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A pantomime without a happy ending

SRHE

Cinderella would love to go but has no well-paid staff to wear; the DfE and OfS ugly sisters prepare eagerly by appointing more recruitment consultants. Best of all, Cinderella’s pay rags turn into a shimmering and apparently permanent contract, and her glass ceiling is transformed into slippers. four DfE reshuffles.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” 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. More than five years ago, “OLC entered into binding contracts with specific hotels through 2028,” Mathes said in an email.

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The Helen Perkins era

SRHE

Maria Slowey took charge of the annual conference and immediately started work on the quality and quantity of submissions, while Rosemary Deem began the process of restoring SRHE’s finances by negotiating a new contract with long-term publishing partner Taylor & Francis. Email rob.cuthbert@uwe.ac.uk , Twitter @RobCuthbert.

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Presidential Turnover Crisis in Higher Ed–Solutions and Challenges: The Role of Politics, Policies, Processes, Performance, and Public Relations

The Change Leader, Inc.

Similarly, at Chapel Hill, the board declined to grant tenure to a highly distinguished journalist. The lawsuit contends that public universities receive funding from and, consequently, are considered state-owned entities, granting local governments the authority to dictate the curricula and content taught at these institutions.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Education Governance Part 2: The Updated Board Duties

The Change Leader, Inc.

As we mentioned in the previous blog, this requires the board to step into a consulting role instead of only an oversight role. The State Board, all of whom had been appointed by the governor, unanimously selected the consultant on the search committee. in grants because of a research scandal.

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$16B College Sports Revenue and Regulations: Knight Commission Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 171 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

The Change Leader, Inc.

By 2032, according to a new report from Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in partnership with CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), college sports revenue, including college football playoff revenue and new lucrative conference media contracts, is projected to reach $16 billion annually for 54 schools with the most lucrative football programs.

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What a Tech Company’s Big Shift Portends for the Future of the Master’s Degree

Higher Ed Connects: News

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.