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. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Garcetti v.

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2024

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. Armed with insider information, relators file fraud cases on the government’s behalf, leading to a recent uptick in government investigations of higher education institutions.

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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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University Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Federal officials discovered that land-grant HBCUs in 16 states have been underfunded compared to their neighboring, predominantly white research universities by more than $12 billion since 1987. Secondly, the size of the Defense’s research and development budget is expected to reach $145 billion in 2024.

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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. research due to its potential to compromise national security. For example, the report suggested that the Department analyze all China- and Hong Kong-origin gifts and contracts received by U.S.

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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. Few graduate voices on their indebtedness are heard in research or policy discourse. Secondly, I had conducted no research myself on graduate experiences.

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SRHE

JULY 15, 2022

Helen Perkins was appointed as Director of the Society for Research into Higher Education in 2004. In December 2021, after another very successful Research Conference, she gave notice of her intention to retire. The benefits were such that the Society was able to introduce its now established series of annual research grants.

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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. For some decades the norm for ‘academic’ posts had settled at ‘teaching and research’, with appointments to last until retirement age. 2(5)(d) and s.2 2 (8) (b) ii.).

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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.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

This can be accomplished by addressing ineffective presidential onboarding processes and shared governance best practices , among others. Shared governance in consultation with representative bodies must be respected. The community must have demonstrated respect, trust, confidence, and commitment to consultation and shared governance.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A Whole New World: Disability Laws at the Post-Secondary Level One of the biggest issues facing students with learning challenges and their families is the difference in laws that govern schools that service K-12 versus schools at the post-secondary level. Some do not know what to say and what not to say to professors.

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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.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

And for some scholars, there are academic benefits to living and working in a locality or culture where one’s research is centered. Research priorities may need to shift. But in an international setting, other factors come to bear on a scholar’s ability to sustain a research agenda. Import of laboratory equipment is costly.

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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.

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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. Linton is an author and economist. Just read the book.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

Phill on LinkedIn → About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton , host of Changing Higher Ed ® podcast, is a consultant to higher education institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers. Technology, governance the same way. He is most notably recognized for writing his blog, On EdTech.

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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. 21 podcast.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

“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. “But in my experience, none of those are going into a contract.”

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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.

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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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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

One of his first actions as president was denying tenure to five faculty members and denying the contract renewal of a visiting professor who had been critical of the college takeover. Some faculty members whose identity or research does not align with the state’s viewpoint expressed it has created a hostile environment for them.

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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.

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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.” ” Alex DiBranco, a Yale Ph.D.

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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.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 12, 2023

Institutions must annually vet employees granted access to information and ensure more people haven’t been granted access. About the Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton , the host of Changing Higher Ed ® podcast , is a consultant to higher ed institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And if you look at research like Adam Grant out of Wharton School of Business, and you know, it says that we’re really bad at it. Noah Geisel (he/him) (24:48.854) with an employer who was hiring a contract role and they actually listed the Adobe Creative Educator badge as one of the look-fors in the job posting.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And if you look at research like Adam Grant out of Wharton School of Business, and you know, it says that we’re really bad at it. Noah Geisel (he/him) (24:48.854) with an employer who was hiring a contract role and they actually listed the Adobe Creative Educator badge as one of the look-fors in the job posting.

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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. for FY24/25.

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Robert Kelchen

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While it does not appear that student financial aid will be affected in the short term, all federal grants and contracts are certainly up in the air even though some of them enjoy legal protections. But talking about what would be lost, such as medical and agricultural research, can be a lot more effective.

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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. This announcement comes just four days after the task force revealed it would consider stop work orders for $51.4 This is our number one priority."

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Some academics are responsible for both teaching and research but there may also be research-only staff, usually on fixed-term externally-funded contracts, which may be classified on the sameside of the trench as academics. Nor does the Governments own approved list of regulated professions.

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University Business

MARCH 24, 2025

But the sector’s collective voice is stronger than many might think, said Jonathan Fansmith, assistant vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, in a webinar hosted by the public policy advocacy nonprofit last week.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As part of a democratic process, we ask readers to be involved in the research and writing of this project. Boards, Endowments, Contracts) Role of Elite Families in Higher Education (e.g. Reader Input Additions and corrections will be made with input from readers of the Higher Education Inquirer.

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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.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2025

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. In grants to K12, the departments spending totaled more than $150 billion in FY2024, according to its annual financial report. million people Grants: $33.9 billion that same year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 21, 2025

Trumps Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training Ryan Quinn Mon, 04/21/2025 - 03:00 AM The federal government says it has cut or frozen billions of dollars worth of grants and contracts to high-profile universities, ending potentially lifesaving studies and critically needed training, according to the researchers.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2025

Noncompliance with the executive order could mean MSU loses hundreds of millions of dollars from federal grants and contracts. In 2024, the university received $528 million from the federal government, a significant amount supporting research at the institution, the 2024 Annual Financial Report shows.

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