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Sept. 12, 2024

Confronting the School Mental Health Crisis - Innovative Models Support Students and Teachers

Fewer than half of public schools—48 percent—report they can meet students’ mental health needs, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Kids today face daily challenges to their mental health - challenges like s…

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Sept. 11, 2024

What Is Leadership and Why Is It Often No Longer Adequate?

We throw the word “leadership” around a lot. We talk about how important it is and sometimes lament shortcomings in leadership. I’ve even written about a crisis of leadership in some industries and organizations. But what is leade…

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Sept. 6, 2024

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Women Are Leading the Future of AI

Women haven’t simply broken the glass ceiling in the tech industry—they’ve shattered it along with the notion that tech is a man’s domain. More and more women can be found securing leadership roles across all aspects of tech,…

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Sept. 5, 2024

Study: Education jobs overestimated over past decade in jobs reports

Each year the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes 10-year projections for every job category, nearly 1,000 categories in total. These projections are taken very seriously, not just by economists and the media, but by everyday Americans planni…

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Sept. 3, 2024

What Do Accredited Colleges and the US Postal Service Have in Common? It’s Time To Reimagine Higher Ed from the Bottom Up.

What services do we take for granted that have been around for well over 100 years, had steady growth until the early 2000’s, are funded by taxpayers AND user fees, and are being threatened by new Internet-inspired competitors? The United Stat…

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Aug. 25, 2024

Leading from the Heart of Higher Education: Empowering Mid-Level Leaders to Drive Transformation and Student Success

In higher education, leadership is often associated with those in the highest ranks—presidents, vice presidents, provosts, and chancellors. However, much of the critical work occurs in the "middle"—positions held by associate provosts, a…

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Aug. 23, 2024

Charting a Hopeful Future: The Transformative Power of Hope-Casting Leadership in Higher Education

In an age of growing skepticism about higher education, there's a pressing need for leaders to champion a message of informed hope and calculated positivity. As cynicism threatens to dominate the narrative, those steering our academic institutions m…

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Aug. 21, 2024

3 Strikes and Existing College Financial Monitors Are 'OUT'

Ryan Craig's 'Gap Letter' is one I always read.  Craig and his team are on top of the higher education-world's thought leaders. His main story in his June 21st GAP newsletter was titled:   The Financial Responsibility Emperor Has No …

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Aug. 20, 2024

The Evolving Classroom: AI, Robots, and the Importance of Human Connections

Faculty, staff, and administrators are trying to understand AI's potential benefits and risks to higher education. Colleagues from MIT recently published a handy guide  that provides good advice on topics ranging from “guidelines, gu…

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Jan. 19, 2023

Episode 221: The Universal Skills Passport with Dr. Francisco Marmolejo - Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest: Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, President of Higher Education, Qatar Foundation Guest Bio: Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, President of Higher Education at Qatar Foundation (QF), oversees an ecosystem of eight p…

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Dec. 7, 2022

Episode 381: The Whole Equals the Sum of the Parts with Linda Battles - Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest:Linda Battles, Regional Vice President & Chancellor, Western Governors University (WGU) Texas Guest Bio: With over 27 years of experience in higher education, Linda Battles was named Regional Vi…

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Nov. 3, 2022

Episode 315 - The AAPI Pipeline with Dr. Rowena Tomaneng - Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest: Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, President, San José City College Guest Bio: Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng currently serves as President of San Jose City College (SJCC), a position she has held since late 2019. …

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Sept. 29, 2022

Episode 77: Breaking Glass Ceilings As a Black Woman Higher Ed Leader with Dr. Claudia Schrader - Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest: Dr. Claudia Schrader, President of Kingsborough Community College, CUNY Guest Bio: The first African-American President at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) of The City University of New York (CU…

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Aug. 11, 2022

Episode 15: Disruption, Leadership in Crisis, and Re-Imagining the Promise of Higher Education with Scott Pulsipher - Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest: Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University Guest Bio: Recognized by EdTech Digest as one of the “Top 100 Influencers in EdTech,” Scott Pulsipher has been President of Western Go…

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June 30, 2022

Episode 42: A New Model in Higher Education based on Quality, Financial Equity & Cryptocurrency with Dr. Creston Davis- Contributed by Advance 360 Education

Contributed by Advance 360 Education Guest: Dr. Creston Davis, Founder & CEO of The Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS) & GCAS College, Dublin, Ltd. https://gcas.ie/creston-davis Guest Bio: Dr. Davis has over 17 years of award-winnin…

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