The seven traits higher education leaders need to drive change

Higher education is facing 'massive consolidation’, write four US consultants, and leaders will need specific qualities to navigate their communities through mergers or institutional restructure

Ricardo Azziz, Lloyd Jacobs, Richard Katzman, Bonita Jacobs

Center for Higher Education Mergers and Acquisitions, University of North Georgia, University of Toledo, Augusta University

Mental health and well-being

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The seven traits higher education leaders need to drive change

Develop your students’ characters through real experience of care

The barriers to student engagement – and how to overcome them

How can we better support students experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity?

The power of feedback to build belonging in online learning

How to establish a culture of care on campus

Make your higher education meetings neurodivergent-friendly

‘Social mobility is about the whole student journey’

Academic work-life balance isn’t just about reducing the load

What’s in a name? How to build trust into a student mentor role

Who are you when you teach?

Personalised coaching could be the key to postgraduate resilience

‘Great teaching does not mean more work. It means better choices’

How to spot bias in your own teaching – and what to do about it

Three steps to introduce transfer students to career services

Why AI literacy must include supporting student – and faculty – well-being

How can we ease Muslim law students’ transition into the workplace?

How can we better support female autistic students?

It’s time to stop celebrating resilience

Why first-year courses should be pass/fail – and how to make the case at your institution

Multilingualism is a strength in teaching

Build a supportive learning community for graduate apprentices

Stop making assumptions about students

Why we should encourage a stretched transition to university

How academics can use coaching approaches to support students

Help students practise digital mindfulness

Six questions researchers should ask before assigning pseudonyms

The post-pandemic university: how to best serve the Covid generation

A peer-led approach to helping university students with information overload

Use short-form videos to build community in large courses

Universities are ‘wintering’: we need psychological safety more than ever

Five ways academics can protect their annual leave

How to reclaim your identity after academic job loss

Campus Talks: Why being a queer researcher ‘means speaking truth to power’

LGBTQ+ inclusion that extends beyond Pride

Understanding autistic grief to support staff and students through loss

Let’s frame preparation as an academic skill

A trauma-informed approach to research

When it comes to AI, faculty are from Mars and students are from Venus

Combat sustainability burnout by giving students the tools to act

Global classrooms, without the jet lag: a guide to transnational education

The key to reducing exam anxiety? Better communication

The power of place to spark learning and belonging

Build supervisory relationships that inspire, not just correct

Being a beginner is hard. Let’s make it easier for our students

‘AI should support student services, not impersonate them’