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How to avoid the Peter Principle in academic administration (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Institutions often promote academic leaders who rise until their skills prove insufficient in their new positions, writes Stefan Niewiesk. What can be done?

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: With a heart for minority and underrepresented students, Brian Reed, associate vice provost for Student Success and Campus Life at the University Montana, uses a data-focused approach to gauge student success and career readiness.

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He had not declared a major or developed an awareness of his needed academic tools, but Landau was motivated to learn for the sake of learning. I got interested in administrative-type issues. So we put up one barrier … and that is you have to talk to an academic adviser.

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Defend your college’s academic freedom: Here’s a toolkit to help you do it

University Business

” “As threats of censorship in academic settings grow stronger, we look to university leaders and free expression advocates to defend campus free speech against viewpoint-based legislative incursions and to champion the value of open academic inquiry in our democracy,” said Jeremy C.

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An accomplished legal scholar and a strong academic administrator, Professor Johanna Bond is uniquely qualified to serve as the dean of Rutgers University Law School,” said Dr. Antonio Tillis, chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden.

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To be successful, DEI searches must meet certain conditions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Job Tags: Academic administration Ad keywords: diversity Section: Diversity Topic: Diversity Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?:

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The plight of adjuncts reflects academe's dysfunction (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Job Tags: Academic administration Editorial Tags: Adjuncts Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Dilok Klaisataporn/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Women chairs face mushrooming demands with inadequate support (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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Advice for designing adjunct professional development programs (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Job Tags: Academic administration Section: Community Colleges Editorial Tags: Adjuncts Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: designer491/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Advice for college leaders on taking risks (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Job Tags: Academic administration EXECUTIVE POSITIONS Ad keywords: administrators Editorial Tags: Presidents Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Nuthawut Somsuk/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: C.K. What’s a risk? Who decides?

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New curricular modules will highlight role of race in health sciences

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Professors and academic affairs professionals are invited to contribute an academic success tip describing a way of teaching, structuring a course or other action that’s promoting student success.

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Ed Tech Spotlight: StudyTree

Higher Ed Connects: Ed Tech

The event brought together ed tech entrepreneurs, academic administrators and venture capitalists to discuss entrepreneurship and the latest trends in educational technology. StudyTree: A tool using AI for student success. by Terri E. Givens.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: We’re all in the business of encouraging academic and personal formation, but we’re also navigating the tensions facing higher ed right now. Twenty-five years later, I’m still at Georgetown, in a much different position, but still working to support student academic life.

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Reflections of the Career of a University Expatriate

Edu Alliance Journal

In my own case, I came onto the academic job market in the early 1980s, a time of severe global recession when jobs in many fields, including higher education, were scarce. Those initial 2-3 years ended up stretching to 38 ½ years before I retired in March 2021, covering six countries and territories and incorporating a move from faculty to academic administration. . To some extent, this is inevitable when, say, a faculty member assumes administrative responsibilities.

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Student Success & Equity in Math with Michael Wangler

Dr. Al Solano

About Michael Wangler Michael Wangler has over 20 years of leadership experience in community colleges, both as a faculty member and academic administrator. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how a college significantly improved equitable outcomes in math.

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Centralization Is Not the Objective

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 20-plus years at various levels of institutions (including academic unit, campus, and system), I’ve experienced about every organizational model that exists. In addition, they have been thoughtful to more clearly delineate core responsibilities, a formidable task when unit-level marketing goals and objectives can look vastly different across academic, administrative and auxiliary units.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California.

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Transitioning from Faculty to Administration

Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development

Dr. Tammi Cooper, Associate Dean in the School of Business at Northcentral University, shares her knowledge from her own often-bumpy transition from faculty to academic administrator, covering the following key topics: The challenge of the transition. by Dr. Tammi Cooper.

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Friday Fragments

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For instance, I’ve met a surprising number of former music majors in academic administration over the years. Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Some great responses from readers came in this week! In response to the post about the book collection, one reader asked plaintively, “How is it possible that with an entire boomer generation retiring in droves, there are no old books’ homes where they can send their banished collections?”

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Guide To Assessment

Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

The purpose of this document is to provide academic leaders new to assessment with an easy-to-read, quick-to-digest, practical guide on educational assessment. 1) Examining a learning outcome in relationship to the courses within an academic program.