A blog about leadership and other contemporary topics in higher education
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The Elusive Goal of AI Equity
Both users and observers of AI are rightly concerned about bias in AI. Recent research clearly indicates that this bias exists and has detrimental effects. Cem Delgemadi, an…
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The Iceberg Effect
“Nature abhors a vacuum.” So said Aristotle, and maybe some other Greek philosophers before him. Originally, Aristotle’s statement was about physics. But one of the most noteworthy uptakes…
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To Fee or Not to Fee: That Is the Question
Forbes recently reported that college tuition rose by less than the rate of inflation for the third consecutive year. Yet there is a cloud behind this silver lining. …
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The HigherEdInk Reader: The Small College Imperative
Marcy, Mary B. The Small College Imperative: Models for Sustainable Futures (New York: Routledge, 2020). ISBN 978-1-62036-971-5 The news from our industry is more and more troubling each…
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Liberal Arts Degrees That Include Micro-credentials, Part 2
In the previous post, we explored the possibility of creating a micro-credentials program that would work alongside traditional liberal arts degrees to better prepare your graduates for immediate…
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Liberal Arts Degrees That Include Micro-Credentials, Part 1
There is a growing sense in industry that students graduating from liberal arts colleges and universities aren’t really prepared for the world of work. I have my own…
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