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Personnel and HR

7 points to know about interim higher ed executives during COVID

The continued uncertainty of the pandemic and other factors have strengthened the need for interim campus leaders this academic year.

The 3 strategies that led to Big Ten football’s return

The conference’s Competition Task Force is leaning on strict protocols, including testing and data, to try to keep its players and staff safe.

University of Michigan faces student strikes over COVID safety

R.A.s, graduate student employees and some student dining staff at the University of Michigan have gone on strike over COVID safety precautions.

3 actions for university leaders to improve employee engagement

An overlooked casualty of the pandemic is employee engagement. Here’s how campus officials can boost engagement during the ongoing COVID pandemic.

When employees refuse to return to work

As employers, colleges and universities will hear from individuals who are unable or unwilling to come back to campus to do their jobs. Here’s what actions HR and managers can take.

How one university prepares leaders to champion diversity

A program to guide leaders in building greater diversity and equity at schools, workplaces and other organizations has been launched online by Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina.
Mon Aug 3rd, 2020

5 COVID-era employee health concerns and how colleges are addressing them

A look at what areas higher ed institutions must manage and communicate about related to employee health benefits and sick leave policies during the pandemic.
Thu Jul 30th, 2020

[Infographic] Higher ed employee health

A UB reader survey looks at how colleges and universities are managing and communicating about health benefits and sick leave policies during the pandemic.
Thu Jul 30th, 2020

Have you considered hiring a chief health officer?

What if colleges and universities added a senior administrator whose sole focus was to manage the coronavirus response and monitor whether everyone on campus is following safety precautions?
Tue Jul 14th, 2020

Hiring college leaders during the ongoing pandemic

Five questions for search committees to ask when hiring—in an era where having to hire is not ideal, but where gaps in leadership can not be left unfilled.
Thu Jul 9th, 2020

Faculty actually liked online learning (mostly), survey finds

Instructors want more professional development in online learning, and said student engagement, along with access and equity concerns, were the biggest challenges
Thu Jul 9th, 2020