Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2022

I am teaching a remote synchronous PhD class in higher education finance as my first course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Instead, I use articles, working papers, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. The higher education finance landscape and data sources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Kelly Hall Kelly Hall has been named executive vice chancellor for finance and business services at the San Diego Community College District. Hall holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA in corporate management from California State University, San Bernardino, as well as a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

And while I am always trying to find ways to support community college students, I believe this work can be applied to all higher education institutions. Community college is free, and student aid covers the total cost of attendance. Every vendor on a community college campus would be required to accept SNAP.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. The paper offers strategies for colleges to run dual-enrollment programs without breaking the bank.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Public Administration Review, 78(4), 626-639.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

“Every Pennsylvanian deserves the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed,” said Shapiro, noting that 30 years of disinvestment has left many colleges and universities slim in finances and few students with affordable pathways through college and into good jobs. Shapiro plans to propose, in his Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders. This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. Talent identification: A thorough evaluation of potential candidates is crucial. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Dominique Turner Institution: Morgan State University Graduate Program: Higher Education Administration Education: B.S., As I made my way through higher education, I started to realize that it was my professors and other administrators that became mentors and examples for me. Dr. Lewis M. Anthony, Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Perhaps the most significant public policy moment for colleges and universities this year was the failure of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) legislation, after the administration and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin could not at arrive at a deal. million borrowers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 28, 2019

I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. Although some faculty members speak disparagingly about administrators, staff members are responsible for much of the work done in higher education institutions. What drew you to administrative work?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some roles and departments – such as the divisions of administration and finance or student affairs and enrollment management – were consolidated. Prior to Acebo’s involvement with the university, relations between faculty and the last administration were tense and adversarial, Calathes said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

However, the Biden administration, advocates and interest groups had hoped to see higher increases across the board. “We are thrilled that Congress provided the $500 increase,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. Loan Forgiveness.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

Kentucky State University’s finances are “chaotic” and lacking in “effective safeguards and responsible management,” according to a state report released Wednesday. Allen is currently listed as vice president of business and finance in the Tennessee State employee directory. More than $1.3

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

They held four meetings, admitted three violations of open meetings laws, faced two lawsuits and named a new interim president after abruptly placing President Nick Swayne on administrative leave. And at North Idaho College, accreditation concerns have been tied directly to board behavior. “Why are you doing this?”

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president and CEO of the College Futures Foundation , said the process begins by “flipping the nomenclature,” or reframing how we inherently perceive different kinds of institutions. He believes community colleges should be considered “elite” for housing under-resourced students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

The governor’s office responded in a press statement that Reynolds “made the difficult decision to not pursue the university’s funding request” following an independent assessment of IWU’s finances that revealed “systemic financial issues” that would not be solved by a cash infusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

billion went unclaimed, according to an analysis by NerdWallet, a personal finance company. The report attributes this change primarily to increases in the value of Pell Grant awards under the Biden administration. billion left behind represents a strong increase from 2017, when $2.3 This year’s $3.58 billion unclaimed.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

The Financial Sustainability Accelerator allows users to see the full picture, enabling leaders to narrow in on departmental and college costs to identify insights across campus, prioritize areas of focus, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 14, 2024

This despite the commonly-held belief that college is the only way to improve social mobility. From 2011 onward, the College Meltdown was most visible with for-profit colleges and community colleges, but other non-elite schools and for-profit businesses were also affected.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. Several years ago, a wise colleague described someone else at the college – a terrific person, high performer, and just generally good egg – as having attained her dream job too young. It stuck with me. My wise colleague had a point.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

With an academic background in finance and business administration, including a doctorate in public policy and administration from Walden University, Kuti is no rookie to working on an institution’s bottom line. In just three years, he’s helped increase CSU’s external awards by 227%—it now totals $50.5

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 11, 2023

Image: The Biden administration is moving forward on a sweeping plan to overhaul how student borrowers can repay their loans, though advocates want the Education Department to go further in its plan, while critics cite the price tag as an area of concern. The proposed regulations will open for 30 days of public comment today.

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University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

Analyzing the strongest community colleges and their systems Despite the year’s headlines painting community colleges poorly, community colleges are seeing some favorable developments. New Mexico, Connecticut and Maryland were rated as having the best community college systems.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

” The first concern is an admitted student’s cost of enrollment and financial resources prior to starting at the institution, and then colleges must support the student in having the resources to graduate on time. “I would love to see personal finance become a required gen ed,” Kelly shares.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

He supported women’s suffrage, tougher child labor laws, campaign finance disclosure, the direct primary, clean energy through the greater use of hydro-electric power. ” Ad keywords: administrators Is this diversity newsletter?

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

As a first-generation student , I have experienced the struggle of trying to finance an education while working long hours and balancing family demands. There is also increasing demand coming from adult learners who want to take college courses to gain new skills. One problem I faced as an administrator was faculty availability.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ryan Low, vice chancellor for finance and administration for the University of Maine system, told Inside Higher Ed Farmington hasn’t had a balanced budget since 2015. Low said its enrollment has dropped over 30 percent in the past decade, to hit around 1,300 full-time-equivalent students currently.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2022

" The university's National Education Association-affiliated faculty union says that faculty layoffs are premature and that Youngstown State's finances are stable, contrary to what administrators have stated about the effects of declining enrollment on the university's budget.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Community colleges failing to fulfill their mission. Community Colleges The Hechinger Report, a higher ed news source not given to hyperbole or scare headlines, recently posted an alarming article entitled : “‘The reckoning is here’: More than a third of community college students have vanished.

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EAB

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Focusing efforts on supporting the student experience and student success helps retain those students, ultimately easing constrained institutional finances. Elevate the student experience to improve overall retention: Current students can also fall victim to the treacherous tuition cycle, leading to stopouts. Ready to find out more?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

Administrators have said only 23 current faculty and staff members will lose their jobs. And some believe a lack of communication from the top has left employees and students grasping for answers. But boosting enrollment can’t fix SOU’s finances without a sharp tuition increase.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

” “The university’s insurers recommended the agreement, and the decision is unlikely to have an impact on Linfield’s budget or finances moving forward,” the university said. Ad keywords: administrators diversity executive faculty Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

If passed, it would bar state and local government from issuing bonds “that will be used to finance a project with an ESG purpose,” according to language in the bill. ” A bill barring certain ESG investments is currently before the Legislature.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

The final paragraph of the roughly two-page House Bill 1446 is this: “The president and any administrators delegated to assist the president shall fulfill these duties without fear of reprisal or retaliation. ” Those are issues taxpayers and students may be interested in.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Image: If the Biden administration wants to create a list of “low-financial-value” postsecondary programs, it’s going to have to overcome stiff opposition from the higher education lobby, which decried the plan as a slippery slope, problematic and potentially dangerous.

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