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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Among her many roles at KSU is Library Data Coordinator. Laurel is, therefore, well positioned to answer some of the questions that I posed in my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Libraries can delay rehiring when necessary to use “salary savings” to manage budgets, at least in the short term.

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New LinkedIn Learning role guides lay out learning paths for career advancement

CU Work-Life Balance

LinkedIn Learning recently introduced a new library of curated learning content called Role Guides. These guides act as libraries for common job roles that bring together all content — from learning paths to courses to individual videos — relevant to that job role. Choose Training from the drop-down menu at top left.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While a proposal to lower pay for one group, which includes librarians, didn’t come to pass, at least in its entirety, faculty continue to feel divided in the aftermath of the process, and some worry the new agreement may still negatively affect campus libraries and relations between professors.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

While considering future employers, Gen Z prefers face-to-face communication in the interview process, with peers, and more. In the following section, we’ve outlined specific examples of High Tech solutions that enable higher ed administrators to deliver High Touch experiences to students.

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3 Initiatives That Nurture Student Success and Unlock Higher Enrollments

University Business

Institutions need to consider programs and services to help students manage feelings of anxiety, hopelessness, and stress and help them effectively communicate their needs so they don’t become a barrier as they pursue their education. . Of course, mental health isn’t the only area in which students can use support.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

EAB

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. District policies and management: 28% of requests District management: 16% Other (e.g.,

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.