Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: New data from the Lumina Foundation on college degree or credential attainment rates for U.S. adults show both good and bad news. The national share of working-age Americans who hold college degrees increased across racial and ethnic groups and rose in all states between 2019 and 2021. ” The recent data show 53.7

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

At The Change Leader, we propose a culture of continuous board improvement and accountability as a way to avoid the detrimental impact of stagnant governance. In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I was excited to attend SRHE’s event, Bridging The Gap: Improving The Relationship Between Higher Education Research And Policy on 4 November 2022. The event promised to bring together and bridge the gap between those making higher education policy and those researching it. This then was quite a gap to be bridged.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When intercollegiate athletics goes from the sports page to the front page, it is big news, but not always good news. ” In addition to Michigan State University’s $8.4 In late November, shortly after publication of the New York Times investigation, U.S. Nowhere has this been more evident than in a Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Indigenous studies programs and cultural researchers from Australia, Taiwan, Canada, and other countries are reaching out to NTU to learn how the program was made, connected to both the cultural teaching methods of its native nation and the high-level academic research that can be used to support new policies or best practices.

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SRHE

APRIL 25, 2023

by Rob Cuthbert, SRHE News Editor The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has decided to investigate the OfS. What is the nature of the relationship between the OfS and the Government? It will do whatever the government of the day wants it to do.” The concerns are not limited to people within the sector.

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SRHE

JULY 17, 2023

by Paul Temple I recently gave a cat-oriented friend a framed copy of a New Yorker cartoon showing a vet’s waiting room. What Einstein couldn’t accept, it seems, was that two entangled objects, wherever in the universe they may be, become in effect one, after at first assuming opposite states.

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Parchment

MARCH 24, 2023

Government Accountability Office found in a 2017 report. Only about half of colleges and universities nationwide have automated articulation rules governing which course credits count and are automatically applied. ” Pittinsky said transfer policy solutions only work if universities have the technology to implement them.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 20, 2022

SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. by Rob Cuthbert.

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University Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Prior to his appointment, Welsh served as dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service. He previously served as the 20th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, responsible for 664,000 active-duty forces serving in the United States and overseas. billion research enterprise. ” The board voted to fire her on Nov.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A news release from NACUBO notes that the dramatic reversal reflects the fact that the second half of fiscal 2022 “included robust tightening efforts by central banks to combat surging inflation, along with significant geopolitical disruptions” that drove financial markets down. 24 Ohio State University 6,960,782 6,814,413 2.15

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: The complaint processes at seven of the agencies charged with monitoring the quality of higher education institutions and holding them accountable are burdensome and seem designed to protect colleges, a new brief from the think tank New America argues.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

8, after almost three years of shutting itself off from the rest of the world as part of the country’s heavy-handed “zero-COVID” policy, China opened its borders and scrapped quarantine requirements for inbound travelers. Sixteen percent were unsure but were so because of ambiguous school or local government policies.

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CAPD

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on November 23, 2022. In the finalist stage, select candidates are invited to interview with panels composed of CEOs, government officials, nonprofit executives, and others. Three MIT seniors — Sara V. Brigette Wang.

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SRHE

JANUARY 18, 2023

The year-long pantomime that was government in 2022 started trying to be managerial and serious, just as the true pantomime season got into full swing and TV started showing the usual repeats specials. Suddenly the UCU Fairy Godmother appears and declares “You shall go to the Election Ball”. So the prince decides to leave her asleep.

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SRHE

MAY 2, 2023

by Rob Cuthbert One of the benefits of SRHE membership is exclusive access to the quarterly newsletter, SRHE News , www.srhe.ac.uk/publications/srhe-newsletter. SRHE News typically contains a round-up of recent academic events and conferences, policy developments and new publications, written by editor Rob Cuthbert.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2023

The for-profit Living Arts College closed abruptly after the shutdown of the embattled Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools and blamed the federal government for its demise. Some struggling institutions, like Bloomfield College in New Jersey, have made public appeals for partners. Others may follow.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ACE respondents stated the average tenure was 8.5 In numerous states, including Ohio, there is a growing trend of imposing restrictions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This significantly diminishes effective board governance. years in 2006, 6.5 years in 2016, and 5.9 years in 2023. It doesn’t take a Ph.D.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

The board was following a new set of principles adopted earlier that year to ensure the namesakes of buildings, colleges and professorships lived up to the university’s values; the trustees decided that Williams, a wealthy tobacco farmer and slave owner, did not. Calhoun’s name from a residential college in 2017.

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eLiterate

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The second bit of relevant news is that there is at least some talk of “providing funding for non-credit programs will encourage schools to enroll more students in those areas where there is a large demand for jobs upon completion.” I’m sure there are others I missed. Texas has a beachhead for full CBE.

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eLiterate

JANUARY 17, 2023

This denial of economic opportunity causes a well-intentioned policy to fail to live up to its economic and humanitarian aspirations. Mr. Hadhad is doing precisely what the government of Canada and the people of Antigonish hoped he would do when they invited him and his family; create jobs that would attract more young workers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2023

Department of Education is now considering changes to its guidelines addressing how outside providers bundle the services they offer to colleges and universities and to the regulations that define and govern third-party servicers. The industry has evolved; so too have the OPMs. Half of those who drop out do so for financial reasons.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

6 Attack on the United States Capitol recommends steps to address “violent extremism” by “white nationalist groups and violent anti-government groups,” among others. The recently released Final Report from the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Drumm McNaughton discusses these shocking findings, along with where this money should go and how it must be spent, with Amy Privette Perko, CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group with a legacy of impacting college sports policies to prioritize college athletic education, health, safety, and success.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

And news of new funding for repairs and additional staff was “great, but it doesn’t get us anywhere right now.” The California State University system has $6.5 ” Finkelstein left the meeting with similar feelings. ” She also felt some issues weren’t addressed.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Within the Cal State system, the share of faculty who are in tenured or tenure track positions fell from 66.6 To the claim that Stanford, as a private institution, can spend its money as it wishes, Vedder replies: “In what sense is Stanford more “private” than nearby California State University, East Bay?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Other institutions, including Arizona State University , have also opened their doors to Afghans in need of refuge and educational opportunities. “We also know with the emergence of Ukraine, Afghanistan was already becoming old news soon after it began. We’re trying to fight to keep its importance alive.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

Drumm McNaughton A conversation with Mary Papazian about the recent AGB Board of Directors Statement and the pivotal state of higher education board governance. The landscape of higher education governance is at a pivotal juncture. Good board governance is essential for the success of educational institutions.

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SRHE

APRIL 17, 2024

As Tom Williams reported for Times Higher Education on 16 May 2023, HE Minister Robert Halfon declared that “… the sector was in a “fairly strong” position – compared with much of the economy given the current financial difficulties – and implied management may be to blame at universities faring badly, rather than his government’s funding system.”

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Parchment

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And we’ve won recognition across the state for just how awesome our kids are performing in band, athletics, DECA, all kinds of things. government. history, government, economics, their junior and senior year core curriculum. And I’m like, well, I know you’re lying to me because he’s at Oklahoma State.

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Parchment

JANUARY 30, 2024

But however, in the United States, if we’re familiar with how medical education is offered here, you cannot get into a medical school directly after high school. Different governments come in and there are sweeping changes, certain programs that may have been offered at a secondary level. They relied on the advice of the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

This can be accomplished by addressing ineffective presidential onboarding processes and shared governance best practices , among others. Shared governance in consultation with representative bodies must be respected. The community must have demonstrated respect, trust, confidence, and commitment to consultation and shared governance.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, there is a new analysis based on the Federal government’s College Scorecard that ranks 4,000 higher education institutions, providing prospective students with a clear and detailed view of their earning potential with specific majors, from which colleges and universities, and how quickly graduates pay off their loans.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

What about government regulation? It is predictable that governments will attempt to regulate AI-robot capitalist oligopolies. AI-capitalists will be trained on past and ongoing tactics for dealing with government regulation. One idea is a government-guaranteed income for everyone. Is there any way out?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

The department’s secret shoppers will be looking for “potentially deceptive or predatory practices used to recruit and enroll students,” according to a news release. Secret-shopping findings could serve as evidence in an ongoing investigation or lead the agency to open a new investigation or review.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2023

This legislation builds on Congress’ 2020 decision to lift the 1994 ban, which opened about 200 Pell-eligible college programs in 48 states, Washington D.C. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, according to ABC News. Biden’s FAFSA Simplification Act will open Pell Grant eligibility for more than 760,000 students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

That’s according to a student-led, nonbinding referendum held Tuesday as part of the institution’s yearly student government elections. " Presently, the university accepts some trans students: specifically, it welcomes trans women and nonbinary students who were assigned female at birth, according to its gender policy.

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