Managing an Institution
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Programs Need A Reboot
Bruce Rudy | Senior Executive Director of the Center for Professional Excellence in the College of Business, UT San AntonioDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) programs have been popping up at colleges, universities and within organizations in rapid succession over the past several years. In response to calls for more…
Save the Degree from Irrelevance: Rethinking On-Ramps to Higher Education
Karen Ferguson | Provost, Colorado State University-Global CampusTo stay relevant, higher education has to be willing to meet the needs and expectations of learners and industry leaders. Meeting those needs requires flexibility in how we think about…
Socioeconomic Status, Bias and the Role of Higher Education
Rick Mask | Associate Dean of Business, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThis is an excerpt of Social Capital 2.0 by Rick Mask. Learn more about the book here. One major and unfair detriment to social capital acquisition is a person’s socioeconomic…
What a Long, Analog to Digital Trip It’s Been
Albert Powell | Director of Learning Technologies, Colorado State UniversityAs I look forward to retirement this summer, I reflect about how communications technology has changed since I finished my bachelor’s degree in broadcasting back in 1973. And yes, I…
Donors and Covenants: Universities as the Guardians of Assets
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityUniversities, whether public or private, operate with a publicly granted charter. The university governing board holds the charter in trust, hence the term “trustee.” In governing, the board is obligated…
The Dave Matthews Band Effect and Your Online Learning Team
Debbie Cavalier | Senior Vice President of Online Learning and Continuing Education and CEO of Berklee Online, Berklee College of MusicFrom the first note of a Dave Matthews Band (DMB) concert, the audience is hooked! They sing, dance and sway, fully engaged for the entire 2.5-hour show. By the end,…
Reflections on Non-Traditional Higher Ed in Canada (Part Two): Supporting Collegiality and Community
Heather McRae | Dean of the School of Continuing Education, MacEwan University Carolyn Young | Director of Continuing Studies, Western UniversityIan Allen | Executive Director of the College of Extended Learning, University of New BrunswickContinuing education divisions vary from institution to institution across the country and while there are many differences between them, there are even more similarities that bind them together. Over the…
Leading in a Fast-Moving World: Four Characteristics You Need at the Edge of Change in Higher Education
Larenda Mielke | Associate Provost of SMU Global and Online, Southern Methodist UniversityAuthor’s Note The foundational research for this writing is the CEO Genome project, which is further elucidated in the Harvard Business Review article, “What Sets Successful CEOs Apart.” The ideas create…