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Building a purposeful DEIJ infrastructure at Mercy College
In the last three years, higher education institutions have had to reckon with intensified conversations on race and criminal justice on one hand, and increased disparities in academic performance within the context of a global pandemic on the other. At Mercy College, we have observed how student performance demanded greater attention to these challenges, particularly in how we deal with widening achievement gaps that were closing prior to the pandemic.
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Improve campus DEI responses through practice discussions
Following the murder of George Floyd, Drake University leaders facilitated virtual meetings for faculty, staff and students called "BLM@Drake." Through these discussions, it became clear that faculty, staff, and students were interested in improving their ability to address racially charged campus incidents. This blog explores how to prepare to respond to these issues in real time.
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Rethinking the academic affairs organizational structure
There are some considerations for rethinking the academic structure: functional alignment, institutional priorities, strategic altitude, and provost’s individual priorities. The provost needs to need to balance functional alignment with institutional and individual priorities. There are of course many other considerations such as timing, change management, and communications.
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How academic units can show alignment with and measure progress towards university goals
This blog explores how one of EAB's rising higher education leaders fellows created a strategic plan data model. This model was used to evaluate goal progression and produce succinct reports showing CCI’s alignment with university goals.
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Fiscal literacy for department chairs
While management of financial resources is one of their top responsibilities, often department chairs who are charged with stewardship of a significant portion of the university’s resources are provided the least amount of training to do so.
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Cross-departmental collaboration for innovation and impact
Persistent year-over-year declines in federal funding has forced a fundamental change in activity. In the current era of big bets, institutions have shifted to competing for outcomes-focused funding directed to large-scale collaborative research projects with a clear social benefit. Modern students are also seeking the type of societal impact that spans disciplines.
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Building a department chairs’ academy–no longer a forgotten chair
An academic department chair is a significant member of the university’s leadership. They serve as the academic leader for the department and are tasked with advancing and supporting the department’s mission while providing strategic direction for the faculty, staff and students within the department. But how do faculty members, who are well trained in their disciplines, teaching, research, and service navigate their way to managing budgets, providing administrative oversight, scheduling classes, and managing conflict?
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Academic program stewardship
As institutions look to create new programs and/or enhance existing programs -it is important to ensure that all efforts are aligned with the overarching mission and direction of the institution. Rankings and other discipline-specific reputational markers also influence the creation of new programs.
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10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2022
From big picture analysis of the evolving higher ed landscape to practical advice on avoiding burnout, we've got a podcast recommendation for everyone in your office.
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