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Tufts University President: Panel to Assess Greek System, Student Life

MEDFORD, Mass. — The president of Tufts University says a special committee will assess the culture of undergraduate life at the Massachusetts school, with a focus on the Greek system. The Boston Globe reports President Anthony Monaco said last week in a letter to the Medford school community that the panel he appointed will also […]

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Hampton U. President Harvey Sharing His Principles for Leadership

Dr. William Harvey, 75-year-old higher education icon, has pulled together the core of his leadership strategy in his first book, set for release early next year.

Dr. William Harvey

Colleges Debate Taking On ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Designation

In public statements and letters, college leaders argue that the concept of a sanctuary campus has no basis in law and that, ultimately, institutions will be required to follow immigration laws.

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George Mason President Angel Cabrera to Serve as Fed Director in Richmond

FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason University President Angel Cabrera has been elected to serve as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Cabrera, who will continue to serve as GMU’s president, will begin his new duties with the Fed in January. He will be one of nine directors for the Richmond bank. The […]

Walker calls ‘Whiteness’ Class at University of Wisconsin ‘Goofy’

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says a University of Wisconsin-Madison calls titled “The Problem is Whiteness,” is “goofy” and “unusual,” but he’s stopping short of saying it should put UW’s funding in jeopardy. Walker’s comments came after two Republican state lawmakers threatened to pull funding for UW if the class wasn’’t canceled. Rep. Dave […]

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Email Reveals Rifts Between ex-Ball State Chief, Board Chair

MUNCIE, Ind. — A newspaper has obtained an email revealing rifts between former Ball State University President Paul Ferguson and the Indiana school’s governing board chairman months before the president’s unexplained departure. The (Muncie) Star Press reported Sunday that it obtained the email written by Ferguson to university officials in March 2015, 10 months before […]

After Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on Record

In a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd

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Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]

Mott Community College Helps Flint Face Water Challenge

By the time Mayor Karen Weaver had declared a state of emergency in Flint in December 2015, Mott Community College was already ahead of the game.

Water being donated to Mott Community College during the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. (Photo courtesy of Mott Community College)

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LSU President Paints Bleak Picture of Repeated Budget Cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU System President F. King Alexander gave lawmakers a bleak picture Wednesday about the impact of years of budget cuts, describing faculty and students getting poached by out-of-state colleges as per-student spending plummets. “We would take notice if we were losing football coaches,” Alexander told the House Appropriations Committee, just a […]

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Regent: Outside Audit on Iowa State Planes Would have been Better

AMES, Iowa — A member of the Board of Regents says he would’ve preferred an outside audit into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s potential misuse of school planes. Regent Subhash Sahai says he had the flu Monday and missed a board meeting to discuss an internal audit that detailed dozens of questionable flights but […]

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Audit Finds ‘Dysfunction’ Between University of Louisville, Foundation

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s auditor says the University of Louisville and its nonprofit investment arm often “blurred the lines” of legal separation by empowering one man to make decisions for both groups, essentially bypassing the university’s board of trustees. The audit of the University of Louisville Foundation from Republican Mike Harmon took 18 months to […]

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