Access to higher education fosters academic and career pathways for learners to attain personal and professional success. Given various political, social, and economic impacts, the landscape of higher education is continuously evolving. Such evolution among higher education institutions can present challenges for the senior academic leadership,…

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the leadership experiences of department chairs in for-profit, higher education institutions to identify effective leadership competencies for the role. The study utilized Gigliotti and Ruben's (2019) Two-dimensional Competency Approach for Effective Leadership and Ruben's Leadership Competency…

The purpose of this basic qualitative study is to describe the leadership experience of campus presidents of accredited, proprietary/for-profit, family-owned institutions of higher education. In alignment with the purpose of the study, the primary research question is how do campus presidents of accredited, family-owned, for-profit/proprietary…

While the phenomenon of academic entrepreneurship has been explored in different higher education sectors, it has not been sufficiently investigated in the private for-profit 2-year sector of the education industry. The present study fills this gap by narrating the perspectives of twelve academic entrepreneurs who operate private for-profit…

Despite the massive influx of new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion roles created across the public and private sectors since 2020, there remains a glaring gap in research in this critical area. While existing research showcases the disparities that systems of oppression created for Black women, what's missing is research providing actionable…

The purpose of this general inductive study was to describe community engagement of for-profit college and universities (FPCUs), capture employee ideas on what community engagement could look like in the future, and how their institutions could achieve such accomplishments. The role of community engagement in the represented FPCU institutions was…

Over 85% of working women leaders in higher education state that they work more than 48 hours in the normal work week and almost a quarter of them feel unable to cope with the pressure and stress in their daily jobs. The need to continue working at home after formal work hours may be creating a negative impact on the employees and their families.…