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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” ASHE is moving its 2024 meeting to Minneapolis, even though it may incur financial costs from breaking a contract with the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Guilbeau, the higher ed research group’s executive director. This is more than a “business decision,” said Jason P.

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The Helen Perkins era

SRHE

Helen Perkins was appointed as Director of the Society for Research into Higher Education in 2004. In December 2021, after another very successful Research Conference, she gave notice of her intention to retire. The benefits were such that the Society was able to introduce its now established series of annual research grants.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Almost all of the materials budgets are tied up in subscriptions and access fees for online resources, often with multi-year contracts with vendors that provide these services. Mostly these are print books and other physical materials, but even some of those purchases are tied to a contractual obligation.

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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) collects statistics on academic library budgets annually. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) also collects statistics on research library budgets annually. About 18 percent is spent on one-time purchases (including books and ebooks).

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Reflections of the Career of a University Expatriate

Edu Alliance Journal

It was equally significant for my wife and me to pass on a multicultural world view, not from books or YouTube videos but lived experiences, to our children. And for some scholars, there are academic benefits to living and working in a locality or culture where one’s research is centered. Research priorities may need to shift.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.

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When disgraced presidents return (or never go away)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

And while Penn State hasn’t honored him to the extent that Michigan State has honored Simon, Spanier was scheduled to return to campus last week for a presentation about his recent book recapping the events of the Sandusky scandal, which downplays his role and responsibilities. Board leaders did not respond to a request for comment.