Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 5, 2025

The US Department of Government Efficiency regularly posts cuts to all US federal agencies , including the US Department of Education, which it is working on to dismantle. Here's a current list of Department of Education contracts cut by DOGE. The total cost of employee wages is $596M per year.

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Grants and Contracts Education Government IT 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

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Government Higher Education Education Consulting 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

After degree completion, undergraduates get positions such as account analysts, managers, contract specialists, and business analysts. Two recent MBA graduates became presidential management fellows, three-year positions with the federal government. Other graduate students have received promotions to senior level managers.

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Veteran and Military Services Banking DEI Grants and Contracts 264

University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

Forward to today, she has secured a new contract at Hollins University that extends her role as president until 2030 and was elected chair of the board of directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Of the six major presidential higher education associations, NAICU is the only organization in the U.S.

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DEI Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Higher Education 113

SRHE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I was a member of the first cohort of school-leavers expected to take out the government loans to pay the then new £9000 university fees in 2012-13. Given that individuals receive a substantial return from their investment in higher education (HE), it is right that the balance of costs should be shared between students and the state.

Higher Education 69

Higher Education Development and Fund Raising Grants and Contracts Education 69

University Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

Public and private colleges and universities have long enjoyed independence from federal governing bodies over the nature of their operations. In the last few months, however, higher education has become the center of controversy relating to several developments integral to national interest. institutions interact with China.

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Higher Education Grants and Contracts Education Financial Aid 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Higher education associations, study abroad organizations, colleges and universities, and others are calling on the Department of Education to rescind guidance issued earlier this year that would expand the definition of outside companies that are subject the department’s oversight.

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Study Abroad Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Education 92

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

The hostile takeover of public higher education in Florida continues, as seen in the latest higher education bill introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Garcetti v.

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Higher Education Government Faculty Federal Government 98

University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Fraud investigations are on the rise in higher education institutions. The False Claims Act (“FCA”) is a unique fraud-fighting statute, which lets ordinary citizens step into the shoes of the government to recover fraudulent gains. Any program, contract or grant involving government dollars can fall under the FCA.

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Grants and Contracts Recruitment Healthcare Government 52

SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. That has remained the case with UCU’s ‘Post-1992 National Contract’.

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Research Grants and Contracts Development and Fund Raising Higher Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

29 August · Episode 170 Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education 30 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Insights for universities to cultivate longer and more impactful presidential tenures, resulting in greater stability, improved institutional performance, and strengthened relationships.

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Higher Education Consulting Government Education 52

SRHE

JULY 15, 2022

Helen Perkins was appointed as Director of the Society for Research into Higher Education in 2004. The benefits were such that the Society was able to introduce its now established series of annual research grants. by Rob Cuthbert, SRHE News Editor. The range, scope and quality of SRHE’s journals have continued to grow.

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Grants and Contracts Finance Higher Education Research 52

SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fixed-term contracts have long been the norm for research-only contracts, which are usually dependent on short-term funding from a external grant. However, the Equality Act of 2010, making it discriminatory to enforce retirement by age, has helped to discourage contracts promising ‘permanence’. 2(5)(d) and s.2

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Grants and Contracts Development and Fund Raising Higher Education Research 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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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Grants and Contracts Government Media Development and Fund Raising 52

Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Government Support: In some cases, elite universities received government support, such as grants or contracts, to help them weather the economic downturn. Faculty Salaries: Some universities had to reduce faculty salaries or even lay off staff to cut costs.

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Grants and Contracts Alumni Faculty Government 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 16, 2018

Colleges and universities are not known for making rapid changes, although many who work in higher education especially faculty members — have strong feelings about the ways others need to change. Yet with change happening so quickly and in so many ways, the role of faculty members has to change. That trend has continued.

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Faculty Grants and Contracts Higher Education Curriculum Development 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

Drumm McNaughton , the host of Changing Higher Ed ® , is a consultant to higher ed institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change , and mergers. I’m sure we’ll dig into it, but I also have to wonder if part of it on the cost side has to do with public support of higher education.

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Higher Education Education Management Consulting 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Drumm McNaughton Perspectives of a long-time R1 / AAU president that current presidents can put into use to overcome current challenges in higher education. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton invites Dr. Brit Kirwan back to discuss the dynamic and challenging landscape of higher education.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Grants and Contracts Government Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The presidential turnover crisis in higher education has seen university presidents’ tenures steadily diminishing for nearly two decades, now falling significantly short of the recommended ten-year benchmark. This significantly diminishes effective board governance. It doesn’t take a Ph.D.

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Consulting Grants and Contracts Fundraising Government 40

Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In my own case, I came onto the academic job market in the early 1980s, a time of severe global recession when jobs in many fields, including higher education, were scarce. Funding opportunities and grant support may be harder to come by or mainly restricted to nationals of the country. Retirement planning will look different.

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Consulting Higher Education Safety and Security Grants and Contracts 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

In addition, RSIs receive fewer donations and competitive federal grants because reviewers from federal agencies don’t understand them. Dr. Koricich and his team have received generous funding from The Joyce Foundation, Lumina Foundation, and Ascendium Education Group. in Higher Education and a B.S.

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Grants and Contracts Industry Research 52

Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A 2007 survey from the Association on Higher Education and Disability reported that just 28% of students with learning disabilities graduate from college. They often require students to sign a contract and charge additional fees ranging from $2,000 to $8,000 a year. Fewer than 100 schools fall into this category.

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Computers and Informational Technology Disability Services Admissions ADA 130

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

The competitive landscape in higher education is pushing institutions to not just be another “plain vanilla” entity but to utilize their unique attributes to serve students effectively. Therefore, technology is playing an important role in addressing these broad megatrends and reshaping the landscape of higher education.

Computers and Informational Technology 52

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

This analogy highlighted the disparity between the rights and opportunities granted to white Americans and the ongoing systemic oppression faced by Black Americans. Other jobs were opened through contracts for black products and black service providers.” These jobs were added across all employment classifications.

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Grants and Contracts Development and Fund Raising Government Social Justice 338

University Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

And with efforts to pass a short-term spending bill that will keep government funding alive through October 31 appearing unfruitful, a federal government shutdown next week appears imminent. 1,” said John Fansmith, senior vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, in its Sept.

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Government Higher Education Grants and Contracts Federal Government 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Gavin Newsom Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges. He says the idea for the bill came “from the failure of the federal government regarding immigration policy, especially when it comes to young people who often come here as infants.”

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Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Medical Federal Government 298

University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis has been at the epicenter of higher education this past year. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. Only two higher education administrators agreed to the interview. “He is taking names.

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Higher Education Education Grants and Contracts Administration 105

Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 27, 2025

From Upton Sinclair's 'Goose Step' to the Neoliberal University (lulu.com) Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: Macro and Micro Analyses of Higher Education Chapter Two: Discourses On Ideology Chapter Three: Branding Chapter Four: What Do Universities Do?

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Higher Education Education Grants and Contracts Media 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2023

The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. How higher ed has been reacting to the letter. About the Podcast Guest Mike Goldstein Mike Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education.

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Grants and Contracts Higher Education Administration Financial Aid 52

SRHE

JANUARY 18, 2023

The year-long pantomime that was government in 2022 started trying to be managerial and serious, just as the true pantomime season got into full swing and TV started showing the usual repeats specials. Jack lived in desperately poor circumstances with his departmental colleagues, until one day all he had left was one research grant.

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Grants and Contracts Higher Education Government Consulting 64

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

The fact of the strike exposes fissures in the current structure of higher education. But the contract was ratified with a split vote , with only about 62 percent of teaching assistants and 68 percent of graduate student researchers supporting the deal, compared to a 98 percent vote earlier in the fall in favor of striking.

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Grants and Contracts Faculty Research Fundraising 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For one thing, he objected to its tradition of endorsing a candidate for student government president—a tradition shared by a significant but dwindling number of traditional news outlets—arguing that it is not “fair” to use a media platform to “influence students.”

Computers and Informational Technology 105

Computers and Informational Technology Media Grants and Contracts Government 105

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image: The Association for the Study of Higher Education, like many organizations, plots its annual meetings several years ahead. ” 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. Census Bureau employment data.

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IT Grants and Contracts Higher Education Finance 105

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 12, 2023

12 July · Episode 163 Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk 32 Min · By Drumm McNaughton The recent MOVEit hack has put higher ed cybersecurity and third-party risk top of mind. The recent MOVEit hack has serious implications for higher education. There are nine elements.

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Financial Aid Grants and Contracts Development and Fund Raising Consulting 98

Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s such a sexy topic in higher education. I think that, you know, to that latter part of the question of why you might be interested in investing time, resources, personnel, you know, into this in, if you’re, you know, maybe in the higher education. We’re not good at hiring.

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IT Grants and Contracts Admissions Industry 52

Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s such a sexy topic in higher education. I think that, you know, to that latter part of the question of why you might be interested in investing time, resources, personnel, you know, into this in, if you’re, you know, maybe in the higher education. We’re not good at hiring.

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IT Grants and Contracts Admissions Industry 52

SRHE

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

by GR Evans A change of government has not changed the government’s power to intrude upon the autonomy of providers of higher education, which is constrained chiefly by its being limited to the financial. Government can also issue guidance to the regulator, the Office for Students, and that guidance may be detailed.

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Government Grants and Contracts Higher Education Research 69