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Articles by Kristin Tichenor
The do’s and don’ts of the presidential transition period
The news is out: Your college president is leaving. A pending presidential departure can throw an institution into turmoil. Strategic priorities and projects may be subject to reevaluation, key personnel decisions are often put on pause and fundraising events postponed. In addition, presidential transitions come with a range of decisions that require thoughtful consideration: Should we hire an interim president? Who gets to serve on the search committee?
Presidential turnover: How to plan for the inevitable
Presidential turnover is an inevitable part of life on any college campus and yet institutions are often unprepared for changes in leadership and the disruption that change will bring. There are significant financial, operational and reputational risks associated with presidential transitions, especially given the existential challenges facing colleges and universities today.
Kristin R. Tichenor and Raafat Mahmoud Zaini
With more than 20 years of experience in cabinet level roles on college campuses, Kristin R. Tichenor is currently president of the Tuition Exchange, overseeing scholarship exchanges among 700-plus member institutions. Raafat Mahmoud Zaini is an assistant professor in the School of Integrated Sciences at James Madison University. His doctoral research explores the complexities of higher education institutions through system dynamics modeling.
Reframing Risk: How (and Why) to Diversify Your STEM Enrollments
For those of us charged with meeting our institutions’ ever ambitious enrollment goals, risk is part of the job. Institutional revenue, retention, and reputation are all at stake. The pandemic has made this work even more challenging due to educational, financial, and health-related disruptions for students, families and college communities. In addition, events of the past year have exacerbated longstanding racial, economic, and gender inequities.
My Turn: High-stakes testing leads to high-stakes cheating
Published: 5/12/2019 12:30:16 AM The University of New Hampshire announced on Monday that it will no longer require applicants to provide SAT/ACT scores during a three-year pilot program. The public university is the latest in a growing roster to recognize that the standardized test is not a reliable predictor of college success. This is a step in the right direction – for both applicants and the university.
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