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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

Dettlaff said that research expenditures also grew under his leadership, meaning that other issues are at play—namely his stance on abolition. ” According to information from the university, Graduate College of Social Work enrollment grew from 405 in 2015 to 544 in 2022. ” (McClain did not respond to an interview request.).

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Scaling Online Programming: The Fundamental Building Blocks

Helix Education

Align with institutional mission and strategic plan : The best way to get buy-in from your institutional leadership is to be sure that your online strategy is aligned with institutional mission and the strategic plan. They will also be able to garner greater support for additional resources by having that alignment.

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The Work We Do: Reflecting on CARL’s Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries

ACRLog

The vision and mission statements of your library or institution? Direction from your supervisor or administration? CARL lists eight competencies including collaboration, leadership and vision, equity, diversity, and inclusion, curation, and assessment, among others. I am reminded of Christopher P.

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Cost allocation in the research university and what it tells us

Changing Higher Education

I will say that most published budget documents of all kinds are meant to give the minimal required information while artfully obscuring information that leadership would prefer not be in the public domain: reading of several of the UC documents used by Schwartz shows that the UC truly is a master of this approach.

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New policies guide removal of controversial building names

Inside Higher Ed

The committee eventually voted unanimously to strike the names from the dormitories, a move that was backed by the university’s student, staff and faculty leadership organizations and, later, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Ultimately, the president or board has the final say.

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University Presidents Called to Action

Higher Education Inquirer

Whether through the disproportionate representation of wealthy white students or the stark inequities in faculty and leadership diversity, these institutions must reckon with their participation in racial oppression. The courage to defy powerful donors and trustees would mark a dramatic shift in how elite universities operate.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

University Business

” More from UB: UPenn leadership destabilized after president, board chair resign New College of Florida: A preview of the DeSantis mission The report outlines how the DeSantis-appointed New College of Florida Board of Trustees ousted the president and helped oversee the appointment of his political allies into executive administrative roles.