Grant McMillan
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Well, it has been quite a year! COVID-19 has pushed us hard. And in my last blog post of the year, I am not going to dwell on it or look back on it because nobody needs that. What I am going to say is you make me proud. I was speaking with someone who… Read More Kudos to YOU!
Supporting Student Success
OCTOBER 8, 2020
By: Tricia Seifert. When I was a kid, I dreamt of traveling the world. I remember friends from a youth organization (4-H) hosting an exchange student from Japan. I was in grade 4 and I wanted to learn all about this student’s life back home and how it compared to her experience in the US. When I was in high school, I begged my parents to become a host family.
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Will Richardson
APRIL 23, 2020
As educators, parents, and students have scrambled over the past couple of months to figure out how to move school online quickly and at scale, I can’t help but be reminded of a pivotal scene in the movie Apollo 13. After having to abandon their trip to the moon due to an explosion, the three astronauts suddenly find themselves struggling for oxygen in their emergency home in a lunar module designed to support only two people.
The Change Leader, Inc.
DECEMBER 29, 2020
The year 2020 has been a year of crises and opportunities in higher education. The year’s challenges have given higher ed institutions a chance to practice change management, as well as necessitated a sustained focus to build leadership capacity for higher ed and more targeted higher ed branding.
Credo Higher Ed
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Photo Credit: NCICU.org. North Carolina Independent College and Universities (NCICU) and Credo are pleased to announce a partnership to improve student outcomes across the North Carolina independent college and university sector. The first cohort will launch in August 2021.
Regna Consulting
DECEMBER 6, 2020
Boston Globe, Updated September 9, 2020 As told to Katie Johnston. Photo by SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF. Aixa Beauchamp is a Newton philanthropy consultant, cofounder of the Latino Legacy Fund at the Boston Foundation, and a philanthropist. Here, she talks about challenging the racially coded language people use and trying to understand what’s behind it.
Higher Ed Connects: Diversity
DECEMBER 1, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. As a political scientist I am acutely aware that the November election was an indicator of the ongoing divides in our country. I wrote my book, Radical Empathy , in part to address those divides, but there are many divides that are impacting our country, leading to divisions within families and across communities. Institutions of higher education often find themselves in the middle of these divides as they work to address longstanding practices that hurt women and minorities,
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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
by Dawn DiPeri. The American Council on Education surveyed 2,000 college students in April 2020 and found that 20% of them were unclear about their plans for the 2020/2021 school year. Instead of returning to campus, several of these students embarked on a gap year. The gap year is a common practice in Europe, but since the pandemic it has become a popular choice for college students all over the world.
Blackboard Higher Education
OCTOBER 29, 2020
As members of the newly formed Blackboard Student Advisory Council, we’ll be expanding upon Blackboard’s ongoing commitment to student success by sharing our voices with the company as it plans and designs its software and solutions. We’ll play a critical role in ensuring the student perspective is incorporated into the company’s product planning and design.
Higher Ed Connects: Technology
OCTOBER 1, 2020
by Dawn DiPeri. A curated list for higher-ed administrators. How to work from home – with breaks from the screen, exercises for the eyes and body, and tips for reducing the need for excessive online meetings. . Since COVID-19 arrived, record numbers of higher-education administrators and staff working remotely have been inundated with web conferences, online meetings, and webinars using various online conferencing software such as Zoom, Google Meets, Google Hangouts, Facetime, Skype, Adobe Conn
Higher Ed Connects: Leadership
AUGUST 1, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. As the fall semester approaches, anxiety for faculty, students and parents is on the rise. Many of the institutions that were planning a face to face or hybrid approach for classes are having to pivot as coronavirus cases continue to increase across the country. I have many friends who are faculty and seeing the concerns they have been raising in discussion forums led me to host a webinar this past week to give them a perspective from a former provost.
Supporting Student Success
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
By: Liana Acri. It was early in 2017 when our Student Life department received the approval we had been waiting for – we were embarking on a journey to make the University of Guelph-Humber a CliftonStrengths campus and I was tasked with leading the project. I was both excited to lead a project I was passionate about and nervous about how it would all come together.
Will Richardson
MARCH 28, 2020
Right now, we have millions of parents shouldered up to their children trying to help them do school. I’m reading a fair share of both funny and sad accounts of parents who are trying to navigate this new role of surrogate teacher or coach in terms of setting schedules or giving feedback or making the technology work or just getting “coverage” Frustration levels are high, and my sense is that most parents can’t wait for this to be over and will be happy to send their kids
The Change Leader, Inc.
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Strategic board leadership is an emerging paradigm of university governance that can help higher education institutions navigate multiple challenges. This podcast features Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Henry Stoever, president of AGB. Changing Paradigm of University Governance Typically, higher education boards are made up of individuals who are appointed as trustees because they have made significant philanthropic contributions, either to the institution or, in the case of public universities, to a
Credo Higher Ed
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The COVID-19 world pandemic has created academic, social, and financial crises on our campuses and has quickly and dramatically changed the landscape of higher education. Educational leaders across the country are attempting to respond to these crises by determining safe and effective models for their educational systems. There is no doubt that COVID-19 has been one of the most deadly and disruptive viruses in over a century.
MultiFamily Insider
JULY 2, 2020
"How much to charge for a parking space" is a common concern we hear on a frequent basis. A lot of communities, specifically in the multifamily industry, struggle with knowing how much and when to charge for parking due to the concern of negative response or backlash from residents. It is an unfortunate reality, that offering free parking at a community such as an apartment complex or shared condo parking lot can lead to numerous issues and even place a higher long-term cost on the local communi
Higher Ed Connects: Diversity
JULY 1, 2020
See original article by Kathryn Peterson for Salesforce.org on June 11, 2020. As a former professor-turned-provost-turned-entrepreneur, Terri Givens has one thing on her mind right now: the lives of her two boys. Between a pandemic and police brutality, the burden of grief weighs on her mind, along with millions of other black families in America. Givens is the CEO and founder of the Center for Higher Education Leadership and is currently working on a book titled Radical Empathy: Finding a Path
Higher Ed Connects: Assessment
JUNE 1, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. As institutions look to the Fall, there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the mode of instruction that will be needed, given that a second wave of the pandemic is expected. Many institutions are planning to end their terms by Thanksgiving, so that they won’t have students returning at a time when the coronavirus may be spreading again, as noted in this article in the New York Times: As colleges make plans to bring students back to campus, alongside discussions of ma
Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs
JULY 15, 2020
by Dawn DiPeri. A guide aimed at helping face-to-face instructors who have recently migrated online. Introduction. This article addresses the ways in which recently migrated online instructors can spot and help struggling students through the lens of the recent pandemic. I argue that prior to the forced migration of online courses, face-to-face faculty generally felt well equipped to spot struggling students, but may have difficulty in the online modality.
Blackboard Higher Education
OCTOBER 26, 2020
¿Puede la IA mejorar la forma en que las instituciones atienden a sus estudiantes? Una encuesta reciente realizada por Blackboard y la University Business reveló algunas ideas interesantes sobre el sentir de la educación superior con respecto a la inteligencia artificial. La encuesta consultó a miembros de educación superior en la University Business, incluyendo a 130 participantes quienes ocupan una variedad de cargos de alto nivel, incluidos CIO, CTO, líderes de inscripción y admisión, preside
Higher Ed Connects: Technology
JUNE 15, 2020
By Steve Joordens. This article addresses the side-effects of the great COVID-forced migration to online learning in terms of its potential impact on educational innovation. I argue that prior to COVID-19 those faculty engaged in online learning also tended to be those who had the greatest knowledge of, and interest in using, educational pedagogies.
Higher Ed Connects: Leadership
JULY 15, 2020
By Jim Vanides. As schools, colleges, and universities prepare to launch the upcoming academic year, questions and concerns abound. Whether a campus has decided to go “fully online”, hybrid, or socially-distanced-on-ground, an opportunity hides just off-stage, waiting to participate – an opportunity to revisit the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Hope College Network
APRIL 16, 2020
Hope College is located in one of the best towns along the lakeshore… Holland, MI! There are tons of things to do in this awesome town, including the beach, Downtown Holland, Window on the Waterfront, Kollen Park, movie theaters and more. Downtown Holland, a.k.a. “Eighth Street”, is home to tons of incredible stores, restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques.
Will Richardson
MAY 26, 2020
With respect to those who stand in awe of all that’s changed about schools in the past few months, I would ask “what’s actually changed?” I don’t mean to minimize the incredible work that educators around the world have done to respond to this crisis. It’s amazing the scale and speed with which we moved from physical space to remote schooling.
The Change Leader, Inc.
OCTOBER 1, 2020
In this podcast, we discuss how the pandemic influences university presidential searches and the challenges colleges and universities face when dealing with leadership changes.
Credo Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Our team recently wrapped up a Leading Through Disruption interview and survey series with college presidents across the country. Collectively, these leaders serve nearly 70,000 students in 19 states at a range of independent institutions in city, rural, and suburban locations. This content series focuses on what we heard from them.
MultiFamily Insider
MAY 20, 2020
More and more companies every day are switching to paperless parking solutions, whether it be a condo or HOA, multifamily complex, or a business center. Not surprising either, considering the many advantages. Here are just five ways you can benefit with paperless parking permits. Environmentally Friendly Everyone is concerned about the environment nowadays, and rightfully so.
Higher Ed Connects: Diversity
JUNE 15, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. We are once again at a moment in history where people are in the streets calling for racial justice. George Floyd is another name in a long line of African Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of the police, those who are supposed to “protect and serve.”. In order to understand this moment and why it has led to such a strong response by the public, it is important to understand that these are not random incidents.
Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health
APRIL 10, 2020
By Steve Joordens. How are you? Don’t tell me, I know. Given all that is going on related to COVID-19 — the health worries, the money worries, the “what the heck comes next?” worries — you’re feeling anxious. We all are. This article provides some highlights of my free online course called Mind Control: Managing Your Anxiety During COVID19 , that is focused on helping people manage their anxiety during this crisis.
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
APRIL 7, 2020
I’m excited to release the new fourth edition of my eBook on residential curriculum and curricular approaches, sponsored by Roompact. The content is expanded from the third edition and now includes more visuals and worksheets. It is also now designed in an 8.5 x 11 format. This should make it easier to print, if you wish! As before, it remains freely available for you to download and use.
Study Aborad Association
APRIL 5, 2020
As the current COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, thousands of students and faculty have been forced to rapidly abandon their study abroad programs to return to the safety of home. The threat of coronavirus has placed the world in an unprecedented situation and the U.S. Department of State has even gone as far as to issue a level four warning for citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impacts of the virus.
Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs
MARCH 15, 2020
by Isabel Thottam. Higher education institutions have a huge impact on our economy, because schools play a major role in educating the future workers of our society. Unfortunately, our current education system does not require high school education systems to develop financial literacy skills, which means many students enrolled in college will be learning these skills for the very first time.
Higher Ed Connects: Leadership
JULY 1, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. College students across the country are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as they have had to complete this school year online and they have been at the center of protests of police violence. As campuses scramble to deal with the impact of the pandemic, they must also keep in mind that their students are expecting action to be taken for ameliorating racial disparities on their college campuses and in their communities.
Hope College Network
APRIL 14, 2020
The welcoming front doors of the Holland Free Health Clinic (HFHC) Growing up, I was involved in many activities in my community, one of which included my church’s youth group. Throughout the year, we helped the community by participating in tasks such as bell ringing around the holidays to help people in need, and in return, the community supported us for our annual mission trips.
Will Richardson
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
At some point in the last couple of months, someone recommended that I read Seth Kreisberg’s 1992 book Transforming Power: Domination, Empowerment, and Education. To whomever that person is, sincere thanks. It’s an amazing read. And it’s connecting really deeply with my recent thinking about the tension between schools as a public and private good and the greatest aspirations we have for students as they experience school.
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
There are two components of this: one where agreement may be found, and one where there will be disagreement. The first is the general acceptance that education—and especially higher education--has to be faster, better and less expensive. However, the second, that higher education needs to be more accessible to people.
Higher Ed Connects: News
MARCH 15, 2020
by Terri E. Givens. I happened to be in Portland for an event at my son’s college, Lewis and Clark, when I first heard the news that University of Washington (UW) would be the first campus to shift to teaching online on March 6, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. I knew it would only be a matter of time before universities across the country would have to take similar actions.
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