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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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President’s corner: How ‘presence’ unlocks a powerful enrollment strategy

University Business

A seemingly simple question, but for Sacred Heart University President John Petillo this present-mindedness is a difference maker in convincing students to return to an institution. “It gets everyone to feel as if they’re part of a community rather than some large organization,” Petillo says.

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A New Era of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“My goal is to position the university as the anchor institution in the historic West End, so that when you think about the West End community, the first thing you think about is Johnson C. She can see the university in compartments and on a global spectrum,” says Bledsoe-Gardner. “The Kinloch prioritizes alumni engagement.

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Why today’s universities need outside counsel for improved investigations

University Business

Universities today are under increasing scrutiny from all angles. Congressional committees have summoned university presidents to testify about antisemitism on campus, and some members have threatened to pull federal funding.

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Outrage follows Florida college presidents' statement on CRT

Inside Higher Ed

The 13-member Board of Trustees at New College of Florida, including six trustees appointed by DeSantis, also ousted the college’s president Tuesday as a step toward their stated vision of making the liberal arts college more like Hillsdale College , a private Christian institution in Michigan.

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Hard Jobs

Susquehanna President's Blog

At the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in early December, Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA, said “Being a university president is the hardest job in America.” Being a university president isn’t the hardest job I have had. Being a university president isn’t even the mostly intellectually taxing job I have had.

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Pros and Cons of Higher Ed Mergers and Alliances: with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Ricardo Azziz | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 031

The Change Leader, Inc.

The American Quality Foundation and Ernst and Young published a study several years ago that looked across a number of different organizations in the U.S., In the case of Augusta, they merged a health sciences institution with a liberal arts/masters institution. Canada, and Japan.