Higher education leadership requires more than content knowledge or operational expertise. It calls for emotional intelligence, political savvy, narrative power and a deep well of self-awareness.
Institutional neutrality is vital during today's widening political divisions, says Xavier University President Colleen Hanycz, who takes pride in being vocal about not being vocal.
Some colleges are teaching students the art of having productive political conversations with people they disagree with. Marketplace's David Brancaccio discusses the school administrators behind the movement and how it prepares students for entering the workforce.
"Enrollment" holds the top spot as the most significant risk faced by colleges and universities, according to this annual report from United Educators.
Concerns surrounding academic integrity are hitting the highest rungs of university leadership, including presidents. Here's some examples on how the sector can maintain high standards.
"The file-drawer effect," the Journal Impact Factor and the pressure to produce are pushing some researchers to forego academic rigor and inhibiting the peer review process.
Americans have completely lost confidence in college. That's the common narrative in a seemingly never-ending scroll of media reports and surveys raising the alarms about falling enrollment and political controversies on campus.
As difficult as it may be to create a universal blueprint to heal campus divisions, Touro University President Alan Kadish has some advice that any leader can follow to rid their colleges and universities of antisemitism.
