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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I got interested in administrative-type issues. This position, in what was then Academic Services, came open, and we revamped it into a student success division. My [academic] path was such twists and turns that I wouldn’t have been measured well by retention or graduation rates. I loved the back-and-forth banter.

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: I believe that excellence and talent are equally distributed, but opportunity isn’t. So for me, student success is: How do I help? Or, how do we help, as a campus, every student maximize their abilities and their experiences? ” Q: What are the markers of student success in your role? Who are we not serving well?

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“An accomplished legal scholar and a strong academic administrator, Professor Johanna Bond is uniquely qualified to serve as the dean of Rutgers University Law School,” said Dr. Antonio Tillis, chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden.

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A New Era of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She began her presidency at JCSU following an impressive, nearly 30-year-long career as an educator, writer, and academic administrator, most recently as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. You might be the change that we need in the world,” says Kinloch.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I I was very excited to step in[to] a leadership position like this, and I love it. It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Transitioning from Faculty to Administration

Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development

Tammi Cooper, Associate Dean in the School of Business at Northcentral University, shares her knowledge from her own often-bumpy transition from faculty to academic administrator, covering the following key topics: The challenge of the transition. Key areas for administrator success. Creating a personal development plan.

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Colleges should help disadvantaged faculty attend conferences (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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