Sentences with phrase «of academic administrators»

This is a good example of how expansion of government regulation increases the number and influence of academic administrators — an institutional shift of great significance for higher education.

Recent figures show that the number of academic administrators has doubled in the last 25 years.

The «drinking from a fire hose» phase of an academic administrator job.

Not exact matches

«Historically, many academic administrators, they're selected from the ranks of the professoriate within the institution,» he explains.

What catalyzed the circumstances at Vanderbilt was the leading presence of a resourceful and ambitious administrator who saw clearly that the church was a hindrance, not a help, in the pursuit of all the academic goals he set before himself.

The period which followed, initiated by well - meaning and believing administrators of the first generation, was a time of high morale, because academic standards and aspirations were on the rise, funding and prestige were up, and the residual religious atmosphere was durable enough (even somewhat more sophisticated) to reassure the reformers that the intellectual gain had been without religious loss.

Because academics so often fear (with good reason) deviating from what senior professors and administrators want, it took a senior administrator lobbying for changes to make family leave part of the normal routine of academic life.

The full exercise of this right requires that trustees and administrators protect teachers and students against pressures from outside in favor of certain methods and conclusions of inquiry, and that support for teaching and research be kept as free as possible from exerting a controlling influence on academic pursuits.

One study of Catholic values on Catholic campuses disclosed that when administrators, faculty, students, and alumni were asked to identify core Catholic values in the culture of their institutions, «high academic standards,» «academic freedom,» and «respect for the individual» regularly ranked at or near the top, while «community of faith» trailed far behind.

On college campuses, where I have spent most of my life, it is not that hard to gin up faculty outrage when administrators are credibly accused of assaults on «academic integrity.»

In my experience, very few professors and university administrators buy into Marxism, multiculturalist ideologies, or other forms of academic radicalism.

What kind of satisfaction can there be for a coach or administrator who takes such an unprepared kid under his wing for athletic development, places him in a strange, unmanageable academic environment, allows him to fail and then, after four years of «college,» turns him out, penniless and prepared only for an unreachable NBA or NFL?

Dr. Jerry's popular speeches, lectures and seminars have presented assemblies of students, teachers, parents and administrators with practical approaches on how today's teens can overcome the trials and tribulations of growing up, from coping with bullying to meeting parental academic expectations to walking away from drugs and other self - destructive behaviors.

These are just a few examples of how breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used as a creative tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!

Presenting the health, academic, and social benefits of school breakfast to your principals and administrators is important, and an important tool in building the coalition you need to get breakfast - in - the - classroom off and running.

Jay's list is famous around the country, so important in the minds of many school administrators that they push into AP courses kids who don't have the foundational academic background and then force them to take the AP tests.

Ashanti Howard has extensive experience in elementary middle schools as a teacher, literacy coordinator, administrator and a member of academic leadership teams.

Individuals who may be eligible for this award include, but are not limited to: physicians, other allied health professionals, athletic directors, coaches, academic administrators such as principals, secretaries, department chairs, school deans, chief academic officers, and presidents of organizations that support Athletic Trainers, the Athletic Training profession in Wisconsin and / or the WATA.

Educate administrators on the importance of school meals in contributing to student wellness and academic achievement.

Working with administrators and school food staff, parents can kick start and support their district's work to make school food a vital component of kids» health and academic success.

These are just a few examples of where breakfast - in - the - classroom has become a tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardies and absences, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!

Dr. Gall is a retired college administrator who most recently served as Dean of Students and Academic Services at CUNY's New York City College of Technology (City Tech).

Steven M. Scott, a hospital administrator with more than 30 years of experience in academic medicine, has been been named interim chief executive officer of Upstate University Hospital to replace Dr. John McCabe who is stepping down.

The answer that came back, following several months of listening to voters, electoral administrators, parties, candidates and academics, was a clear «no».

Padalino said the district will continue focusing its efforts internally on the academic success of its students, even as its administrators, teachers and parents continue their efforts to have their voices heard by the Cuomo administration.

Kamisher - Koch argued at a meeting of administrators, students and faculty that beverages like Red Bull and 5 - Hour energy promote a «culture of stress» and encourage bad academic habits.

The purpose of this guide is to provide up - to - date information on academic Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (SEPP) programs to assist prospective students, researchers, administrators, and funding agencies in obtaining a picture of the field and identifying programs whose offerings meet their individual needs and interests.

They concluded that «[b] ecause research in academic medical centers requires both federal and institutional support — the latter of which depends on clinical revenue — scientists, administrators, and policy - makers must collaborate effectively to address both threats.»

* Having previously served as a faculty member, a division chair, and an academic administrator, Dr. Trower is currently a researcher at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Next up: «We're trying to pull together a meeting of high - level university administrators to talk about the financial implications for academic medical centers and universities if there are changes in the way in which the NIH funds research at those institutions,» Tilghman says.

What's more, they will never again be treated, by administrators as well as fellow academics, as if they were a lower species of life - form.

After 29 years of fulfilling the responsibilities of a science faculty member, administrator, and mentor to younger scientists, Johnson describes his experiences, from his early days as an assistant professor to his transition to administration, and offers advice to academic scientists who are just starting out.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has nominated a veteran academic administrator and science policy expert, C. Daniel Mote Jr., as its next president.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.

Bert Webb has 20 years of experience as an academic administrator.

The 58 - year - old administrator has said he will resign at the end of this school year from the top job in a district grappling with unyielding academic shortcomings, alleged test tampering, and missing candy money and equipment.

And the principals» advisory groups — also composed of high school students — help administrators address issues like school safety and academic achievement through a student lens.

The historical paradigm — in which instruction is solely the purview of the teacher, to the exclusion of administrators, superintendents, and policymakers — is an obstacle to reaching our academic goals for children.

18 — Early childhood: Academic Teaching Conference Series: From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, sponsored by the Judge Baker Children's Center and Children's Hospital Boston, for teachers and school administrators, at the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston, Mass..

And now let's take another step back and consider the alignment between the work done by those outside of the classroom — including principals, central office administrators, and superintendents — and the desired goal of seeing deeper learning structures, like rich academic discourse, experienced by all students.

Kelley has spent most of the past six years cold - calling school administrators, flying around the United States, and figuring out how to build NCAA - style bracket competitions in academic subjects.

This team — consisting of teachers, counselors, administrators, a nurse, an instructional coach, and the campus testing coordinator — meets weekly to discuss students» social, behavioral, and academic needs.

Specific strategies for middle school administrators to use to improve academic achievement and better prepare students for high school are outlined in a report released last week by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

So now, here we are, barely ten years into this huge reform, with our little platoon of teachers and administrators and parents fighting feverishly on the front, beginning to make some progress on test scores and feel some confidence about improving our kids» academic opportunities — and I look up from my trench and, instead of seeing the school house door thrown open with garlands of WELCOME signs, I see teachers back to cheering from the windows as the reform generals scurry away, white flags in hand.

Or it may be a matter of sequencing: perhaps administrators and policymakers want to see that edtech can nail core academic jobs first and then turn to trying to help students unearth and nurture their passions and grow their networks.

Of course, as with teaching, much of a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivereOf course, as with teaching, much of a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivereof a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivered.

Scalia saw such efforts not as the job of judges following the abstract theories of academic experts but of elected officials and the administrators appointed by them.

The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians helps college - level librarians and administrators deepen their management skills and prepare to become more effective leaders in a time of institutional change.

Third, there is the danger that a reliance on test - based measures will lead teachers to focus narrowly on test - taking skills at the cost of more valuable academic content, especially if administrators do not provide them with clear and proven ways to improve their practice.

School missions get diluted by repeated rounds of school reform; academics get crowded out by new policy goals; principals become middle - managers carrying out the programs chosen by district administrators; and teachers become «labor,» fulfilling contractual obligations instead of doing whatever is necessary to succeed.