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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 7, 2025
Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership. The initiatives impact, she notes, has been particularly evident in creating networks and support systems that help women navigate the complex path to leadership positions.
Wonkhe
MAY 16, 2024
As part of a project on the lack of ethnic diversity in university leadership, Monika Nangia asked professional services colleagues to share their stories. Here’s what they said The post Lack of diversity in professional services leadership continues to be a problem appeared first on Wonkhe.
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LSE Higher Education Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The recruitment of university leaders, or more specifically vice-chancellors and their equivalent, is an opaque process. Yet championing academics as university leaders assumes that university leaders persist with their academic identities. Reasons are manifold. One is remunerative.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. University President Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment.
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Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
But representation for women of color at the top tier of university leadership has not kept pace.
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FIRE
APRIL 10, 2024
IU’s postponement of an event featuring Hamas critic Mosab Hassan Yousef is the latest in a long line of recent free speech issues at the university.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is making sure that the future of AI is as inclusive as it is innovative. This is the first program of its kind at any historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation. NCCU Chancellor Karrie G.
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
When Mark Lombardi took over as president of Missouris Maryville University in 2007, a communications and digital transformation was knocking at the sectors door.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges.
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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. Traditionally, universities have looked for candidates who were steeped in the world of academia.
SRHE
APRIL 22, 2025
by GR Evans The Office for Students has found that the Trans and Non-Binary Equality Policy Statement of the University of Sussex involves breach of two of the relevant OfS Regulatory Requirements in late March 2025, and imposed an unprecedentedly substantial fine. Sussex was created among the batch of new universities of the 1960s.
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The Change Leader, Inc.
APRIL 17, 2019
The key to building strong university leadership through mentoring is by inspiring current leaders to pass on their experience and legacy to high-potentials. education needs to do a better job of preparing future leaders, especially in terms of leadership development and succession planning.
HEPI
APRIL 25, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Helen Laville , Provost at Kingston University , and is part of a series of HEPI / NCEE blogs on entrepreneurial leadership. In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university.
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University Business
APRIL 27, 2023
Leaders at Temple University in Philadelphia can’t seem to catch a break. More than 800 union members (81%) cast a vote of no confidence in their ability to lead one of the state’s leading research universities. More from UB: Concerned about low rate of LGBTQ+ students? Take some notes from these colleges.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. Dr. Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024.
UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
MARCH 15, 2023
He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. And that's how I started to solidify my position to keep us moving forward."
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University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Included in this year’s best volumes are books on HBCUs, standardized testing, free speech and institutional leadership in a time of crisis. The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success, by Freeman A. The post Some of the best higher education books of 2024 appeared first on University Business.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 18, 2024
By Eric Kelderman Some state legislators say Tennessee State University's leadership needs an immediate overhaul. A faculty leader at the historically Black college worries the move is a political power grab.
Cisco blogs - Education
AUGUST 5, 2022
This post was authored by Bev Wright, CIO for the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia. The University of Adelaide is a public research university in Australia that is a member of the Group of Eight, a distinction equivalent to the Ivy League in the United States. Prior to 2015, IT was largely decentralized.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges. As the largest public urban university system in the nation, CUNY had a real opportunity to make a change. In 2023, CUNY s Board of Trustees charged the Universitys leadership including myself to fix the transfer system.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2024
Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). That love ultimately propelled Schexnider to enroll at Grambling State University — one of Louisiana’s public HBCUs. Dr. Alvin J. million to $18.8
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
Shortly after Florida A&M University — a historically Black university — announced last weekend that entrepreneur Gregory Gerami donated $237.75 million to the university to support student success initiatives and athletics, many who were suspicious took to social media to express their skepticism.
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 21, 2023
After eight months of meetings with numerous stakeholders, the bipartisan Governor’s Commission on Public University Governance in North Carolina issued a comprehensive report with seven recommendations that would transform the structure, diversity, and transparency of public higher education leadership throughout the state.
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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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The Change Leader, Inc.
APRIL 18, 2025
Once viewed as the gateway to opportunity and upward mobility, colleges and universities are now in a trust crisisincreasingly perceived as inaccessible, unaffordable, and disconnected from the realities of today’s learners. With decades of research and policy leadership behind it, Lumina has taken the long viewand a bold one.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.”
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 23, 2024
McBride, who is currently a senior advisor to the chancellor and the Gerald Early Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. He is a founding co-editor of “The New Black Studies” series at the University of Illinois Press.
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University Business
APRIL 24, 2024
The University of Arizona has gone through the wringer in the months since discovering a $177 million budget deficit last November. Leadership on the state’s board of regents has been reshuffled, the president announced his plans to step down and highly ranked administrators have been let go. cut, which comes out to $26.1
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 26, 2023
I finished reading The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration the same day I received my copy of Bryan Alexander's new book Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis. " Those are the questions I'll be going to Universities on Fire to answer. They are already here.
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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.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2024
Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). That love ultimately propelled Schexnider to enroll at Grambling State University — one of Louisiana’s public HBCUs. Dr. Alvin J. million to $18.8
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HEPI
MAY 16, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Adam Doyle , Head of Business Engagement and Employability at the University of Derby Much of the focus upon university leadership has historically been within institutions. On paper, it sounds like universities interacting with government and industry should be straightforward.
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Helix Education
MARCH 20, 2025
This last half decade has delivered unprecedented disruption for university leaders. As we move through 2025 and look at the landscape beyond, it’s clear that adaptability, resilience, and innovative thinking are crucial for successful university management. Woefully few universities do.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 2, 2023
NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected 15 minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to receive the MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award.
HEPI
MAY 9, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Richard Calvert, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University. Within higher education, it’s a theme that many university leaders have embraced. Why wouldn’t this be central to what universities are about? Within this, there are some real leadership challenges.
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Liaison International
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Key Takeaways: Strong leadership in graduate enrollment management is crucial for increasing enrollment and ensuring institutional financial health. GEM is a complex, highly visible function within universities that has become more critical in recent years. The importance of leadership in this area cannot be overstated.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 19, 2023
In May 2018, COD’s board of trustees approved a $1 million investment to support a diverse group of 23 faculty and administrators to participate in Kansas State University’s (KSU) doctoral Community College Leadership Program (CCLP), the first cohort known colloquially as the CCLP Roadrunner cohort. in community college leadership.
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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.
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The PIE News
JANUARY 31, 2024
In order to advance international education, Senior International Officers (SIOs) and other thought leaders should pursue leadership that is grounded in intentional collaborations. Collaborative leadership provides a platform for increasing opportunities and expanding meaningful participation.
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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
JULY 21, 2022
More Leadership Advice for the New Academic Year. Higher Ed Leadership. University Innovation Alliance. At the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we know just how challenging new beginnings can be under normal circumstances – and during the past two-plus years, circumstances have been far from normal. Communication.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 28, 2023
Succession planning is paramount in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as it can play a critical role in preserving these institutions' legacy, values, and unique contributions. Succession planning plays a vital role in the long-term success and stability of the university.
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Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Equally, however, stepping into a university leadership position in America in 2022 carries a responsibility to publicly reaffirm the social role and value of higher education in the face of mounting skepticism. And one way presidents can do this is by engaging in thought leadership—especially on contentious topics.
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