How to be an empathetic leader during times of change
No one style is the panacea for all leadership challenges but, as Rachel Gibson explains, empathy is a crucial ingredient for leadership success
November 25, 2022
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Being a public scientist is not an easy choice
When scholars know their data well and can see their findings being ignored, they should be comfortable enough to speak out. Here, Paul McGreevy offers advice to those contemplating putting their heads above the parapet
November 24, 2022 -
Managing excluding behaviour and bigotry in the classroom
A reflective tool to help university teachers manage inappropriate or offensive behaviour in the classroom, presented by Donna Hurford and Valeria Borsotti
November 24, 2022 -
Five ways to motivate and inspire a high-performing team
Senior leaders should hold themselves and their teams accountable for performance-driven metrics, foster psychologically safe workplaces and reward values-based behaviours
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How can we build a healthy organisational culture in universities?
Faced with challenges from all directions, universities need a healthy culture to thrive. But what are the barriers to this and how can institutions overcome them?
November 23, 2022 -
Pay it forward: how to help students secure financial aid
How college administrators can help prospective and enrolled students secure financial aid to see them through higher education, by Aimee Huffstetler
November 23, 2022 -
Universities must acknowledge the value of students in recovery
University throws up many temptations, but if we offer the right support for addiction we are often rewarded with strong, tenacious students and staff
November 23, 2022 -
Authentic leadership: the four pillars of keeping it ‘REAL’
Corinna van den Heuvel explains how developing a strong personal leadership philosophy is key to authenticity as a leader
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A global effort to decolonise a reading list
Academics and students from five countries worked together to decolonise a reading list for a public health module, through a global lens. Here, they describe the steps they took
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Modern higher education leaders must blend business and educational knowledge
Clearly articulated values, structures that support accountability and metrics that align with strategic goals are the new leadership competencies, says Angela Hernquist
November 22, 2022 -
Removing silos with data to create fully formed higher education institutions
The chance for higher education institutions to optimise data to produce meaningful change is more accessible than ever – if they can achieve data fluency
November 21, 2022 -
Does the UK need an observatory for university engagement with policymakers?
Any such project would need to guard against numerous pitfalls, but the benefits in terms of bringing together various initiatives and engendering new skills could be great
November 21, 2022 -
A model for deploying AI across a university and region
A new supercomputer, new faculty and partnerships with higher education and industry leaders helped the University of Florida transform itself into an AI powerhouse, creating a blueprint for other institutions to follow
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Build effective rubrics in just five steps
A quick guide to the process of designing successful rubrics and recommendations for successful implementation
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To save higher education, we must look beyond traditional university models
If we are to radically transform universities, we must seek solutions from diverse learning projects that have historically been excluded from, or remained separate to, higher education, argue Fern Thompsett, Kristen Lyons and Richard Hil
November 18, 2022