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Oakland University in Suburban Detroit Won’t Keep President

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. ― Oakland University in suburban Detroit is searching for a new president. The school’s governing board said Thursday it will not renew the contract of George Hynd next summer. He was hired in 2014. Board chairman Richard DeVore says Hynd brought stability to Oakland after a period of “fragmented leadership.” He described […]

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Delaware’s 1st Black Female University President Selected

NEW CASTLE, Del. ― Wilmington University Executive Vice President LaVerne Harmon has been named the school’s next president and will become the first Black woman to lead a university in Delaware. Local news organizations report that the university’s board of trustees unanimously approved Harmon’s selection last week. She is slated to take the reins in […]

Student Protesters Halt Debate About Black Lives Matter at University of Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Student protesters halted a debate at the University of Michigan about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is harmful to race relations. Protesters voiced their displeasure with the Michigan Political Union’s decision to host the debate Tuesday at the Michigan League, The Ann Arbor News reported. Lawrielle West, a University of Michigan […]

Judge Permanently Blocks Governor’s Order Abolishing University of Louisville Board

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A Kentucky judge has blocked efforts by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to replace the board of trustees at the University of Louisville, setting up a likely battle before the state Supreme Court. The ruling from Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd on Wednesday permanently blocks an executive order Bevin issued earlier this year […]

By All Measures, University of Texas at San Antonio Rising at Rapid Rate

The University of Texas at San Antonio has emerged as one of the fastest-growing higher education institutions in Texas.

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Iowa State President Says He Will Stop Flying School Plane

AMES, Iowa ― The president of Iowa State University said Monday he will no longer pilot a university airplane he has used for trips that have mixed business and personal affairs. President Steven Leath also said he and his wife will make a donation to the university’s scholarship fund in the amount of costs associated […]

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Former Portland State University President Daniel Bernstine Dies at 69

PORTLAND, Ore. ― Former Portland State University president Daniel Bernstine has died at 69. Bernstine led PSU from 1997 until 2007. After leaving, he headed the Law School Admission Council in Pennsylvania. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Law School Admission Council issued a news release Sunday saying Bernstine died suddenly at his home. Portland State President […]

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‘Diddy’ Donates $1 Million to Howard University

WASHINGTON ― Sean “Diddy” Combs is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul made the announcement alongside Howard President Wayne Frederick at his Bad Boy Records reunion tour show last Thursday night in Washington, D.C., where the historically Black college is located. Howard says the […]

Need for Latinos in Community College Leadership Emphasized

The National Community College Hispanic Council gathered to address institutional strategies that impact the success of Latinx students.

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Search for New Kansas Chancellor may be Closed to Public

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The Kansas Board of Regents hasn’t approved how the process to replace University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will proceed, but the search may be closed to the public. Gray-Little, chancellor of the university since 2009, announced last week she’s stepping down in the summer of 2017. Gray-Little was hired after a […]

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Iowa State President Damaged School Plane on Personal Trip

AMES, Iowa ― Iowa State University’s president was returning from an 11-day personal trip to North Carolina when he damaged a small university-owned airplane in a rough landing, the school confirmed Saturday. President Steven Leath, a pilot, flew himself and his wife on July 3, 2015, in the university’s Cirrus SR22 to Ashe County, […]

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Unveils Statue, Museum for Former President Hytche

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. ― The legacy of former University of Maryland Eastern Shore President William P. Hytche Sr. was saluted by hundreds of his admirers and university supporters who gathered to honor one of the longest-serving chief executives in the university’s history. A highlight of the Saturday, Sept. 10 occasion was the unveiling of a […]

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