Recruitment

In light of the #MeToo movement, many universities are confronting an issue that has presented challenges for many years: relationships between faculty and students. Institutions often encourage close relationships between teachers and students because they facilitate academic growth. There is typically nothing wrong with such relationships. However, with the possibility that these collaborations might grow […]

Speakers at this year’s UB Tech® conference Women in Technology summit discussed practical steps women can take to advance their careers, leverage technology and support future generations.

“Hands down, it’s communication—making up-to-date policies accessible to a large readership in the way people expect it today: on the go, on their mobile devices, fully searchable, 508 compliant. Common complaints: People can’t find what they need, and getting updates out and tracking readership is overwhelming. Outdated methods and tools are the problem. Better solutions exist […]

Policy management process tends to involve a set of critical components. These six related steps are important for administrators on a policy cleanup mission.

7 ways the provost’s job is bigger and broader than ever before: Expanding the role of the chief academic officer

Scandals attached to high-level university hires—provosts, deans, coaches, athletic directors or even presidents—have the potential to enmesh a university in legal, financial and reputational troubles. Reacting to a scandal costs time and money in the immediate aftermath and potentially in the years to come. Given the costs associated with finding, wooing and securing high-level hires—and […]