Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

Lesley University’s Faculty Assembly says it has voted no confidence in university president Janet Steinmayer for the second time in roughly a year. private university’s 167 faculty members with full-time or prorated faculty contracts. “A coalition of faculty and students held a protest outside.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

To make matters worse, the most highly resourced campuses exacerbate institutional inequalities by absorbing a disproportionate share of government, philanthropic and foundation resources. The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. She also championed diversity and inclusion in faculty and staff hiring and promotion practices. ” Rivera-Mills begin this June.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Mazumder is renowned for his expertise in strategy, fundraising and academic improvement, as well as his prowess in macroeconomics. Retiring from the military in 2020, he has since served as the associate vice president and executive director of Texas A&M University and the Bush School of Government & Public Service.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Personalized Attention With a favorable student-to-faculty ratio, Wabash provides an environment where students receive individualized attention, fostering strong mentorship relationships and personalized academic guidance. As a major employer, the college provides jobs to faculty, administrative staff, and support personnel.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In the last of our Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance series , we discuss how board roles continue to shift, even as higher education’s focus evolves with the rapidly changing environment. Right now, many higher education leaders have focused on fundraising more than their other skillsets. Can they work with people?

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In prestigious universities across the country, the figurehead of the institutionthe presidenthas become a symbol of frustration and resentment among students, faculty, and staff. Harvards massive endowment reportedly the largest of any university in the worldhas been a focal point of controversy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. Between 1977 and 2019, in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars, state and local government spending on higher education increased from $110 billion to $311 billion, according to the Urban Institute. But what government gives, it can take away.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

At The Change Leader, we propose a culture of continuous board improvement and accountability as a way to avoid the detrimental impact of stagnant governance. In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Many institutions nowadays are including maintenance in the fundraising/development monies raised and financial growth strategies for higher ed institutions. The intent of shared governance was that the faculty were the experts in curriculum and research.

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University Business

APRIL 24, 2023

“Both public and private institutions are slow to adjust to this stark reality for several reasons, including, government subsidies that prolong reckoning with failing business models, resistance to mergers and acquisitions, and sheer wishful thinking that things will somehow magically improve.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

Previously Ukraine’s minister of economic development under the Honcharuk government and an adviser to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mylovanov knows well the value of good press. When Times Higher Education spoke with Mylovanov, he had just finished an interview with Al Jazeera and had an upcoming on-air appointment with CNN.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 19, 2023

Institution leaders—trustees, executives, union representatives and faculty members involved in governance—need to approach the next three years mindful of market realities. Sharp losses in the stock market will reduce endowment draws and may make fundraising more challenging.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

What benefits do staff, faculty, and students gain from better data management? With trustworthy data stored in a secure location (known as a data warehouse), a data management platform allows your campus to govern data, assign data access based on user roles, put data into action, and develop customized dashboards.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history. Before Alverno College, Foy served as Dean of the Faculty at Marian University in Wisconsin from 2018 to 2020.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Strengthening relationships for fundraising. This aids in strategic planning and improves the output from various departments, enabling them to make more educated and data-driven decisions. An integrated dashboard offers continuous performance tracking, providing leaders with a valuable tool for keeping governing boards well-informed.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Although Joyner’s presidency doesn’t take effect until July, that hasn’t stopped her from discussing her action plan at the Catholic liberal arts college, where she will be focusing on shared governance issues, enrollment numbers and philanthropy.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2018

The aftermath has led to ugly financial battles involving policymakers, faculty, staff, students and alumni. For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. years. This change in focus is forcing presidents to juggle what can be taught in the classroom and their faculty, who are very much invested in DEI initiatives. As a result, sound board governance has declined, with many boards going rogue.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

EAB introduced the Enterprise Data Management Resource Guide to help chief information officers develop a comprehensive data governance strategy, secure executive buy-in, and manage implementation. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2017

Qualifications included a terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education as well as significant time spent in the ranks of faculty building a deep vitae of publications, presentations, and grants. Traditionally, universities have looked for candidates who were steeped in the world of academia. Furthermore, Gov.

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

The incoming president will look to turn things around following the tumultuous exit of its former president, who caused an uproar for proposing a fundraiser at a venue with antisemitic and racist cultural ties. Patricia Draves – Monmouth College (Ill.) Robbins has served as UoFA’s president for seven years.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This balancing act becomes even more complex as they endeavor to address the expectations of faculty members, a substantial portion of whom advocate for inclusivity within the curriculum and campus environment. This significantly diminishes effective board governance. It doesn’t take a Ph.D.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

These endowments are often the result of centuries of fundraising, donations, and strategic investments. Due to historical factors, systemic racism, and limited funding sources, these institutions often struggle to provide adequate resources, faculty, and facilities. For some of these schools, it began with land theft and forced labor.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. Do you have the right experts in place to drive prospective students to admissions, move them through the awareness to admit process, and generate value for alumni through fundraising?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2023

The involvement of faculty in the enrollment and retention process is critical. But higher ed has unfortunately created an environment that does not necessarily reward faculty for their capacity to develop and maintain relationships with students. Loyalty” should not be based on fundraising.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 25, 2023

To get started, colleges and universities should contact NFS’s GRANTED program coordinator, who will help present your institution, faculty, and ideas in the highest possible competitive form. He is a leader in science engineering education, with over three decades of experience in higher education and government.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Republicans and some Democrats aren’t happy with campus protests about the Israel/Hamas war, and many Democratic-leaning faculty don’t feel comfortable speaking up on issues if they work for red-state public universities,” says Kelchen. Bonner has his own book series with Routledge, titled Diverse Faculty in the Academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Becky inspired faculty, staff and administrators with an approach to problem-solving that combined vision, creativity and pragmatism." Blank’s economic work focused on low-income labor markets, macroeconomics, government policy, and the measurement of poverty. Jennifer Mnookin, Blank's successor. Department of Commerce. "Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

College presidents, Harris suggested, should have yearly measurable objectives around the success of men of color, that they are evaluated on, just like fundraising. Wood suggested that at least some of the projects could be done under the rubric of equity, which he said was a designation more closely tied to the federal government.

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University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

The boost in funding could help perpetuate future success for the lucky institution by increasing institutional visibility and reputation and thus drawing in more tuition dollars, experienced faculty and possibly philanthropy. revealing potential challenges for students and faculty. institutions offer students a hefty discount.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

The faculty says we recognize our graduate students as early-career colleagues. Few faculty members went to graduate school anticipating we’d get rich, but most of us expect to be able to pay our bills and keep a roof over our heads, something that was easier, even on graduate student grants, in the economy of 20 or 30 years ago.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2023

15 August · Episode 168 Nurturing Free Speech and Respectful Dialogue in Higher Education 40 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Eric shares how faculty, staff, and students can approach free speech and respectful dialogue by conducting co-teaching practices and exercises. This allows students to see arguments from other people’s views.

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University Business

JULY 31, 2023

Faculty expressed deep disappointment in the lack of transparency over the negotiation process—which saw McElroy’s offer dwindle from a tenured role to a one-year, at-will position—and the involvement of outside political pressures on the contract fiasco. I don’t trust the administration in their ability to have the best.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

His research focuses on real estate finance and corporate governance, with publications in leading journals. The university's current fundraising campaign has raised $1.387 billion toward its $1.5 SMU, with over 12,000 students across eight schools, operates on an $861 million budget with a $2.2 billion endowment. billion goal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Students first occupied Fanning Hall, where Bergeron’s office is located, last month after Rodmon King, the dean of institutional equity and inclusion, resigned in protest of the college’s decision to hold a fundraiser at the Everglades Club in Florida, which has a famously discriminatory past. King resigned on Feb.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Accompanying revisionism was an altered relationship between faculty and students. Contributing to higher education’s democratization was the federal government’s mounting role, funding university research and subsidizing attendance through federally-financed grants and loans.

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