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Higher Ed Responds to the Trump Compact

By the Community College and Higher Education Leadership Program Faculty

On Oct. 1, the Trump administration shared the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” with nine high-profile research universities, offering access to significant funding opportunities provided they agree with the conditions of the compact and sign on as a partner. About two weeks later with the Oct. 20 deadline looming, the same compact was made available to all postsecondary institutions in the… Read more

We’re launching a biannual newsletter to cultivate our connections with YOU – our current and former students, faculty, community partners, and friends. We hope you enjoy this inaugural Friends of EDL Newsletter, and we also hope you’ll share it with your colleagues and community. Please reach out to the EDL Chair directly with any feedback or other ideas for connecting with us: angelina.castagno@nau.edu

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What are the qualities of effective educational leaders?

Effective leaders generally have qualities such as strong communication skills, visionary thinking, empathy, adaptability, integrity, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Just as important, however, effective educational leaders are advocates for student success and wellbeing, they cultivate authentic relationships within their communities, and they grow their critical consciousness to lead for equity and inclusion. Our EDL programs are designed to support current and aspiring leaders who want to develop these ways of… Read more

Rose Ylimaki and NAU Team Study Principals’ Leadership in Arizona

The International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP), the largest and most long-standing research network in the field of educational leadership worldwide, has named Professor Rose Ylimaki, Del & Jewell Lewis Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership, as co-leader of the network for her empirical and theoretical expertise in leadership and her record of scholarship The ISSPP has identified principal leadership practices that contribute to student achievement in schools situated in traditionally… Read more

August 2024

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Arizona School Administrators (ASA) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) have partnered to address the critical issue of wellbeing among Arizona’s school leaders. The collaboration aims to understand leaders’ perceptions of their own wellbeing and strategies used to enhance wellbeing among school and district leaders. Wellbeing among educational leaders is important because it has implications for the recruitment and retention of school and district administrators, as well as additional ripple effects on staff and student success. This… Read more

Jannette Bressler received the Outstanding Master’s Student Honor by the Arizona Professors of Educational Leadership on April 29 in Phoenix.

Bressler said she didn’t even know she was nominated. In December, she completed her internship and credentials for principal certification, and she was contacted by Dr. Frank Davidson of Northern Arizona University and he informed her that she was nominated for the honor.

Professors throughout the state, including professors from Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Grand Canyon… Read more