- January 13, 2021

Diversity AND Inclusion

Diversity AND Inclusion

In their recent article in CLO, “Executive order takes aim at diversity training, starting with new restrictions on federal contractors,” Cassandra Santoro and Sean O’Connor discuss the impact of the recent ruling associated with diversity training in the federal government and contracting space. Of note, there is an interpretation of the ruling that closely restricts […]

- January 11, 2021

Higher education is overcharging when it doesn’t have to

Higher education is overcharging when it doesn’t have to

It’s no secret that higher education is in peril. Declining admission rates, ballooning student loan debt, and an increasing number of alternative credentials as well as the diminishing value of degrees to employers have universities and prospective students on edge. Institutions are certainly scrambling to figure out what to do, but there’s one issue that’s […]

- January 8, 2021

The ‘Predicted’ Evolution of the Chief Learning Officer

The ‘Predicted’ Evolution of the Chief Learning Officer

The recent CLO video, “Who is the Chief Learning Officer,” highlights the historic evolution of this senior level leadership position from a pure learning and development resource to an individual who now helps plan corporate strategy with the other C-suite executives. But has this role peaked with its possible contributions to the corporate world? Arguably, […]

- January 4, 2021

Promoting diverse faculty requires long-term systemic solutions

Promoting diverse faculty requires long-term systemic solutions

With universities slashing budgets due to the pandemic response, some in higher education are worried about the decline of diversity in their institutions. Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jonathan Charles Flowers of Worcester State University poignantly states, “Whatever form the university takes post-pandemic, it will be more white, more male, more straight, more […]