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#accreditation
fromCornell Chronicle
6 days ago
Higher education

2029 reaccreditation process begins with self-study | Cornell Chronicle

The university's reaccreditation process has begun, involving a steering committee and community input to assess compliance with seven accreditation standards.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
6 days ago

2029 reaccreditation process begins with self-study | Cornell Chronicle

The university's reaccreditation process has begun, involving a steering committee and community input to assess compliance with seven accreditation standards.
Mental health
fromNature
20 hours ago

14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered

Good supervision positively impacts PhD students, providing support and fostering a collaborative environment.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 day ago

What John Wilson's Critique of My Faculty Survey Gets Wrong

Wilson theorizes that aggrieved far-right faculty were overrepresented while far-left faculty boycotted the survey. He provides no evidence for either claim and ignores evidence against—such as that only one of 633 respondents identified as 'extremely conservative.'
Right-wing politics
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

The person who always offers to drive, always picks the restaurant, always plans the trip is rarely the controlling one in the group. They're the one who learned early that if they didn't organize the connection, the connection simply wouldn't happen. - Silicon Canals

The organizer in a friend group often acts out of learned necessity to maintain connections, not from a desire for control or leadership.
Arts
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

Getting to know your colleagues' creative side - Harvard Gazette

Harvard's annual Staff Art Show showcases the artistic talents of 215 staff members across multiple campus locations.
Careers
fromeLearning Industry
4 days ago

It Takes Two To Tango: Creating A Long-Lasting Relationship Between C-Suite And L&D

C-suite and L&D partnerships require alignment of expectations to ensure successful training development and business performance.
Marketing
fromForbes
6 days ago

How To Serve Clients Amid Board Scrutiny And Investor Activism

Agency conversations with executives now focus on measurable business impact rather than just creative output.
Media industry
fromPoynter
5 days ago

Student newspapers still dominate campuses. This newsletter shows what else is possible. - Poynter

Tomo Chien's newsletter, Morning, Trojan, offers a unique independent news source for USC students, blending hard news with humor and engaging a large subscriber base.
fromThe Washington Post
5 days ago

Student-athletes more likely to attend school than peers, new research finds

"Kids show up to school when they feel connected to adults, peers and are engaged in something meaningful," said Hedy Chang, chief executive of Attendance Works.
US news
#higher-education
Fundraising
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
4 hours ago

Trump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away - Above the Law

Joshua Kleinfeld's application for dean at George Mason University raises ethical concerns amid ongoing investigations into the university's DEI policies.
Online learning
fromFuturism
6 days ago

College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Since They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI

Students increasingly rely on AI for thinking, leading to diminished cognitive skills and homogenized classroom discussions.
#naciqi
#wisconsin
Higher education
fromFortune
5 days ago

Fired Universities of Wisconsin president says he was 'blindsided' and still hasn't been given a reason | Fortune

Jay Rothman was fired as Wisconsin President without explanation, feeling blindsided but unlikely to pursue legal action.
Higher education
fromFortune
5 days ago

Fired Universities of Wisconsin president says he was 'blindsided' and still hasn't been given a reason | Fortune

Jay Rothman was fired as Wisconsin President without explanation, feeling blindsided but unlikely to pursue legal action.
Higher education
fromNature
4 days ago

Should academic misconduct be catalogued? Proposed US database sparks debate

Creating a national database of researchers guilty of misconduct could prevent them from securing new academic positions.
Higher education
fromESPN.com
4 days ago

NCAA to discuss five-year eligibility proposal, reports say

NCAA is considering eligibility rule changes that would incorporate age, allowing five years of eligibility starting at age 19 or high school graduation.
#board-governance
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

What to Do When Your Board Is Meddling in Operational Work

Boards are increasingly adopting operational roles, blurring governance and management boundaries through private equity-style monitoring as economic uncertainty and AI disruption intensify.
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

What to Do When Your Board Is Meddling in Operational Work

Boards are increasingly adopting operational roles, blurring governance and management boundaries through private equity-style monitoring as economic uncertainty and AI disruption intensify.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The boardroom is opening its doors to add a new member

AI is transforming boardrooms into continuous intelligence hubs, shifting decisions from intuition to evidence-based, AI-driven analyses and long-term predictive governance.
#academic-freedom
Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Law School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture War - Above the Law

Arkansas rescinded Emily Suski's law dean appointment after conservative politicians objected to her signing an amici brief defending Title IX protections for a transgender student.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

An Article I'd Love to Read

Cuts that hurt are obvious: layoffs, program closures, college closures, furloughs, deferred maintenance, pay freezes, travel freezes, etc. It's a well-worn playbook at this point. Most of the moves in this category involve either attacking employee compensation, which causes obvious pain, or putting off necessary investments and living with gradual declines in quality.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

The View from This Year's Annual ACE Meeting

It's been a hard year for higher education. He argued that the sector has been insulted, demeaned and assaulted, which has "disrupted our work" and "threatened our ability to do what we do for students, for communities and for America."
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni committee names candidates for Harvard board elections - Harvard Gazette

The process of identifying candidates for Overseer and HAA elected director once again underscored the extraordinary breadth of experience and commitment found across the Harvard alumni community,
Higher education
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Ballot order set for Overseer and HAA director elections - Harvard Gazette

Harvard alumni will vote April 1–May 19 to fill six Board of Overseers seats, six HAA director positions, and one additional Overseer partial term.
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

Five ways to make the academic workplace happier and healthier this year

Academic culture remains hierarchical and unsafe, silencing students and rewarding research output over respectful behaviour, deterring talent and enabling misconduct.
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