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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. Job Tags: Academic administration Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: tommy/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Q: What led you to your role as associate provost for student success at York College? A: I came here to York College to teach, and I did that for many years. I got interested in administrative-type issues.

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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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Ask the Administrator: When Curriculum and Budgets Overlap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An occasional correspondent writes, I work for an R1 private 4-year institution at our Computer Science department as an academic administrator. I’m writing to see if you or the readers have discussed how academic units make or should make strategic planning decisions that blur the line between academics and business.

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Advice for designing adjunct professional development programs (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It’s one of the most cost-effective investments that community colleges can make to ensure effective instruction and increased student achievement, writes Anna Conway.

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

Tackling workforce needs with financial assistance Maine Free College, a free college scholarship initiative introduced by the Maine Community College System (MCCS) in the 2022-23 academic year, has helped contribute to a mass resurgence in enrollment compared to the rest of the country.

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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?