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Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017

Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]

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Portland State President Wim Wiewel to Retire in 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. ― Wim Wiewel announced he’s stepping down as president of Portland State University. Wiewel has been president since 2008, a time in which PSU has tried to shift away from its reputation as a commuter school. The university’s enrollment jumped to nearly 30,000 students on Wiewel’s watch. He was also one of the […]

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University of Louisville Accepts President James Ramsey’s Resignation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― University of Louisville trustees accepted the resignation of embattled President James Ramsey, whose long tenure was dogged by scandal. The action at a special meeting of the school’s board signaled the end of an era. Ramsey, a former state budget director, has led the university for 14 years. After six hours of […]

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Board of Metropolitan Community College Asks Chairman to Quit

OMAHA, Neb. ― The board of a community college in Omaha has voted to ask its chairman to resign. The Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to ask Fred Conley to resign from his position as chairman of the board, the Omaha World-Herald reported. “His resignation is absolutely necessary to protect […]

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Arkansas Baptist College Names Joseph L. Jones President

Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political scientist, has been tapped as the next president of Arkansas Baptist College — a small, private historically Black college located in Little Rock.

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Thomas A. Walker Selected as Wayne Community College President

Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr. officially will be approved as the sixth president of Wayne Community College on Tuesday in a meeting of the Goldsboro, N.C., school’s board of trustees, according to a statement released by the college Monday. Walker, nominated by the board on June 17, has been approved by the State Board of […]

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Judge: Bevin’s Order Replacing University of Louisville Board ‘Problematic’

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge said it is “problematic” for Kentucky’s Republican governor to entirely replace the University of Louisville board of trustees, calling into question the new board’s authority on the day it was scheduled to meet to discuss its billion dollar budget and the fate of its embattled president. Gov. Matt Bevin […]

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Temple Board Announces Deal Reached in Split from President

PHILADELPHIA ― Temple University’s board of trustees has reached a deal with Neil Theobald on his departure from the school, more than a week after it took a vote of no confidence in the president and announced its intention to dismiss him. The board chairman said Thursday that the “mutual resolution” included Theobald’s resignation after […]

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West Virginia Colleges Don’t Have Much Cash on Hand

CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― Officials for the commission that oversees West Virginia’s four-year colleges have warned that the financial strength of many of the state’s schools appears to be weakening ― at least by one indicator. Staff members of the Higher Education Policy Commission said during a meeting Monday that several schools had less than two […]

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University of Illinois Names Robert J. Jones of SUNY-Albany as Chancellor

Dr. Robert J. Jones, the president of the State University of New York at Albany has been selected to become the next chancellor of the University at Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Nebraska Educator Taking President’s Post in North Carolina

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. ― A North Carolina community college board has chosen a Nebraska educator to become the college’s next president. Thomas Walker Jr. is expected to be confirmed by the State Board of Community Colleges July 26 as president of Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Walker has been president of Central Community […]

Eloy Oakley Named Chancellor of California Community Colleges System

Eloy Oakley becomes the first Latino to lead the California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest and most diverse system of public higher education.

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