autonomy, the impact of DEI bans, and strategies for university leaders to protect academic independence.

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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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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2025

” How the world of research is changing Livingstone and her team will continue to pursue Baylor’s big institutional goals: Improving the institution’s value, affordability and completion rates. . “Some of it’s financial, some of it’s academic, some of it is mental health and other support.”

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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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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It seems like a strange moment to degrade the job of college or university presidents by imposing a cloak of silence on them when leaders of corporations and other institutions are called upon to engage in public discourse. The post University presidents should not silence themselves appeared first on University Business.

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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. Does your institutions story resonateand distinguish? When students thrive, institutions thrive.

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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

APRIL 4, 2024

The University of Michigan Ann-Arbor distributed a draft of their new Disruptive Activity Policy, and legal groups are urging leaders to reconsider. The policy comes after demonstrators last month interrupted a university event to protest the Israel-Hamas War. University President Santa J.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

Effective higher education strategic planning requires more than setting goalsit requires leadership that understands the importance of stakeholder engagement, shared vision, and persistence in driving institutional transformation. Faculty culture played a critical role.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Federal changes in January imposing a 35% cap on international study permits are projected to cause financial losses of more than $300m in 2024/25, doubling to more than $600m the following year, the organisation representing Ontario’s universities has predicted.

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UW Presidential Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

At the same time, there have been a range of opinions expressed about how we and other universities should be responding to these threats. We are actively responding on several fronts, many of which Provost Serio and I discussed in our April 3 message to the UW community and/or are outlined on the Federal Policy Updates page.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A draft of Florida’s regulation determining how the state will enforce defunding diversity, equity and inclusion programs at its public institutions has tacked on a new ordinance that prohibits forms of social activism on campus. Regulation 9.016 derives from Senate Bill 266, a bill Gov.

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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.

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2024

“[F]aculty can no longer live in a world that no longer exists,” said Brian Mitchell, former president of Bucknell University, according to Forbes. “Institutional change will happen at a speed to which they are unaccustomed and potentially unwilling to accept.”

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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. Those figures mirror the realities of California’s public institutions. On the same day the U.S.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience. I didn't want to do it, but the other option was closing the university.

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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 23, 2024

These bodies are entrusted with the responsibility of setting the strategic direction, ensuring financial stability, and upholding the mission and values of their respective institutions. Jones As of late, there have been several headlines that have brought to bear the dearth of academic acumen among board members and policy makers.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the USA, Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance has spoken approvingly of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who forced the Central European University to relocate from Budapest to Vienna.

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University Business

MAY 16, 2023

As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. And that has no place in our public institutions. On Monday, Gov.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ron DeSantis announced plans on Tuesday to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at Florida’s colleges and universities. He also recently appointed several conservative educational activists to the board of trustees at the New College of Florida, a small liberal arts institution known for its progressive ideals.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

Harvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned amid allegations of plagiarism and controversy surrounding her recent congressional testimony on campus policies related to student conduct and antisemitism. The post Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Over the past four years, some higher education officials and politicians have pushed back: for example, in 2020, a group of university presidents and athletic directors in Massachusetts testified before the state Legislature with the strong recommendation not to legalize college sports betting in Massachusetts.

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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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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.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The root of your institution’s dwindling finances and performance challenges might very well be a narcissistic president. The researchers then compared their decade-long performance with the signature size of each institution’s vice chancellor, which is the equivalent ranking of presidents in the U.S.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

How Institutions Can Evolve and Why They Don't. As a thought leader in business and economic innovation, some of Dr. Christensen's theories were uncomfortable for academic institutions. President LeBlanc explained: "His ideas of disruptive innovation were really played out in the open-market, for-profit corporate world.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

DeSantis has shown a taste for retribution, and it’s not hard to imagine that college leaders who speak out against him could find themselves fired and their institutions penalized financially. Those presidents have a hostage to worry about,” said Tania Tetlow, president of Fordham University, a Jesuit school located in New York.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Edward Montgomery, president of WMU. "He He is a proven scholar who also has been elevated to leadership roles at major public universities in three states, including at Kentucky's flagship institution. Vasquez Helig to the faculty at University of Texas at Austin in 2006 that he was a rising academic star,” said Dr. Gregory J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer. It is an honor and a privilege to work with such an extraordinary group of higher education leaders,” said AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. “I

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 6, 2023

Jack This blog post is part of the American College President Study body of work generously supported by the TIAA Institute. 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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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sun frequently gets asked by administrators at his institution to weigh in on thorny issues they’re debating. Government Accountability Office, look mostly through a policy prism. Image: Like a lot of professors whose field of study is higher education, Jeffrey C.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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. Some in higher education believe that a merged institution will preserve much of what is good of the smaller institution, while closure is merely oblivion.

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