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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Q: What led you to your role as associate provost for student success at York College? I got interested in administrative-type issues. But I think of them as our triage, in some cases, because they’ll hear a problem and they’ll be like, “OK, is this something that somebody in academics can help with?

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I didn’t know about this thing called Student Affairs just yet, but I knew [there was] a way that I could work at a college and sort of do for other students—particularly first-gen, BIPOC students and Pell Grant students—what others had done for me.

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Ask the Administrator: When Curriculum and Budgets Overlap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An occasional correspondent writes, I work for an R1 private 4-year institution at our Computer Science department as an academic administrator. I have a master’s degree in higher education & student affairs, if that’s helpful context. Overlapping and missing expertise.

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How Presidents Can Create a Thriving Workplace Culture in Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 186 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Carrie Lovelace Petr

The Change Leader, Inc.

Open communication and shared experiences foster genuine partnership between administration and faculty and staff. PCC, BCC, is a seasoned executive administrator and holds a Ph.D. Outside of the student affairs arena, Carrie has enjoyed work as a faculty member, academic adviser, and academic administrator.

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Guide To Assessment

Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

No program is immune to assessment, including Student Affairs. While most conversation around assessment revolves around academic units, Student Affairs plays a large role in a student’s learning experience. Academic administrators provide an eagle’s-eye vantage point of a program.