Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Almost all of the materials budgets are tied up in subscriptions and access fees for online resources, often with multi-year contracts with vendors that provide these services. Typically, about 95% of materials budgets are in subscriptions and contracts (including journals, databases, etc), maybe 2.5% 2013, section 3.4]

Libraries 78

Libraries Computers and Informational Technology Grants and Contracts Marketing and Communication Services 78

SRHE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Few graduate voices on their indebtedness are heard in research or policy discourse. Secondly, I had conducted no research myself on graduate experiences. I would be exposing my feelings about the current student finance regime (albeit informed by my related research) to the potentially sharp questioning of experts.

Higher Education 69

Higher Education Development and Fund Raising Grants and Contracts Education 69

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Events in the Sunshine State also reflect an ongoing legal debate over the extent that First Amendment rights apply to public college and university professors in carrying out their teaching, research and service duties. In alignment with institutional academic freedom policies, public higher education faculty should not fall under Garcetti.

Higher Education 98

Higher Education Government Faculty Federal Government 98

University Business

MAY 17, 2024

Kotlikoff will serve as interim president under a two-year contract. Pollack is also credited with increasing by 1,000 the number of undergraduates receiving grant-based financial aid, the university noted. Aldridge has been promoted to the permanent position at Thomas Jefferson University, a research institution in Philadelphia.

Grants and Contracts 52

Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Academic Advising Community College 52

Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 23, 2019

After it spent more than $850-million over the past two years to buy companies that offer professional education and run coding boot camps in conjunction with colleges, 2U investors could hardly have been shocked over the company’s moves to diversify from a reliance on contracts with universities for master’s degrees. Department of Education.

Grants and Contracts 52

Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Mining Higher Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 16, 2018

They point to State College of Florida, which ended tenure for incoming faculty several years ago and now is giving new professors annual contracts. For faculty on a teaching-intensive track, tenure decisions would be made based primarily on their teaching, with little or no weight given to research. That trend has continued.

Faculty 52

Faculty Grants and Contracts Higher Education Curriculum Development 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Boards are charged with overseeing an institution’s mission, vision, values, strategic direction, financial health, academic quality, student success, community engagement, diversity, inclusion, research, faculty development, campus safety, and more. Those responsibilities do not stop with the university administration.

Government 52

Government Higher Education Education Consulting 52

Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Those initial 2-3 years ended up stretching to 38 ½ years before I retired in March 2021, covering six countries and territories and incorporating a move from faculty to academic administration. . And for some scholars, there are academic benefits to living and working in a locality or culture where one’s research is centered.

Consulting 40

Consulting Higher Education Safety and Security Grants and Contracts 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

Research shows that students who must incur debt to attend college have lower GPAs, more health issues both before and after graduation, are less likely to buy a house, will get married and have children later in life, are less likely to start a business, and are less entrepreneurial. This addresses only 30% of the problem.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Management Consulting 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Grants and Contracts Industry Research 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kirwan is the past chair of, among other boards, the American Council for Higher Education, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the Business Higher Education Forum, and the National Research Council Board on Higher Education and Workforce. Of course, I will.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Grants and Contracts Government Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

New presidents can accomplish this by identifying a seasoned individual or a consultancy to interview administrators, faculty, staff, students, board members, and members of the community to understand the institution’s aspirations and challenges. The second tier is administration. The third tier is the governing board. Nothing.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Consulting Government Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

This success story underscores the crucial role of technology in not only supporting administrative functions but also in driving institutional growth. 00:52:09] Phil Hill: Yeah, it’s counterintuitive, but you see it in research after research that that’s the case. 00:52:25] Drumm McNaughton: Absolutely.

Computers and Informational Technology 52

Computers and Informational Technology Budget and Finance Management Development and Fund Raising Higher Education 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

Administrators must STOP minimizing what has happened at MSU — and what happens still. “What is typically in most presidential contracts is that when they complete their contract, should they want to stay at the university, they will become a full professor in a department to be determined,” Wilde said.

Grants and Contracts 110

Grants and Contracts Title IX Faculty Administration 110

University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

His interest in divorcing higher education from what he perceives as a far-left agenda antithetical to American democracy has invited judges, faculty and administration, and similarly skeptical conservatives across state lines to deliberate on the current state of higher education. “He is taking names. .”

Higher Education 105

Higher Education Education Grants and Contracts Administration 105

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

The significant improvement in wages and benefits for teaching assistants, graduate student researchers and postdoctoral scholars are milestone changes, marking an important victory for organized labor. New contracts take time to implement. The contract is a landmark, but the celebrations are muted all around.

Grants and Contracts 98

Grants and Contracts Faculty Research Fundraising 98

Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 27, 2025

Chapter Five: Universities and War: Conclusion Appendix Introduction In the following pages, you are going to find a lot of specific information about what is happening at one major public research university, but we believe what is happening at Purdue is analogous to a canary in a coal mine.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Grants and Contracts Media 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

” ASHE is moving its 2024 meeting to Minneapolis, even though it may incur financial costs from breaking a contract with the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Guilbeau, the higher ed research group’s executive director. This is more than a “business decision,” said Jason P.

IT 105

IT Grants and Contracts Higher Education Finance 105

Robert Kelchen

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Im now a veteran department head at a much better resourced university, but higher education is facing more uncertainty now than since March 2020 due to the bulldozer of the Trump administrations attempted and proposed changes. But talking about what would be lost, such as medical and agricultural research, can be a lot more effective.

Higher Education 100

Higher Education Grants and Contracts Education Student Financial Aid 100

University Business

APRIL 23, 2025

This adds to the financial pressure and uncertainty caused by the new administrations announcement regarding the reduction or suspension of funding for university research. Science institutions in Europe and beyond are now racing to hire researchers from the U.S. admissions, and budget cuts. higher education. higher education.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Grants and Contracts Education Management 52

SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Reeds defines Professional Services as replacing and embracing terms such as administrators, non-academic staff or support staff. These all need professional services to support them in their primary tasks of teaching and, in many cases, also research. In what sense do those offering such services constitute a Profession?

Professional Services 59

Professional Services Higher Education Administration Management 59

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted. The Trump administration canceled nearly $900million in Institute of Education Sciences contracts Mondaya massive blow to a U.S. postsecondary institutions.

Grants and Contracts 144

Grants and Contracts Education Higher Education Administration 144

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

million in contracts between Columbia and the federal government and conduct a "comprehensive review" of more than $5 billion in federal grant commitments to the institution. Since October 2023, Columbia has been at the center of pro-Palestinian student protests, drawing federal scrutiny, especially from the Trump administration.

Development and Fund Raising 156

Development and Fund Raising Federal Government Grants and Contracts Government 156

University Business

MARCH 24, 2025

Focus on fighting local Campus leaders must tell their local representatives how the Trump administration’s policy overhauls are impacting higher education, Fansmith said. The administration has been relatively clever so far trying to hide cuts that go to individual benefits, but it’s beginning to resonate.

Title IX 52

Title IX Grants and Contracts Federal Government Higher Education 52

Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

As the new administration goes even more energetically after academia Id like to share some data about our sectors standing. For one example I find the University of Hull (public research) which is combining 17 schools into 11 and ending its chemistry program, all for financial reasons. million of administration and staff.

Budget and Finance Management 52

Budget and Finance Management Grants and Contracts Administration Faculty 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

higher education research funds. So much of the academic labor is being done by people on short term contracts, in vulnerable positions.” Another factor was changes in the make-up of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which granted graduate workers at private schools the right to unionize in 2010.

Grants and Contracts 289

Grants and Contracts Higher Education Transportation Administration 289

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2025

This development comes in the wake of the Department's recent decision to cancel $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing the institution's alleged failure to address antisemitism.

Grants and Contracts 217

Grants and Contracts Education Higher Education Administration 217

University Business

MARCH 20, 2025

To better understand the administration’s agenda, its important to know what the department is responsible for in terms of spending. In fiscal year 2024 alone, the net cost to operate the department was more than $218 billion, according to an analysis from the Pew Research Center. million people Grants: $33.9 Loans: $85.8

Grants and Contracts 91

Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Education Student Financial Aid 91

Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 24, 2025

His administration pushed for expanded funding for charter schools and private school vouchers, which would allow families to use public funds to pay for private education. Trumps administration took several steps to curb what he described as left-wing bias in higher education.

Education 40

Education Title IX Grants and Contracts Administration 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Biden Administration U.S. Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August.

Title IX 299

Title IX Grants and Contracts Higher Education Safety and Security 299

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This leaves the door open for alternatives such as considerations of socioeconomic status in admissions, though research has indicated that cutting affirmative action in admissions leads to declines in underrepresented minorities at colleges. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief.

Veteran and Military Services 317

Veteran and Military Services DEI Grants and Contracts Admissions 317

Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 23, 2025

Science benefits everyone; cuts hurt us all In early March the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding for scientific research at Columbia University, citing antisemitism and referencing pro-Palestinian protests on campus. This AFT Voices post features three professors who are affected by the funding cuts.

Grants and Contracts 52

Grants and Contracts Higher Education Education Administration 52

University Business

MARCH 12, 2025

(LATEST UPDATE: March 12) Student loans and Pell Grants are safe, but this week’s mass firings at the Department of Education represent the “first step” of President Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the agency, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says. The administration has gone further, according to ProPublica.

Title IX 52

Title IX Federal Government Student Financial Aid Financial Aid 52

Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ve organized the various ideas and threads into several headers: the Department of Education, higher education economics, international education and research, research supported and opposed, military connections, sex education, and anti-intellectualism. 594-5) International research and education.

Higher Education 40

Higher Education Administration Title IX Education 40

University Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

19) Over $1 billion worth of contracts with education nonprofits have gone up in flames over the past 10 days, and public institutions may soon need to close DEI-related programming, according to another wave of executive orders from President Donald Trump. The IES is one of the country’s largest funders of education research.

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DEI Title IX Grants and Contracts Higher Education 98