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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

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."

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Technology can keep on going 24/7 – we aren’t meant to!?

HEPI

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Judith Lamie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Engagement at Swansea University. It was a year like no other and it was a time when we needed technology to support us more than ever, although of course this has come at a price. Then 2020 arrived. Parker Follet, M.

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Survey: Most Instructors Not Facing Academic Freedom Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hulbert Most instructors do not report feeling unsafe or uncomfortable discussing or teaching sensitive topics, according to a new report by Ithaka S+R, part of the not-for-profit ITHAKA organization that aids in the use of digital technologies to sustainably advance research and teaching.

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NASA Selects 15 MSIs for MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification Awards

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some funding opportunities include NASA's annual Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR ) solicitation and the University Leadership Initiative.

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Digital Transformation at the University of Adelaide

Cisco blogs - Education

I commenced with the university in 2017 as only the second CIO with the task of reimagining the role and structure of the Information Technology and Digital Services (ITDS). It takes time and continued investment in people, process and technology. Transformation requires the commitment and support from university leadership.

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Chatham University initiates a campus-wide reorganization amid a $6 million deficit - Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Weighed down by a $6 million deficit, Chatham University is undergoing a campus-wide reorganization to mitigate the effects of financial hardship. About 8% of staff positions have been eliminated — putting 20 staffers out of a job — and the university leadership team has been restructured, according to school officials.

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Holistic Communication Plans Help Enact Change in Higher Ed IT

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Breaking down the silos between IT leadership and university leadership is a solid step toward reaching the overall university mission, but can you take it further? Find out which technologies students want to learn how to use or if they…