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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Reynolds added that if the state had “provided the federal funding as requested and it was used to finance debt or other impermissible uses according to US Treasury guidelines, the state and taxpayers could have been liable for potential repayment to the federal government.” Is this diversity newsletter?

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015.

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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.

He served as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) for 13 years (2002-2015), president of the Ohio State University for four years (1998-2002), and president of the University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years (1988-1998). It was a difficult job back in 2015. So he sues the Federal government about the law.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

They also talk about the careers with the best ROI and how those with liberal arts degrees fare by comparison. Podcast Highlights Michael draws on his background as the former director of the College Scorecard program during his time in the Obama Administration to create user-friendly reports, utilizing the dataset’s 2,000 variables.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aspen subsequently began two intensive fellowships that select senior administrators with the qualities of exceptional presidents and teach lessons from the field about how to achieve exceptional and equitable levels of student success. A national leadership development strategy matters.

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I Went on Strike to Cancel My Student Debt and Won. Every Debtor Deserves the Same. (Ann Bowers*)

Higher Education Inquirer

I was part of a group of former students that launched a 7-year long student debt strike to win loan cancellation from the federal government. In the winter of 2015, a group of former students met in person to plan the campaign. I should know. Turning our individual burdens into a collective demand was our only option.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students. Emeritus, 2015-present. Professor of History, CSU East Bay1989-2010, Prof. In most cases we didn’t even hear back.