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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

In many academic institutions, faculty, staff, and students often navigate strict hierarchies and narrowly defined roles, which can create significant barriers between these groups. Administrators focus on policies and data, while faculty members concentrate on teaching and research.

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

Inside Higher Ed

Social workers “absolutely cannot situate ourselves as the magic ingredient to eradicating racism in law enforcement—an institution directly tied to the legacy of American slavery—if we cannot dismantle racism within our own systems of care,” Dettlaff wrote in the letter, which was signed by more than 1,100 social workers.

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How Can You Increase Success With Second-Year and Transfer Students?

Helix Education

Although students appear socially comfortable, they are still looking for institutional direction for opportunities to engage socially. Examine all policies to assure they are aligned with timely degree completion. Explore ways to increase students’ tolerance of people who are different from them.

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Scaling Online Programming: The Fundamental Building Blocks

Helix Education

Online students are juggling multiple responsibilities, have limited time, are highly sensitive to costs, and are “allergic” to policies that they perceive as wasting time and money. A deep understanding of what online students need in order even be able to consider your program.

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 Ready or Not, Here It Comes! New Regulations When Offering Programs Leading to a License Effective July 1!

WCET Frontiers

We have heard that there are some institutions offering students the choice of where the institution satisfies state educational requirements and encouraging the student to choose from that list and then attest to one of those states. Research state educational requirements where students are served by the institution.

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New policies guide removal of controversial building names

Inside Higher Ed

Woodrow Wilson’s name was removed from Princeton University’s public policy school in 2020. The University of Maryland system, for example, added name-removal procedures to its existing naming policy a few months after the Towson committee began researching the backgrounds of Paca and Carroll. Denaming Processes.

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University Presidents Called to Action

Higher Education Inquirer

Universities like Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins are not neutral players in the policy arena; they are active participants in shaping the very policies that benefit their interests. Beyond their influence in academia and politics, elite universities increasingly exert power over the very land on which they sit.