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Temple University president resigns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Temple University president Jason Wingard resigned abruptly on Tuesday after less than two years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced. “Given the urgent matters now facing the university, particularly campus safety, the Board and the administration will ensure the highest level of focus on these serious issues.

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Understanding Higher Education’s Enrollment Cliff, Trough and Recovery

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The 2012–13 academic year presented an opportunity of a lifetime for me as an American Council on Education Fellow (#administratorwannabe #becarefulwhatyouwishfor)—a year to study higher education without the burden of a day job (a sabbatical for administrators). Show on Jobs site: Disable left side advertisement?:

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GPT-4 is here. But most faculty lack AI policies.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As the pace of artificial intelligence accelerates, administrators and faculty members continue to grapple with the disruption to teaching and learning. ” Khan’s nonprofit is working on an AI assistant that seeks to ensure students do most of the work. Close to half (44 percent) had no opinion.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Campus administrators and some members of the local Jewish community celebrated the shift as a step toward greater interreligious inclusion, aligned with recent Jewish-Christian interfaith efforts at Belmont. “We don’t share one doctrine, so there’s room for a whole breadth of opinions. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

60,000 a year programs for seniors that will let you call yourself a Harvard or Notre Dame fellow and help older workers plot encore careers and reflect on their work lives and find a sense of purpose. We shouldn’t seek to dictate outcomes. That said, are there ways that that campuses like mine could be more purposeful?

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The Benefits of Women and Minority Leadership in Higher Ed: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 146 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elissa Sangster

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Meanwhile, the number of female faculty, senior faculty, and administrators constantly fails to reflect the steady rise of female students over the past 25 years. Look for professionals with different opinions and are comfortable pushing back. They may need to be in administration or at the top as presidents or deans.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Hamline administrators said the decision not to renew her teaching contract this semester was warranted because of the tradition of Muslims avoiding viewing images of Muhammad and the belief held by some adherents that doing so is sacrilegious. The instructor had warned students in advance of her plan to show the image.

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