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More colleges will likely face closure in 2023, experts say

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“We understand and share the heartbreak by our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Aberdeen community, and we will work closely with them to succeed through this transition,” Sister Mary Thomas, president of the Presentation Sisters Corporate Board, said in the statement.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” As the AAUP puts it: “US faculty are steadily losing the rights of tenure, but far less from bombastic politicians weakening their protections than from universities quietly refusing to grant them.” Within the Cal State system, the share of faculty who are in tenured or tenure track positions fell from 66.6

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Tug-of-War: Bought vs. Brought Credit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Cummings and colleagues ( 2021 ) report that institutions’ concerns coalesce around reduced income, impact on faculty load, straying from mission or becoming obsolete, to closures. Tuition is charged and faculty pay and workload are measured by bought credits. Thus, they saddle up for battle emphasizing bought credit.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Prior to his presidency, he was a member of the University of Maryland mathematics faculty for 24 years. He also served as the co-chair and chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics from 2004 to 2016. And of course that upset the faculty. [00:12:43] So he sues the Federal government about the law.