Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. Many faculty and staff, she pointed out, have had to take on extra responsibilities from other positions that have gone unfilled. They’re worn down. People are just plain overworked,” said Dr. Margaret W.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 14, 2024

Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., Professors, librarians, coaches and other members of the California Faculty Association staged a series of one-day walkouts across four campuses last month to demand higher pay, more manageable workloads and an increase in parental leave.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Katie Morales , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Cindy Johnson , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Key Statement: Reflection can create connection and caring between faculty and students, enhance learning and success, and promote collaborative professional encounters.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

Higher education IT teams that are stretched thin due to understaffing or additional remote learning responsibilities may be able to ease their workloads by outsourcing some aspects of faculty and staff device management.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

I argue that in the post-COVID world, the traditional “forward design” strategic planning process no longer works—given the added workload required and financial constraints all but the most elite institutions face. End results are often unachievable, overly complex, burdensome or only incrementally different.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 27, 2023

A union representing about 800 University of Vermont faculty filed a complaint with the state’s labor board Tuesday, accusing administrators of improperly increasing their workloads.

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The Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

John Griffith, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University- Worldwide Campus Key Words: Faculty Mentoring, Tenure Process, Faculty Advancement Key Statement: Successfully navigate promotion and tenure systems and protect your time and energy by using a stepwise approach to demystifying institutional processes.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

Increased workloads, pressures of research funding, lack of work-life balance and lack of management support are universal trends globally ( Kinman and Jones , 2008 ) leading to many university academics leaving the profession ( Heffernan et al , 2019 ; Ligibel et al , 2023 ).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 6, 2023

In a news release, the union said graduate workers have cited low pay, high workloads, poor health-care benefits and lack of support for international and marginalized employees. “We will negotiate in the spirit of partnership and respect that have been the hallmarks of our labor-management relationships to date,” Ritter wrote.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

The third point decried “top-down approaches,” the fourth said shared governance with faculty was “imperiled” and the last called for a pause on “some initiatives (such as the new academic dean structure).” ” “I am one of many pretenure faculty who are leaving the college,” Bell said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. The number of community college faculty members also dropped 8.6 Meanwhile, the loss of more seasoned employees with valuable institutional knowledge has been especially hard.

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EAB

MARCH 15, 2023

Blogs Accelerate your strategic goals with a chief of staff: the latest trend in independent schools Our independent school partners often ask us about the latest developments in higher education operations and management, as university trends often foreshadow how independent schools will evolve in the not-so-distant future.

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Via's

MAY 10, 2023

Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload. “We Via a Hit with Faculty, Students This spring, the team introduced Via to their faculty leaders. In all the years that faculty used the other software platform, they never really seemed to grasp it. It’s been a good experience overall.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: University of Venus Burnout has been the focus of much of my work life for the last five years—first experiencing it as a tenured faculty member, then writing about it as a researcher and memoirist, and now coaching about and facilitating workshops on it as well as burnout resilience for faculty across the country.

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Via's

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even though she’s down a student worker, Inés can handle her workload thanks to Via. Most of the study abroad programs at SFASU are faculty-led ones. Faculty, she says, are also pleased with SFASU’s move to Via. “If “I’m more efficient now.” Study abroad students grabbing a bit to eat in Scotland!

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although most colleges and universities are scrambling to moderate precisely how students should be allowed to use it, faculty and administrators are inviting its use systemwide. I don’t think it does us any good to villainize these technologies, said Rebecca Sandidge, vice president for enrollment management at Oglethorpe University (Ga.).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

Structure vs. flexibility: Melissa Hills, an associate professor of biological sciences at MacEwan University in Canada who has written about how some flexibility around deadlines helps students manage their workloads, says both students and faculty members need structure.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

” In January, a nearly weeklong faculty strike at the University of Illinois at Chicago upended operations and led to canceled classes for thousands of students before the faculty union and administrators reached a tentative four-year deal (the union has since ratified the contract ).

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Creatrix Campus

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Learning Management System Software editor Mon, 01/29/2024 - 06:47 Agenda Amidst the dynamic changes in higher education, Learning Management System software emerges as a pivotal force driving institutions toward academic excellence. What is Learning Management System Software?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The district faculty and staff serve approximately 10,500 students and their families. Impact Ogden School District significantly improved their teacher retention rate and entered the 2023-2024 school year fully staffed Ogden identified frustration with the district’s benefits and workload as primary drivers of low morale and turnover.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The good news is that recent disruptions and innovations have made many strategies more valuable and/or reduced change management challenges. staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g., staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g.,

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Utilities Higher Education Administration Management 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

Administrators have said only 23 current faculty and staff members will lose their jobs. Faculty are questioning the cuts, which some fear will harm the university’s celebrated theater program. “Anytime there is discussion of losing faculty positions as a means of cost management, the union takes it seriously.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It evaluates a range of factors, including the institution's governance and administration, academic programs, faculty, and student services, to determine whether the institution should receive accreditation. It evaluates factors such as curriculum, faculty qualifications, educational resources, and student outcomes.

Higher Education 52

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Content Marketing: Create informative and engaging content that showcases your institution's programs, faculty, campus, and student life. Whether it's exceptional faculty, cutting-edge facilities, a vibrant campus culture, or specialized programs, make sure prospective students know why your institution is the right choice for them.

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Via's

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Spring semester was the first time the College offered a faculty-led study abroad program since the pandemic started in March 2020. And this past summer was the first time the College ran faculty-led summer programs. We’re trying to figure out how to best manage our workload and be most efficient because we don’t just do study abroad.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 12, 2023

Instructional Guidance - Faculty get a roadmap for planning and delivering instruction. Challenges HEIs face in the manual curriculum development process Curriculum management poses challenges when relying on manual, paper-based processes. It helps in designing appropriate assessment methods to measure student learning effectively.

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Key Statement: Faculty can provide encouragement and tools so students have the opportunity to strengthen their resilience and find success in challenging situations. Personal conflicts, financial problems, loneliness, heavy workloads, and mental health issues have led many students to drop out of college or perform poorly.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

Undergraduates may complain about their workload, but most of them really do want to learn something. The faculty says we recognize our graduate students as early-career colleagues. Undergraduates wonder if the faculty and teaching assistants cared about the impact on them, making uneven power relationships even more prickly.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

” Mastery of such vocational fields as physical therapy, accounting, marketing, hospitality management and culinary arts ought not “require a uniform four-year program,” the authors claim. Guelzo, the prominent Civil War–era historian, insist, has become an unnecessarily long and “costly straitjacket.”

Study Abroad 79

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

Each course is assigned credits based on its workload and learning outcomes. It requires careful planning and collaboration among faculty members and subject matter experts. This includes advanced learning management systems, online resources, and digital tools for effective course delivery, assessment, and feedback.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Marketing and Communication Services Education Computers and Informational Technology 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Other top areas funded by endowments in fiscal 2022 were academic programs and research, endowed faculty positions, and campus operations and maintenance, NACUBO reported, noting roughly 75 percent of respondents used endowment funds for their operating budget. The median percentage of budgets funded by endowments was 5.3

Budget and Finance Management 76

Budget and Finance Management Development and Fund Raising DEI Student Financial Aid 76

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

” At the same time, faculty members say officials have granted them significant flexibility in running their classes and have encouraged leniency in grading and workload. Those touch points included individual consultations, group counseling sessions and outreach events on campus. That was really helpful.”

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Student Union Food Faculty Insurance 82

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Cummings and colleagues ( 2021 ) report that institutions’ concerns coalesce around reduced income, impact on faculty load, straying from mission or becoming obsolete, to closures. Tuition is charged and faculty pay and workload are measured by bought credits. Thus, they saddle up for battle emphasizing bought credit.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

JULY 15, 2020

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. Fortunately, the Learning Management System (LMS) can offer visual indicators that detect at-risk students. . Get to know those indicators quickly.

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IT Professional Development Computers and Informational Technology Management 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2023

The department helped create the online program manager industry, in part to encourage traditional universities to embrace online learning. Home Depot, for example, doesn’t care whether you buy a hammer at its store or its website, or how it delivers the hammer to you; its marketing, merchandising and management are shared.

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Recruitment Federal Government Electronics Industry 70

Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Everything you need to know about an effective Faculty Management Solution. Providing the best faculty management or faculty experience is as important as providing the student experience. It’s true that the student experience is frequently influenced by those who interact with them on a daily basis — the faculty.

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Management Faculty Computers and Informational Technology Recruitment 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Women make up 44% of our full-time faculty — which is notable because most of them are engineers — and a majority of the college’s management team, both academic and administrative. We also try to lead by example. That said, we are not immune to the pattern of gender gaps, as women constitute 29% of the student body at Afeka College.

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