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The Truth About Strategic Plans

By Lee Gardner

What makes one a success and another a waste of time?

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BACKGROUNDER

Admin 101: How to Plan for Strategic Planning

By David D. Perlmutter

One of the biggest logjams in strategic planning occurs when the process begins without any agreement on how decisions will be made. (First in a series published in 2019.)

BARGAINING POWER

‘Hugely Significant’: Biden Official Says College Athletes Are Employees

By Nell Gluckman

Piercing the NCAA’s cover, a new memo by the NLRB’s general counsel suggests collective action by players would be received favorably by the Biden administration.

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TEACHING

Remaining Flexible Without Burning Out

By Beth McMurtrie

As Covid continues to upend teaching plans, experts offer advice on how to survive another uncertain semester.

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Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

More colleges are mandating vaccinations. Here are the ones we know about.

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