CIC is an association that works to support independent higher education leaders and advance institutional excellence. cic.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mzlc4tvozs2oCIC's 2027 Presidents Institute provides #highered presidents fellowship and professional development. We cover pressing topics for college and university presidents including athletics, finances, institutional strategy, and more. #CICPresidents2027 #EduSky #AcademicSky https://cic.edu/event/2027-presidents-institute/05 Nov 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlc4tvozs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mzg3pacyqc2pIn this edition of CIC’s Independent Insider: ✒️How institutions can build public trust. ✒️A report on ACTS' impact on higher ed. ✒️An overview on international student changes. ✒️A suite of #higheredleadership development academies. #edusky #highered https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cic-independent-insider-november-2026-4mqwe/03 Nov 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg3pacyqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mz45ra4rok2dIn @insidehighered.com, CIC’s Marjorie Hass, president, and Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill, senior director of civic learning and free expression projects, give actionable advice on how #higheredleadership can avoid commencement speaker controversy. #academicsky https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2026/10/30/want-avoid-commencement-kerfuffle-opinion30 Oct 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz45ra4rok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mysfo6h2dc27Join us for CIC’s 2026 Institute for Chief Academic Officers beginning November 7! We'll envision the future of #highered and how to make it a reality. https://cic.edu/event/2026-cao-institute/ Already registered? Look for an email invite to Guidebook, your number one resource for #2026CAOI.26 Oct 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysfo6h2dc27https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mykjjlslrs2mCIC President @marjoriehass.bsky.social recently joined a critical conversation on the interconnected threats facing higher education in this @alliancehighered.bsky.social podcast. 🔗 https://allianceforhighered.org/newsroom/the-interconnected-threats-facing-higher-education #highered #academicsky23 Oct 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykjjlslrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3myhvacgkd22mHow do you avoid becoming mired in discussion paralysis when faculty and administrative timelines conflict? @marjoriehass.bsky.social tackles that question in the latest issue of her newsletter. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Hass-Newsletter-Latest-Issue.html?soid=1140702072967&aid=_ucpAQeXxKg #highered #higheredleadership #academicsky22 Oct 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhvacgkd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3myfwfwagb22lWhat makes work-based learning accessible vs. just available for students? CIC’s panel at 2027 @sxswedu.com will share lessons from independent institutions in “Making Work-Based Learning Accessible through the Curriculum.” 🔗 https://sxswedu.com/2026/sxsw-edu-2027-has-exciting-new-updates/21 Oct 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfwfwagb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3myapci6vfk2fCIC's Faculty Leadership Academy (FLA) is designed to equip full-time faculty members at CIC member institutions with the skills, relationships, and clarity they need to lead with purpose and impact. Nominations are open for the 2027 cohort: https://cic.edu/opportunity/faculty-leadership-academy/19 Oct 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myapci6vfk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mxhk2vfz7s2uBig news! 🎉 We're welcoming Monique Taylor as CIC's next VP for Programs. Currently provost at CIC member Champlain College, Monique is already a beloved part of our community. She officially joins CIC on January 1. https://cic.edu/news/cic-names-monique-taylor-as-next-vice-president-for-programs/09 Oct 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhk2vfz7s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mwls3xkwl22tCIC’s 2027 Presidents Institute will convene the nation’s largest network of independent higher ed leaders around the theme of Human Horizons. The Institute is designed to deliver immediate and lasting institutional value. https://cic.edu/event/2027-presidents-institute/ #CICpresidents2027 #higheredleadership #highered28 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwls3xkwl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mwbzwg4frc2t"One of the best lessons I learned from my training as a philosopher is to read with a dual consciousness: generous empathy on one side, critical interrogation on the other." Read more from @marjoriehass.bsky.social in her latest newsletter. https://campaignlp.constantcontact.com/em/1140702072967/032b2320-09f8-4054-88b9-e246fdd16e7624 Sep 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbzwg4frc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mwbpg5je5s2dTomorrow’s institutions will be created together. Join academic leaders at CIC’s Institute for Chief Academic Officers, November 7–10 in historic Baltimore. Register soon: https://cic.edu/event/2026-cao-institute #2026CAOI #HigherEd #AcademicLeadership24 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbpg5je5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mvsv6tzdas2rThis is engaged undergraduate learning in action. At CIC member Lafayette College (PA), students learn to investigate complex issues from multiple perspectives and communicate what they learn. https://lafayettestudentnews.com/192357/news/trump-administration-proposes-rule-threatening-colleges/ #StudentJournalism #LiberalArts #HigherEd #EngagedLearning18 Sep 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsv6tzdas2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mvng2ueljs27CIC President Marjorie Hass has been appointed to the 2026–27 ASU+GSV Higher Education Insights Board. She will collaborate with fellow institutional innovators to advocate for independent higher ed. https://asugsvsummit.com/gsv-higher-ed-insights-board #higheredleadership #highereducation #highered16 Sep 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvng2ueljs27https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mvkrqfmfpc2nCIC's Institute for Chief Academic Officers is happening soon in Baltimore! Secure your spot by Oct. 6 and encourage your team to join. Read the full program, learn about our speakers, and register today! https://cic.edu/event/2026-cao-institute/ #2026CAOI #higheredleadership #highereducation #highered15 Sep 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkrqfmfpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mvirxf33pk2eCIC is proud to share the most recent Annual Report with you to celebrate how much we have accomplished together during the 2025–26 academic year: https://cic.edu/about/annual-report/ Thank you to our members for all you do to strengthen our sector. #academicsky #edusky #highered14 Sep 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvirxf33pk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mvazfo5tkc2eIndependent colleges and universities are feeling the strain of the polarized political climate. CIC President Marjorie Hass will join a powerful panel for “Leading with Purpose in an Age of Political Warfare,” hosted by The Alliance for Higher Education and The EDU Ledger.11 Sep 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvazfo5tkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mtw3nono4c2dDon’t miss your chance to join AI Ready! 💡All Campus Essentials provides education for all campus roles 💡Leading the AI Charge offers guidance and peer support for AI change leaders 💡Any offering: 500 free Google AI Coursera seats Sign up now at https://cic.edu/networks/ai-ready/ #edusky #academicsky25 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw3nono4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mth2ny6ie22iOnly a few days left to vote for CIC’s session “Making Work-Based Learning Accessible through the Curriculum,” to be at #SXSWEDU 2027! Vote by August 23: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1783435973244001YJa219 Aug 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth2ny6ie22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mt2d756chk2wIn this newsletter, @marjoriehass.bsky.social tackles AI and #highered. "The campus that can provide interconnected answers to all four of these questions—even if they are provisional and subject to revision and expansion—will be leading in the AI arena.” https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Hass-Newsletter-Latest-Issue.html?soid=1140702072967&aid=m4fMaNJJvZU14 Aug 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2d756chk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3msxvnspoas2yCIC needs your support so we can share what we’ve been doing with #workbasedlearning models at #SXSWEDU 2027! Vote for our panel “Making Work-Based Learning Accessible through the Curriculum” by August 23: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1783435973244001YJa2 #academicsky #edusky13 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxvnspoas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3msjc6af7wk22On August 2–4, CIC held a President-Board Convening on Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Free Expression in Washington, DC. Thanks to the task force, session leaders, and 13 participating CIC institutions for making it a success! #academicsky https://cic.edu/news/third-president-board-convening-free-expression/07 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjc6af7wk22https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3msivle6ktk26The Institute for Chief Academic Officers isn’t just for #highered academic officers. We have sessions and networking for advancement, enrollment, financial and marketing and communication officers too! See what we’ve got planned: https://cic.edu/event/2026-cao-institute/. #academicsky #edusky07 Aug 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msivle6ktk26https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mseemfpp5k27CIC’s 2027 Presidents Institute registration is live! Join your fellow #highered colleagues, January 4–7, in San Diego, CA for four days of networking, interactive sessions and enlightening workshops. This year's theme? Human Horizons. https://cic.edu/event/2027-presidents-institute/ #edusky #academicsky05 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseemfpp5k27https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3msbthicy3s25President Marjorie Hass responded to the ED's call to action for #highered with a letter of support to campus leaders. “I do not know of a single CIC member that is merely treading water. Student-centered innovation abounds in our sector,” said Hass. #edusky #academicsky https://cic.edu/news/response-to-department-of-educations-call-to-action/04 Aug 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbthicy3s25https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mrxo33ohqk2qWe’re grateful for the partnership with American Academic Leadership Institute and @aascu.org as we provide #highered development programs for professionals. Check out this blog post featuring growth opportunities, including the Executive Leadership Academy. #academicsky https://aascu.org/news/summer-sessions-preparing-the-next-generation-of-higher-education-leaders/31 Jul 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxo33ohqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mrv3i73onc25First-time college and university presidents shouldn't navigate unprecedented challenges alone. 🔵 CIC's Presidents Circles returns: A confidential peer community + executive coaching for new leaders in independent #highered. https://cic.edu/opportunity/presidents-circles/ #HigherEdLeadership30 Jul 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv3i73onc25https://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mrq7ykf6nc2zWe’re grateful for the energy and enthusiasm of our 2026 Faculty Leadership Academy participants! FLA represents CIC’s commitment to supporting inclusive pathways to academic leadership and building the next generation of #higheredleadership. #highered https://cic.edu/opportunity/faculty-leadership-academy/28 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7ykf6nc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mrn62mjow22yDon't miss CIC President Marjorie Hass on Bryan Alexander's Future Trends Forum discussing independent higher ed. Takeaway: Independent institutions have "greater leeway around free expression and autonomy"—and a responsibility to use it courageously. Worth the time 👇 https://youtu.be/XBPXse7EqZQ?si=mW2DchgA_sYuWFYA27 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn62mjow22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cicnotes.bsky.social/post/3mrdq7cgevs2zCIC members: Share your institution's impact story! Let's spotlight how colleges make America stronger and more innovative. CIC endorsed #WhyCollegeMatters campaign—help CASE & bvk build a collection of real impact stories Share yours: whycollegematters.org/contact/ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky23 Jul 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7dd7z3i2ucvb5ezgdwvzwb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdq7cgevs2z