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Centralization Is Not the Objective

Confessions of a Community College Dean

By definition, centralization is the concentration of control of an activity or organization under a single authority. Rob Zinkan is vice president for marketing leadership at RHB , a higher education consultancy founded in 1991. If you’re a CMO, do you seek to be a controller or a catalyst?

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TM2 Revival Brings Fresh Approach to HBCU Executive Searches

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Working in the student union as an undergraduate led to leadership roles, eventually guiding him toward a career in higher education administration. Its definitely not a monolith just like our HBCUs are not monolithic, he notes, emphasizing the importance of understanding each institutions unique culture and needs.

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Secret Boss Training: How to Observe and Assess Teaching in any Format

Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development

In higher-education administration today, there is a window that is slowly closing: the number of us who came into our administrative positions before online and technology-enhanced teaching was even a thing. A Word about Us.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

Reflecting on the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) like Udacity and Coursera around 2011-2012, there was initial hype about their potential to fundamentally transform higher education. And tech is definitely touching more and more. And they’ve gotten higher education administrators to take online seriously.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

The ability to align educational offerings with the emerging needs of the job market, maintain financial transparency, and exercise innovative leadership will be key differentiators in navigating these complex times. So it is the definitive data source. 00:15:15] Bill: Yeah.

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Politics and Policy Making in the Postsecondary Sector

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An important finding from my research is that the staff who work for policy makers are definitely interested in hearing from people who work on college campuses to understand how policy affects the everyday lives of students, faculty and staff. She is co-author of When Colleges Close: Leading in a Time of Crisis.

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Leadership Accountability in Higher Ed: Leadership On The Board and Above Board

The Change Leader, Inc.

Let’s take a deep look at leadership accountability in higher ed and what you can do to improve your institution’s leadership. The prestige of being a top higher education leader has a definite lure.