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Connecticut College president resigns under pressure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In his resignation letter , King blasted the president for bullying and creating a “toxic administrative culture of fear and intimidation.” As the controversy continued, faculty members overwhelmingly issued a vote of no confidence in Bergeron’s leadership in early March.

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Connecticut College president is stepping down

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In his resignation letter , King blasted the president for bullying and creating a “toxic administrative culture of fear and intimidation.” I care deeply—and I always have—for the success of our faculty, the well-being of our staff, and above all, the intellectual, social, and professional development of our students.

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All I Really Need to Know to Be a Professor, I Learned Doing Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

But, through assessment, I learned campus safety operations, the ins-and-outs of career development, fundraising strategies, and more. This helped me develop a broad student affairs generalist perspective. I’ve been able to not only effectively design individual courses but to also revise and develop program curricula.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Because whatever their professed claims, neither student learning nor equitable outcomes are pre-eminent institutional or faculty priorities. Accreditors could, for example, require institutions to undergo professional development training in teaching. First, however, let’s ask why those inequities realities persist.

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Planning to Meet Your School’s Student and Operational Needs

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

Two higher education administrators and an academic consulting firm shared their visions on tailoring their programs to meet student and operational needs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts. Broaden advising, career services & professional development. Enhance the undergraduate experience.

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8 Destinations for Affordable Study Abroad Programs under $2,000

Study Aborad Association

We’ve put together a look at eight destinations where it is possible to design very affordable yet in-depth faculty-led programs for under $2,000 including airfare, meals, accommodation, travelers insurance, excursions, cultural activities, classes, on-ground staff and more. . feedback from past students on their expenditures.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

The involvement of faculty in the enrollment and retention process is critical. But higher ed has unfortunately created an environment that does not necessarily reward faculty for their capacity to develop and maintain relationships with students. Loyalty” should not be based on fundraising.