Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The idea that academic library budgets are fungible shows ignorance of how these budgets work. Over the past couple of weeks, I worked with a number of academic librarians and an expert in higher ed finance to create a series of Q&As that explored academic library funding. Again, fair criticism.

Libraries 98

Libraries Budget and Finance Management Finance Research 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 22, 2022

in 2015, just 25 percent of 12th-grade students nationwide performed at or above proficiency in math, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Homework is one of the most inequitable practices of education.” ” “The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided.”

Computers and Informational Technology 126

Computers and Informational Technology Budget and Finance Management Mining Finance 126

Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

So there’s a real paradigm shift among institutional staff, faculty. But currently, right, the whole system is based on credit, everything about it, faculty are paid, how courses are scheduled, how financial aid is distributed. There’s policies. Maybe I want to move up.

Veteran and Military Services 52

Veteran and Military Services Development and Fund Raising Community College Faculty 52

Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015. Across-the-board budget cuts? How comfortable and confident are you in managing change? We see these solutions play out in predictable ways on campuses.

Budget and Finance Management 59

Budget and Finance Management Alumni Admissions Industry 59

The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In 2015, she was named a “Game Changer” by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. 2015, Perko was awarded an honorary degree from Methodist University. Frankly, these opportunities have also led to some real-life lessons about the business of sports and the finances that come along with it.

Grants and Contracts 52

Grants and Contracts Government Media Development and Fund Raising 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Several large universities, including West Virginia University and the University of Nebraska Lincoln, faced significant budget cuts. Public confidence in higher education also saw a notable decline, with a Gallup poll indicating a drop in faith from 57% in 2015 to 36% in 2023.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Budget and Finance Management Education Computers and Informational Technology 52