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Stories, faculty specialties, degree offerings, and professional development programs on topics of interest to higher ed administrators, leaders, and policymakers
A professional development opportunity provides support to academic librarians navigating uncertain times
Two esteemed higher education administrators join the Judith Block McLaughlin Presidents-In-Residence Program later this year
Lessons to be learned from evolving views about free speech policies on college campuses and how to preserve a safe, productive, and respectful learning environment
"Anyone who studies organizational effectiveness would tell you that college and university boards are much too large, as would almost any college or university president when speaking off the record."
"There isn’t a sense of freedom to explore a liberal arts education when people are concerned about the economy. For people who are first-gen and people from low-income backgrounds, I want them to come into any college … and feel confident in taking courses that broadly expose them to ideas."
Education Now explores the higher education financial aid landscape amid the fallout of FAFSA's troubling rollout.
"In student affairs, conventional wisdom tells us that we have six weeks to set the tone for the student experience. But what if we overestimated that window of opportunity? In a 2018 study that I conducted, I found that we have ten days. At most. Which means that orientation really matters."
Eleven new presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities took part in the annual Harvard Seminar for New Presidents at HGSE
"I didn’t realize how even small changes to a system can produce outsized responses. It taught me an early lesson that any change you make will get pushback."
We look at the yeas and nays for keeping — or dropping — the test that’s been called the great leveler and the enemy of equity
In its first year as a fully endowed program, the Judith Block McLaughlin Presidents-in-Residence program welcomes two new members
An HGSE professional development course offers a framework for educators to help students navigate the complex world of mental health
"Anyone who cares about the pursuit of truth, the importance of critical thinking, and the future of education should be alarmed by these attacks. These folks are waging war on our schools and they are using all the familiar weapons, including race-baiting and fearmongering, to do so."
"[This] research shows that [SATs] are a good predictor of college success. They're a better predictor than grades or teacher recommendations."
"We have been focused so much on academic freedom and free speech that we have neglected to set standards for a culture of mutual respect. It is necessary to do both."
"Those of us in higher education cannot fix everything, but we can at least try — we had better at least try — to begin to fix ourselves."
Timothy McCarthy on his humble roots, talking too much, and the many ways he hit the jackpot
Visiting Professor Brian Rosenberg addresses the cultural and structural factors that impede significant transformations in higher education
Professional education alumnus pushes the boundaries of Italian academia
The impact of the Supreme Court's decision to end race conscious admissions and the future of diversity work on college campuses
"American higher education certainly has its problems. But the bad vibes around college threaten to obscure an important economic reality: Most young people are still far better off with a four-year college degree than without one."
An eye-opening presentation sheds new light on elite admissions practices in higher education
“Student loan repayments can be humane and sensitive to people’s financial situation. And the more simple and automatic it is, the more effective it’s going to be.”
“The most favorably aligned institutions are by and large top-tier institutions. So, the argument that’s often made that you can’t have diversity and philanthropy seems to be at least questioned by the data that we collected … It’s possible to be a wealthy institution and have a diverse board at the same time.”
Guidance for educators as generative AI changes the classroom and the world at large
How higher education has reacted to the end of affirmative action and the path forward for equity
"The largest concern is the implication for high school students, especially students of color. This message potentially, if it’s not mediated by a lot of adults and educators, is going to have a disastrous effect on the college-going aspirations of Black and Latinx students. And then ultimately, that will have an impact on our campuses and on our workforce and our citizenry."
The first cohort of the Online Master's in Education Leadership put the HGSE experience into action far beyond campus
Lessons Learned — with Professor Richard Light
Max Tang is helping other community college students navigate the move to a four-year school