Women presidents on the rise at R1 institutions, report finds
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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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.
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."
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As free speech controversies mount, Indiana University faculty pitch vote of no confidence in university leadership
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.
Lack of diversity in professional services leadership continues to be a problem
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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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
NCCU Launches the Nation’s First HBCU AI Institute
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
NCCU celebrated with a campus event on December 11, which included representatives from partner grant recipients, Google and university leadership, local officials, and students. The institute will also foster collaboration with other HBCUs, industry leaders, and research partners across the country. NCCU Chancellor Karrie G.
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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
The university's leadership position as the third-largest HBCU in the nation places it in a unique position to pioneer solutions that could benefit similar institutions across the country.
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Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?
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.
Let’s look outside academia for university leaders
LSE Higher Education Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2024
How many university leaders return to their former academic identity and role, or at least do so willingly? At an operational level, endless demands leave no time for academic pursuits for those at the summit of university leadership. Few leaders, if any, will visit the classroom or undertake research.
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Q&A: Retiring Maryville University President Recalls Early Connectivity Efforts
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
As students gravitated to smartphones over flip phones, and increasingly relied on laptops and other connected technologies both inside and outside of the classroom, Lombardi brought together the universitys leadership team to ask a pivotal question: What does it mean to be student-centered?
Building Strong University Leadership Through Mentoringwith Dr. Ron Crutcher | Changing Higher Ed 018
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.
Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons
University Business
APRIL 27, 2023
The post Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons appeared first on University Business.
How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
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. CUNY has long been dedicated to eliminating the obstacles that result when a student transfers.
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Some of the best higher education books of 2024
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success, by Freeman A. Rous, is an insightful discussion of effective university leadership by one of the nation’s most well-regarded higher education leaders. Hrabowski, III with Peter H. Henderson, Lynne C. Schaefer & Philip J.
The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 7, 2025
Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, in January 2024, after she wrote a letter critical of the universitys leadership. Research by Dr.
Amid a Fight Over Finances, Lawmakers May Oust a University's Board
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.
FAMU Says Philanthropic Contribution is Legit
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
“If (scratch that, WHEN) this turns out to be a scam, the entire university leadership should resign for being had by an obvious unwell conman,” wrote one individual on social media. How does an entire University Advancement office allow this to happen? How does university leadership allow this happen?”
Columbia University President Steps Down
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024. Many on faculty at the university expressed no-confidence in the administration partly for its aggressive response to on-campus demonstrations.
NASA Selects 15 MSIs for MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification Awards
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 2, 2023
Some funding opportunities include NASA's annual Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR ) solicitation and the University Leadership Initiative.
McBride Appointed to Lead Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity at WashU
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 23, 2024
His innovative, interdisciplinary approach to university leadership and his research will be a vital asset to the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity.”
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Digital Transformation at the University of Adelaide
Cisco blogs - Education
AUGUST 5, 2022
Transformation requires the commitment and support from university leadership. The IT department must be strong from top to bottom, and it must understand the business needs of the university. At the University of Adelaide, we are well on our way with our digital transformation journey. Communication is critical.
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Survey: Voluntary Turnover in Higher Ed Workforce Increasing
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
College and university leadership would be well served to make investment in a retention strategy both an immediate and ongoing priority. And one-third of respondents said they are likely or very likely to do so even.
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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
“AASCU is taking this issue head on with the development of this new program to help department chairs understand roles and responsibilities, finances, and navigating the complexities of university leadership. I am excited to be part of this new venture at AASCU.” The 2024 institute will consist of two cohorts.
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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Leading Your Institution in Times of Disruption and Uncertainty
Helix Education
MARCH 20, 2025
Great university leadership is needed more than ever Managing a university during times of great disruption and uncertainty requires a delicate balance of strategic foresight, agile decision-making, and compassionate leadership.
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N.C. Commission Recommends Overhaul of University Governance Structure
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 21, 2023
Roy Cooper in November to address concerns that the University of North Carolina (UNC) system’s Board of Governors (BOG) did not fully represent the racial, geographic, and political diversity of the state and that politics are impacting policies and appointments throughout the system.
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A Progressive Platform for College Access
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Emory University leadership engage in conversation during a Diversity Week keynote luncheon. Similarly, Augustana College’s Direct Admissions program, facilitated through College Greenlight, is designed to expand access for traditionally excluded high schoolers in the Chicagoland area.
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Women make history every day – let’s remove the barriers that stand in their way
UW Presidential Blog
MARCH 27, 2023
It’s reflected in our University leadership , in our student leaders , on the court and the field, and in the work happening across the University to infuse equity into every project and collaboration that we undertake. The UW is committed to advancing gender equity and diversity in all aspects of our community.
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Holistic Communication Plans Help Enact Change in Higher Ed IT
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 23, 2023
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? Ask faculty about what works in their classrooms or if there’s new a tool they’d like to try.
Climate Change, the University, and ‘The Great Displacement’
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.
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The case for online international education
The PIE News
JULY 25, 2024
Each university should be building resilience by diversifying revenue streams and student pools by pursuing online learners around the world. Choosing a go-to-market strategy will look quite familiar to university leadership as the key markets for their on-ground enrolments remain key in online as well.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Real International Student Scandal
HEPI
AUGUST 22, 2024
The basics are clear: long-term underfunding of HE, a marketized higher education system, and university leaderships that value the generation of a financial surplus above all else. Meetings often go nowhere, ending with a request to the student to put their questions or concerns into an email instead. How has this situation arisen?
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Layoffs Loom at Penn State
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 17, 2023
” “Any reduction in workforce is not something University leadership takes lightly,” the university said in a statement to Spotlight PA. ” Earlier this month, another Penn State administrator acknowledged that some layoffs are “impossible to avoid.”
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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
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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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What kind of institutional change are you encountering?
ACRLog
JANUARY 29, 2024
On the other hand, though, I do respect how the new university leadership seems to be addressing the challenges head on, rather than letting issues continue to fester. I admire how library leadership is transparent about the challenges and the decision-making processes being used to address them.
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What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex?
SRHE
APRIL 22, 2025
The Executive and a University Executive Group are described as exercising leadership and there is also a University Leadership Team, though leadership is undefined. Sussex has also given thought to overall responsibilities for supervision of the exercise of its internal rules.
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How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year
University Business
APRIL 24, 2024
“New facts have come to light that once again show the Arizona Board of Regents failed in their oversight role and highlight a university leadership that was clueless as to their own finances,” wrote Hobbs in a news release.
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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 19, 2023
Community college leaders with extensive experience in and knowledge of the community college serve as one of the most diverse faculties in a national university leadership program. A fully designed doctoral curriculum in which all courses focus on the community college.
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Alabama A&M proposes purchase of Birmingham-Southern College campus
University Business
MAY 1, 2024
Alabama A&M University leadership wants to buy soon-to-close Birmingham-Southern College, a move leadership says would help the growing college expand into one of its primary student markets and be a boon for the surrounding community. Based in Huntsville, Alabama A&M is the state’s largest historically Black college.
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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This publication reiterates global challenges facing university leadership, how universities can thrive in competitive environments, the roles of HBCUs; and more within its pages. Katherine McGraw, outlines knowledge and insight to understand and adapt to the rapid pace of change in the 21st Century.
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Digital English testing in student recruitment
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
One attendee said he now regretted how he had framed the DET when asking university leadership to adopt the online test. “At “This was an opportunity to share with the world that this was the right thing to do, to put something digital-first to address these challenges,” he said.
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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
We know that when students of color have teachers of color, they do better,” he said, adding that there was a commitment from university leadership, faculty and staff at UK to increase the diversity numbers.
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University of the Arts in Philadelphia abruptly closes
University Business
JUNE 3, 2024
(Photo by: Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “With deepest sadness, we must confirm that University of the Arts will close on June 7, 2024,” university leadership said Sunday.
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How Lumina’s 2040 Vision Can Help Restore Public Confidence in Higher Education: Creating Pathways to Rebuild America's Trust in Colleges and Universities
The Change Leader, Inc.
APRIL 18, 2025
University Leadership Strategy: Institutional Actions to Rebuild Trust To meet the 2040 goal and begin restoring public trust, higher education must evolve to better serve the modern learner. Among adults without a credential, 70 percent say a bachelor’s degree is valuable, and more than half view an associate degree positively.
The importance of universities in leading communities
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.
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