Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s Post

We are excited to release a new research brief on resilient institutions and shared governance — based on a large-scale national survey undertaken by Huron in collaboration with the American Council on Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Explore the findings focused on comparing and contrasting administrator and faculty views on shared governance — and the ways they can collaborate to ensure sustainable success for their institutions in this challenging moment for #highered: https://bit.ly/4dX1C81 #TeamHuron

Having worked 'both sides of the aisle' (faculty, administration), the first time I read through these findings, I read in hope of finding new ideas for creating a Better We on our campuses. While I didn't discover any then, the second time I read through these data after finishing two post postmortems about recent IHE closures, I was struck all the more by some of the perceptual discrepancies highlighted in this graphic--'Clear communication,' 'Budget transparency,' and 'Willingness to embrace change.' The leading factors contributing to those closures, as cited in those postmortems, aligned perfectly, which won't be a surprise to many. Yet what are we--you--doing to effect a Better We at your institution or in your work with higher-ed agencies? I hope you'll share here how you're focused on not just 'saving' higher ed but making it 21st Century relevant and purposeful. I'll post later--and would love to hear from you in the meanwhile.

How do public servants experience #meaningless #work and what are the broader implications their experiences had on the rest of their lives? Christopher Belanger, Samia Chreim & Silvia Bonaccio from Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa surface and explore the harms inflicted on participants through their experiences with meaningless work and suggest that these harms may have been made worse by structural features of public-sector setting. Full paper: https://lnkd.in/eHceRJJ3

Faculty want clear communication and budget transparency from administrators. And what administrators want from faculty is a willingness to embrace change. Sean Gallagher, Ed.D. and I look for the common ground in "Resilient Institutions and Shared Governance," our summary of a survey undertaken by Huron in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE) and The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://bit.ly/4dX1C81 #TeamHuron

Recommend reading the thoughtfully published piece on shared governance in higher education. By acknowledging differences of opinion, the hope is that administrative and academic leaders can forge a path forward for institutional success.

Segregation transcends the boundaries of education, touching every facet of our lives—impacting health, workforce opportunities, and more. In Part 5 of our “Integration & Equity 2.0” essay series, authors recognize the need for multisector coordination to propel educational equity forward. These people-centric essays illuminate the path for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and communities. Together, they design a future where schools are integrated, equitable, and poised for success. Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Huriya Jabbar, DeMarcus Jenkins, Kara Finnigan, Ariel H. Bierbaum, MCP, PhD, Halley Potter, Lara A., and Stefan Lallinger https://lnkd.in/esUJk-Sn

"Unlocking the Potential: Delving into the National Education Policy 2020 in our insightful webinar. Join us as we explore the transformative initiatives shaping the future of education. https://lnkd.in/dktQuM-R #NEP2020 #EducationRevolution #WebinarInsights"

Read Rob Wilson, Max French, Hannah Hesselgreaves, Toby Lowe and Mark Smith from Northumbria University on how New Public Management’s (NPM) legacy of transactionalism has denatured waves of public service reforms, making them unfit for contemporary governance. After comparing academic and practitioner perspectives on public service reform, the authors present a relational public service agenda which involves investing in infrastructure, focusing on appropriate scaling of change, balancing specialism and generalism in public service roles and functions, and pursuing improvement through engaged research endeavours. This shift requires new thinking, tools and research in terms of measurement, learning and evaluation practice in public service. Academics must play a much more active role in this movement than they did during the NPM era—not merely describing and classifying change, but actively and directly shaping a future-focused prospective public service reform agenda. Do respond to this article in a comment! Or reach out directly to the authors. https://lnkd.in/ehVqMcmd

If you missed the event, you can check out the video here!

More and more states across the nation are moving to a through-year assessment model. Hear Montana assessment leaders and education expert from Education First Consulting break down why states, like Montana, are leading the charge in a new assessment system and what this means for the future of education: https://hubs.li/Q02cVGXg0 #EducationInnovation #ThroughYear #EducationalAssessment