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Leadership & Policy

A&M President Scores Poorly in First Evaluation

Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano received low marks for leadership and management in a highly critical performance review released Thursday by the A&M system.

Report Highlights Growing Recognition of Nontraditional Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Treating nontraditional students as an asset rather than as a liability has marked stellar leadership among presidents at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), according to “Leading in Changing America: Presidential Perspectives from Hispanic-Serving Institutions,” a report released this week by the advocacy group Excelencia in Education.

Leadership & Policy

Illinois Scandal Exposes Favoritism in Admissions

A Chicago Tribune investigative report this past week about how the University of Illinois gives extra consideration to well-connected applicants has set off a storm of protests, prompting the school to change its practices and sending politicians who made use of the rules running for cover.

Leadership & Policy

University of Kansas Names First Woman, First Black Chancellor

Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little, a top University of North Carolina official, will become the first female and first Black chancellor at the University of Kansas.

Leadership & Policy

Haskell Indian Nations University Commemorates 125th Anniversary, Recognizes Painful History

Haskell Indian Nations University turns 125 this year. The university is recognizing its historical anniversary with a yearlong series of events officials are referring to as a commemoration rather than a celebration.

Violent Hazing at Times in College Band Repertoire

When two first-year French horn players in Southern University’s marching band were beaten so badly they had to be hospitalized in intensive care, it exposed a dirty secret: Hazing is not reserved for fraternities.

Leadership & Policy

Board Advocates Dumping UND Nickname, Logo

North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has agreed to drop the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo.

Leadership & Policy

Amid Financial Turmoil, Shaw University President Steps Down

Shaw University officials announced Wednesday that Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, the school’s president for the past six years, would be taking a one-year paid sabbatical from his post, effective immediately.

Leadership & Policy

First Lady’s Scheduled Commencement Talk Puts Newest University of California Campus in Spotlight

When graduating seniors of the tiny University of California, Merced decided to ask First Lady Michelle Obama to speak at their commencement, it seemed like a long shot – at best.

Faculty & Staff

A Chancellor’s Choice

Ask the University of California, Merced chancellor whether he misses teaching day to day, and his answer leaves no doubt: “Yes, I definitely do,” says Dr. Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang.

Leadership & Policy

Hampton University Brings the Latest and Greatest in Cancer Treatment

Despite having no medical school, Hampton University is one of the leading research institutions on cancer treatment.

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appoitments

DR. LORI BETTISON-VARGA has been appointed president of Scripps College (Calif.), effective July 1. She is currently provost and dean of the faculty at Whitman College. Bettison-Varga earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s and doctorate from the University of California, Davis. ROXANNA JOKELA is director of alumni relations […]

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