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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One of the complexities of college leadership is that a president typically has approximately nine different constituencies (students, parents, alumni, donors, faculty, staff, local, state and federal government, at the least) whose views are not only not aligned, but frequently diametrically opposed to one another.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nationally representative data can address these issues and provide benchmarks that university administrators can use to understand how faculty work and life at their institution may compare in relation to peer institutions. The survey was last administered in fall 2003, with earlier administrations in 1987, 1992 and 1998.

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How debt relief could win at the Supreme Court

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: If the Biden administration’s debt-relief plan survives the U.S. The question of standing has been a key theme in the recent legal battle over the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for eligible Americans.