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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I got interested in administrative-type issues. This position, in what was then Academic Services, came open, and we revamped it into a student success division. My [academic] path was such twists and turns that I wouldn’t have been measured well by retention or graduation rates. I loved the back-and-forth banter.

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: I believe that excellence and talent are equally distributed, but opportunity isn’t. So for me, student success is: How do I help? Or, how do we help, as a campus, every student maximize their abilities and their experiences? ” Q: What are the markers of student success in your role? Who are we not serving well?

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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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Transitioning from Faculty to Administration

Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development

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. Key areas for administrator success. Creating a personal development plan.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I I was very excited to step in[to] a leadership position like this, and I love it. It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Colleges should help disadvantaged faculty attend conferences (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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

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

University Business

In response, PEN America and the American Council on Education (ACE), the country’s major coordinating body for colleges and universities, released a new guide for presidents, chancellors and other campus leaders on how to uphold academic freedom’s reputation amid nationwide legislation that aggressively aims to curb it.

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