Leadership

How to take the ‘value lens’ approach to higher education

The Value Lens Approach is a strategic tool designed to assist higher education leaders in aligning institutional actions and resource allocations with their core distinctions.

President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

David A. Thomas will leave Morehouse College having increased applications from high-achieving students and raised more funds than any of the school's previous leaders. In other moves, Berklee College of Music has picked its next president.

Ben Sasse steps down at University of Florida after short tenure

Former U.S. senator Ben Sasse, who cited his wife's health issues and other family matters as reasons for his departure, was the second president of a major Florida university to resign in recent days.

Academic burnout: This simple solution will cost leadership little

If left unaddressed, academic burnout could transform our institutions of higher education into “burnout shops” for faculty and students. The implications of such a transformation are far-reaching.

‘Strong Integration’: Adaptive change as a survival strategy in higher education

Strong Integration is about so much more than governance and oversight. It’s ecosystem-wide adaptive change—including leadership structures, academics and curriculum and co-curriculum.

12 key traits of a successful higher education leader

Courageous administrators are needed now since some highly accomplished people have failed to lead institutions during times of turmoil.

President Moves: Cornell leader steps down as hiring ramps up

Cornell President Martha E. Pollack has announced she will retire on June 30 after leading the New York university for seven years. Pollack's departure marks the third Ivy League leader to step down amid political turbulence in recent months.

Which college, university leaders are speaking out against anti-DEI efforts?

As colleges and universities across Florida and Texas are forced to shudder their DEI offices, higher education leaders in other states whose lawmakers threaten to propose similar legislation are voicing their opposition—before it becomes too late.

AAUP on Florida: Authoritarian control wilting higher education

AAUP has released a scathing report compiling interviews from current and former faculty members, students, alumni, trustees, and retired university leaders documenting what it believes is a network of institutions declining into authoritative control, intellectual and moral bankruptcy and unfettered faculty turnover.

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds “serious flaws” in research

"I agree that in some instances I should have been more diligent when seeking corrections, and I regret that I was not," said Tessier-Lavigne in a statement.

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