Campus Administrators Research Articles

Review recent rulings involving Title VII and retaliation

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Observations and Recommendations Toward Increasing Age-Inclusivity

Some areas of current campus practice better align with AFU principles than others. It may be that age-friendly practices already implemented by campus administrators are either not sufficiently publicized or that the campus constituents are not aware that these accommodations are in place. Specifically, staff members in these institutions appear to have markedly different perceptions of an institutions’ overall age-friendliness than did students and faculty. Lower ratings of age-friendliness by staff suggest that the experiences of ageism could contribute to negative outcomes such as stress and burnout. In line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the evaluation of campus sustainability efforts, aging should be addressed along with other elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion. There is also a need to support faculty development for designing courses and materials for age-diverse learners. Finally, campuses might organize age-inclusivity task forces and regularly reassess their age-friendly progress.

Quality Health Professions Programs: Path to Program of Merit Designation

In 2015, the AGHE Program of Merit was expanded to implement a voluntary evaluation process for health professions programs that integrate gerontology/geriatrics competencies within their curriculum. These competencies augment students’ competence and confidence in the field of aging, preparing them to work with older adults and their care partners. All health professions and medical education programs are eligible to apply for the Program of Merit designation. This international process of evaluation: (1) Verifies program credibility and quality; (2) Informs campus administrators of global guidelines, expectations, and practice in aging for their health professions programs; (3) Assures quality graduates from POM designated programs; and (4) Clarifies for employers the knowledge and skills imparted to student graduates of POM designated health professions programs. Additionally, graduates from POM programs receive a certificate from AGHE stating the health profession program is a designated AGHE Program of Merit.

Review recent rulings involving academic adjustments

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Review recent rulings involving Title VII and racial discrimination

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Perspective: Challenges and Solutions: Case Study of University of Bosaso, Garoowe Campus

The researcher of this case study conducted an investigation of ‘teaching and learning in higher education perspective: challenges and solutions with the purpose of to identify the critical problems at facultyof social sciences of UoB GC, and along with a viable proposal forsolving the said the problems.the researched derived this specific problem from a cluster of problems through observation and interviewing some of the top administration of the University including the office of academics, deans, Social Science Faculty staff and so forth to draw a concreate justification to the critical problem out of the general one and then draw a viable solution to the said problem. these includes: 1. An insufficiency of instructional materials for teaching and learning; 2. Lacking regional and/or international accreditation; 3. Aninadequate infrastructure; 4. Decline inStudent Enrollment; 5. COVID-19 Impact; 6. Skill gap in teaching and learning education model; 7. Financial Difficulties; 8. Lacking quality control mechanism in place ; 9. Poor knowledge in information and communication technology; and 10. Unstructured social responsibility response. Consequently, the most critical problem was considered ‘the insufficient instructional materials of higher education institution, particularly the University of Bosaso’ and these factors such as 1. Very limited of qualified higher education lecturers; 2. Absence of University examination board; 3.Absence of Effective Higher Education Commission at Puntland and Federal Level; and 4.limited reading habit contribute the prevalence of said critical problem. To find out the problems along with their solutions, the researcher of this Case Study employed qualitative methods of analyzing the primary data using KII through in-dept interview and face-to-face observation with the Faculty of Social Sciences lecturers and consulted with meeting minutes reports produced at Office of Dean, the UoB faculty of Social Science as secondary data review to analyze the evidences which is about the students’ dependence on handouts during the examination settings. in conclusion, the researcher found out that viable solution is to establishwell-equippedlibrary center of both in physical and electronic managed by a qualified librarian with a full of vigorous innovations and from there to develop a comprehensive workplan with specified time bound to implement the solution by the UoBGaroowe Campus administration which provides a strategic pathway to follow while tackling the said problem.

Review recent rulings involving negligence and torts

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Racism camouflaged as impostorism and the impact on Black STEM doctoral students

ABSTRACT Black doctoral students in engineering and computing fields experience racialized stress, as structural racism in STEM takes a toll on their sense of belonging and acceptance as intellectually competent in comparison to White and some Asian peers and faculty. Black doctoral students are often told by campus administrators that the source of this racialized stress is impostorism and it is curable. In this article, we employ phenomenological analysis to examine how 54 Black engineering and computing students experience racism marketed as impostor syndrome (syndrome meaning in their heads). Results show that 51 of our study participants understood their experiences as both impostorism and racism, as some realized that racism created the conditions for being racially positioned as an impostor. We problematize impostorism peddled by campus administrators as a cover for racism, once again placing onus on students and claiming they have irrational but curable behaviors, while institutional and individual racism in STEM runs rampant by design.

Review recent rulings involving the disciplinary process

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Digital Learning and Teaching in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic : Challenges, Opportunities,and Solutions

Abstract
 The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world and changed the map of education. Higher education institutions have been forced to close and hold digital learning classes to cope with governmental regulations prohibiting face-to-face interactions. This includes STIAMI Institute of Social and Management Science branch Bekasi City. With a total of 2593 students, 130 lecturers, and 60 campus administration staffs, civitas academica of Institut STIAMI Bekasi have been inevitably learning and working from home since February 2020. Such change has caused challenges and opportunities. Hence, the following paper tries to dissect students', lecturers', and campus administrations' perspectives about digital learning and teaching. The method used in the research is qualitative with case study approach, incorporating in-depth interviews and observations. Based on the results, all parties perceived full digital learning and teaching as best decision to cut the pandemic chain, although found it as a challenge and have experienced mental health and technical problems, yet found positive outcomes that lead to education without boundaries. Thus, it is recommended to hold private and group consultations; interactive workshops; local-national-international cooperations to ensure digital learning and teaching in the long run becomes bearable, productive, and beneficial for everyone involved. 

Review recent rulings involving free speech, academic freedom

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Student-athletes “taking the road less traveled:” Social Comparison Theory and the academically elite NCAA Division III institution

ABSTRACT Rationale/Purpose The purpose of this study is to utilize Social Comparison Theory and the Big Fish Small Pond Effect to examine the experiences of student-athletes and coaches from academically elite NCAA Division III institutions and their perceptions of what it means to them to be a student-athlete at an academically elite Division III institution. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined the intersectional patterns of NCAA level, academic prestige, and aggregate athletics department success and then conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 student-athletes and 12 coaches across two academically elite Division III institutions. Findings Four themes emerged: (1) understanding the recruiting competition and other schools academically elite Division III student-athletes consider, (2) the unique pairing of athletics rigor and academic rigor, (3) the role of having athletics at academically elite Division III institutions, and (4) “Why this?” – framing the academically elite Division III experience. Practical Implications Findings have implications for coaches, athletics administrators, and campus administrators as they situate the role of athletics offerings on campus and gain a better understanding of student-athlete experiences and priorities. Research contribution Discussion focuses on the relevance of this environment in relation to frame-of-reference ideas, self-concept, Social Comparison Theory, and the Big Fish Small Pond Effect.

SPEECH AND CAMPUS INCLUSIVITY

AbstractUniversity administrators should not enforce speech codes because speech codes are generally counterproductive to a university’s educational mission. In making the case against campus speech codes, we consider and reply to four of the most prominent arguments in favor of restricting student speech. These arguments appeal to the values of harm prevention, inclusive education, relational equality, and the overall promotion of free speech. We show that speech restrictions do not effectively promote these values. We conclude that campus administrators should uphold protections for freedom of expression on college campuses in order to promote a more egalitarian and inclusive learning environment.

Who Are Their Leaders? College Students Perceptions of and Engagement with Campus Leaders and Administrators

College students’ interactions with campus leaders is critical to their success, particularly in situations of distress. Yet, little is known about college students’ knowledge, perceptions, and identification of campus administrators, faculty members, and staff as leaders and their interactions with these campus leaders. To fill the gap in the literature, we applied a cross-sectional methodology to gather a combination of quantitative and qualitative data using an online survey. We had 60 first-year students participate in our exploratory research by fully completing our survey. We found that students identified their advisors as leaders on campus. We also found most of our participants avoided campus administrators in fear of judgment, intimidation, and feelings of anxiety. Our results have implications for campus leadership, college administrators, student retention, and campus climate. Following our results, we discuss implications for practice and offer additional recommendations for future research.

Review recent rulings involving termination

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Using Mobile Technology to Enhance College Sexual Violence Response, Prevention, and Risk Reduction Efforts

Given high rates of sexual violence (SV) perpetrated against college students, campus administrators need to identify and utilize strategies to prevent and reduce the risk of SV before, during, and after violence has occurred. Developments in technology offer easily accessible avenues for colleges to deliver accurate resources to students in real time. The present study describes the iterative development process that engaged campus administrators, rape crisis center advocates, law enforcement, and students in the development of the mobile application (app), uSafeUS®. Unlike other college safety apps, uSafeUS provides primary prevention by facilitating users safe exit from potentially dangerous situations, secondary prevention by enabling the user to secure help when SV occurs, and tertiary prevention that enables users to obtain resources to help themselves or a friend in the aftermath of SV, all in one place.

Review recent rulings involving student‐athlete discipline

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

An Analysis of Online Class of Postgraduate Course Conducted by Saraswati Multiple Campus during COVID-19 in Lockdown Period

COVID-19 has changed the way people around the world change their daily lives. Such a change took place not only in developed countries but also in developing countries. Such daily changes took place in the educational sector of the country as well as in other sectors. As a result, Saraswati Multiple Campus also changed its old academic calendar to conduct online classes. This article aims to inform all about the online classes conducted by Saraswati Multiple Campus during the lockdown period of COVID-19. This article is descriptive. However, in general, 60 students have been asked three questions each online and the data has been collected and explained based on that. Similarly, the general method for interpreting online classes is based on online information published by Tribhuvan University at different times, online information published by the campus administration, and various online related articles. Also, the summary of this article says that the online class conducted by the campus has been effective despite various problems.

Review rulings involving employee accommodations requests

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.

Review rulings related to the pandemic

An overview of the key topics faced by campus administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.