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The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Cost of Leading While Black

The Cost of Leading While Black

May 03, 2022

Sean M. Decatur, President, Kenyon College writes: Ihave been asked over the years by well-intentioned white acquaintances whether I see myself as a college president or a Black college president. My racial identity, like all aspects of my experience, is not something from which I can (or would want to) separate. It informs the way I see the world, the way I teach, the way I lead. But the question itself inverts the reality of the lived experience of Black Americans. I know, and my colleagues know, that I will be seen as a Black president, regardless of how I define or describe myself.
Sean M. Decatur, President, Kenyon College writes: Ihave been asked over the years by well-intentioned white acquaintances whether I see myself as a college president or a Black college president. My racial identity, like all aspects of my experience, is not something from which I can (or would want to) separate. It informs the way I see the world, the way I teach, the way I lead. But the question itself inverts the reality of the lived experience of Black Americans. I know, and my colleagues know, that I will be seen as a Black president, regardless of how I define or describe myself.

May 03, 2022

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HigherEdDive.com

Why Free Speech and Diversity and Inclusion Go Hand in Hand on Campus

Why Free Speech and Diversity and Inclusion Go Hand in Hand on Campus

May 02, 2022

Lori White, president of DePauw University (IN), writes: Confidence in higher ed is slipping, in part because some adults assume colleges do not provide open opportunities for learning and debate. Regardless of whether this perspective is wholly accurate, campuses should rest on freedom of expression and exploration of ideas.
Lori White, president of DePauw University (IN), writes: Confidence in higher ed is slipping, in part because some adults assume colleges do not provide open opportunities for learning and debate. Regardless of whether this perspective is wholly accurate, campuses should rest on freedom of expression and exploration of ideas.

May 02, 2022

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USA Today

The Body Matters. That's Why, As University President, I Am Concerned For My Female Athletes.

The Body Matters. That's Why, As University President, I Am Concern...

April 28, 2022

Dave Pivonka, President, Franciscan University of Steubenville writes: Biology 101 tells us men’s bodies and women’s bodies are different. Because they are, Title IX legislation has elevated women’s sports.
Dave Pivonka, President, Franciscan University of Steubenville writes: Biology 101 tells us men’s bodies and women’s bodies are different. Because they are, Title IX legislation has elevated women’s sports.

April 28, 2022

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

How a College Decides Who Its Peers Are

How a College Decides Who Its Peers Are

April 19, 2022

Susan Poser, president of Hofstra University (NY), writes:  In early 2022, after six months as the new president of Hofstra University, I and my senior leadership team embarked on an exercise to choose peer institutions. This was done in the context of a multifaceted, yearlong initiative to gather input from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees to kick off strategic planning. How do we define our university, we asked stakeholders, and what are our ambitions? Coincidentally, as we were completing this peer exercise last month, The Chronicle published a visualization showing nearly 1,500 colleges’ self-identified peer institutions.  The visualization shows not only which institutions a college identified as its peers, but also which institutions chose that college as a peer. The visualization is fascinating and reveals a lot about how institutions think about their peers and themselves. 

 

Susan Poser, president of Hofstra University (NY), writes:  In early 2022, after six months as the new president of Hofstra University, I and my senior leadership team embarked on an exercise to choose peer institutions. This was done in the context of a multifaceted, yearlong initiative to gather input from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees to kick off strategic planning. How do we define our university, we asked stakeholders, and what are our ambitions? Coincidentally, as we were completing this peer exercise last month, The Chronicle published a visualization showing nearly 1,500 colleges’ self-identified peer institutions.  The visualization shows not only which institutions a college identified as its peers, but also which institutions chose that college as a peer. The visualization is fascinating and reveals a lot about how institutions think about their peers and themselves. 

 

April 19, 2022

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Inside Higher Ed

Political Interference in Higher Ed Is Becoming Endemic

Political Interference in Higher Ed Is Becoming Endemic

April 11, 2022

David Wippman, President, Hamilton College andd Glenn C. Altschuler write: In an era of deep partisan polarization, it is not surprising that regulatory responses to the pandemic would both reflect and reinforce political divisions. As a result, in some states, such as Florida and Arizona, efforts by public universities to manage the pandemic have been hampered by executive orders and state laws restricting or prohibiting vaccine mandates and mask requirements.
David Wippman, President, Hamilton College andd Glenn C. Altschuler write: In an era of deep partisan polarization, it is not surprising that regulatory responses to the pandemic would both reflect and reinforce political divisions. As a result, in some states, such as Florida and Arizona, efforts by public universities to manage the pandemic have been hampered by executive orders and state laws restricting or prohibiting vaccine mandates and mask requirements.

April 11, 2022

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