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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles. In other words, Brit knows higher education, especially from the perspective of having sat in the big chair. I loved being a professor, teaching, and researching. Then it became my turn to be department chair.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance Part 5: Board Improvement: Building a Culture of Continuous Board Improvement and Accountability

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, if the college or university plans to focus its strategic efforts on a particular area – such as researching and developing emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence – the board should have a member who has expertise in some area of technology, which could include implementation or technology law.

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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.

Some schools have, like Arizona State with its vertical research track, vertical teaching track, and continuing education lifelong learning track. Loyalty” should not be based on fundraising. The higher ed fundraising model is broken since it essentially involves asking graduates to donate because they graduated.

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Teachers as Transformers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Contributing to higher education’s democratization was the federal government’s mounting role, funding university research and subsidizing attendance through federally-financed grants and loans. As higher education’s importance increased, its mission and responsibilities grew more diffuse. Be a transformer.