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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul.

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Leadership Potential

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ajene Wilcoxson, Pipeline2Possibilities Program for the California Community College system “I can easily see Dom Turner being a college president one day,” said Dr. Frimpomaa Ampaw, chair of the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy in the School of Education and Urban Studies at Morgan State University. “I

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. On this podcast episode, President Sorrell talked about good and bad examples of leadership, showing vulnerability, finding work-life balance, the best way to deliver bad news, and DIY executive professional development.

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Human Speed Bumps 

Steve Keating

Authentic Leadership can be complicated. There is no “one size fits all” leadership approach. It most certainly can be a leadership issue when dealing with people. As complicated as Authentic Leadership can be, ineffective, unauthentic leadership is even more complicated. You’ll have done that!

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Overcoming Human Nature

Steve Keating

This is a post that might create a bit of controversy because I’m not a huge believer in the idea of a “fixed” unchangeable human nature. I think too often people use “human nature” as an excuse. Human nature may mean you’re likely to do something but it doesn’t mean you have to do it.

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Judgecerning Leadership

Steve Keating

Many people would tell you that good judgement is the most important characteristic for anyone in a leadership position. Discernment requires understanding the “laws” of human, physical and economic nature. Discernment comes from the patient study of the laws of human nature. Simply put it is the active use of Judgecernment.