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Pragmatic Optimism and Managed Transformation

The University Innovation Alliance

There are a variety of leadership styles represented across our membership institutions, and we asked him to explain his approach of balancing optimism with proactive problem-solving: "You can't be too optimistic, right? And that's what leadership is about. That was a shift in my leadership style. Where are we on this?

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During interviews with Diverse over the years, AAPI presidents and others have attributed the scarcity in part to the so-called bamboo ceiling phenomenon a misconception that AAPI people lack the assertiveness for leadership roles. Its a matter of not just educating our own community but also reversing the perceptions about us.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

President Milliron shared his broad experience in leadership positions, the workings and role of a board of trustees no matter what the institution, and the ups and down of leading actual people, the backbone of any organization. Hands-On Lessons in Leadership Over the years, President Milliron found his way into many leadership positions.

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New Leadership Carries the University Forward

The University Innovation Alliance

This is an instructive moment at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. Passing the Leadership Torch President Sheares Ashby took office In August 2022, succeeding UMBC's beloved, long-term president Freeman Hrabowaski. Is it the right role?