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Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

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Ex-lieutenant Governor Picked as Ivy Tech’s New President

INDIANAPOLIS ― Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann was selected Wednesday as the next president for the state’s community college system. Ivy Tech Community College trustees voted 11-0 to hire Ellspermann, who for months has been considered the leading candidate to replace outgoing school President Thomas Snyder. She will begin in the new position on […]

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CUNY’s Frank Sanchez Named President of Rhode Island College

WARWICK, R.I. ― Rhode Island College has a new president. Frank Sanchez, vice chancellor for student affairs at the City University of New York, was named Rhode Island College’s 10th president after a vote Wednesday by the Council on Postsecondary Education, The Providence Journal reported. He is expected to start his new job in the […]

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Regents Approve Early Retirement for Embattled Chancellor

LAS VEGAS ― Nevada higher education regents approved an early retirement deal Thursday for Chancellor Dan Klaich after he said his role in developing a new college funding formula with lawmakers a few years ago has become a distraction. Regents poured out praise for Klaich during a special board meeting, saying they were reluctantly approving […]

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Jenkins Named West Virginia State President

INSTITUTE, W.Va. ― Anthony L. Jenkins has been named the 11th president of West Virginia State University. The university Board of Governors announced his selection Tuesday. He’ll take over for Brian Hemphill on July 1. Hemphill is leaving to become president of Radford University in July. Jenkins is an Army veteran and native of Washington, […]

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UW System President: Tenure Shouldn’t Guarantee Lifetime Job

MADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin System president praised the decision to remove faculty tenure protections from state law in a recently released email to another university official. The Capital Times reported Monday that President Ray Cross sent an email to John Behling, the regent who led the process to write new tenure policies that […]

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Emil Guillermo: If Larry Wilmore Can’t Say the N-word Who Can?

If Larry Wilmore Can’t Say the N-word Who Can?

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Duke University President to Step Down in 2017

DURHAM, N.C. ― Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead has announced that he will step down from his post in June 2017. A statement from the school said Brodhead spoke to the board of trustees and the academic council on Thursday to discuss his plans. Brodhead will take a year’s sabbatical before returning to teaching […]

Faculty & Staff

UC Davis Chancellor Says Politics Driving Action Against Her

SAN FRANCISCO ― The chancellor of the University of California, Davis says politics are driving a state decision to put her on paid leave amid an uproar over her service on corporate boards and the school’s hiring of image consultants after campus police used pepper spray against protesters. Melinda Guzman, an attorney for Chancellor Linda […]

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Former Georgia Legislator Named New Chancellor at ECU

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The UNC Board of Governors has chosen a former Georgia legislator as the new chancellor at East Carolina University. Cecil Staton, currently the interim president of Valdosta State University, was unanimously elected during the board’s specially called meeting in Chapel Hill on Wednesday. His salary will be $450,000, and he assumes […]

Faculty & Staff

Hearing Officer Awards $175K to Harassed MSU-Northern Dean

HAVRE, Mont. ― A hearing officer with the Montana Human Rights Commission has awarded $175,000 to a dean at Montana State University-Northern who complained that the former provost sexually harassed him. Hearing officer Terry Spear said the university owed Randy Bachmeier damages for emotional distress, the Havre Daily News reported. The former Provost, Rosalyn Templeton, […]

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South Dakota State Dean Dunn Named University President

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ― Barry Dunn, the dean of South Dakota State University’s College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, was named the school’s 20th president on Monday. Kathryn Johnson, the South Dakota Board of Regents member who chaired the presidential search committee, said Dunn is a tested and consistently successful leader with a relevant vision […]

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