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U of Illinois to Host Conference on College Student Hunger

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois will hold a conference focusing on the problem of hunger in college students. Agricultural engineering professor Prasanta Kalita organized the effort to bring the Presidents United to Solve Hunger conference to the Urbana-Champaign campus in March of next year. Kalita said the conference is expected to draw up […]

Faculty & Staff

University of Montana Offering Buyouts

MISSOULA, Mont. — Six University of Montana faculty members have expressed interest in the university’s second round of buyouts. The Missoulian reports the university recently offered early retirement incentives to 100 faculty members to reduce personnel costs due to declining enrollment. Fourteen who were of retirement age expressed interest, along with the six from the […]

Leadership & Policy

After 23 Years at the Helm of Benedict, Swinton’s Retirement Merely a Break

Following Dr. David Holmes Swinton’s retirement last week as president of 141-year-old Benedict College, he and his wife, Patricia, are taking a long, 45-day vacation.

Dr. David Holmes Swinton advises aspiring HBCU presidents: “Be very sure about why you want to be an HBCU president. You can’t do it just for pay or prestige, because you won’t be successful.” (Photo courtesy of Benedict College)

Benedict College Taps Roslyn Clark Artis to Become Its Next Leader

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis is making history as the first woman to lead Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. as she follows Dr. David Holmes Swinton, who officially retired from his post last week after 23 years on the job.

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis

Tremors of Controversy Rock Southern University

Administration and alumni officials at Louisiana’s Southern University have gone into a major damage control mode in the wake of a series of developments in the last month that have rattled the institution and upset and stirred concern among its base of supporters.

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Oklahoma University Reverses Course on Chapel Cross, Bibles

ADA, Okla. — The president of East Central University in Oklahoma is reversing a decision to remove Bibles and crosses from its on-campus chapel. ECU President Katricia Pierson said in a statement posted on the school’s website Friday that the public university in Ada, about 65 miles (104 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City, “moved too […]

Leadership & Policy

Morehouse Ready to Heal, Move Forward with Interim President Martin

Morehouse College officially welcomed its newest interim president, Harold Martin, Jr., on Thursday. Securing permanent leadership has been a challenge for the 150-year-old institution.

Harold Martin, Jr.

Leadership & Policy

Williams College President to Step Down at End of Year

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The president of Williams College says he is stepping down to lead a philanthropic nonprofit group in New York. Adam Falk said he will leave his post Dec. 31 to become president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has been president of the prestigious liberal-arts college since 2010. Falk said he’s […]

NCCU Chancellor Akinleye Inspiring Optimism Across the Board

When Dr. Johnson Akinleye took the helm of North Carolina Central University as its interim chancellor, life was particularly challenging at the historically Black institution.

Dr. Johnson Akinleye

Leadership & Policy

Illinois Universities in Jeopardy of Losing Accreditation

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state budget impasse could affect the accreditation of Illinois universities, which have seen deep cuts in state funding in the nearly three years lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending plan. The Higher Learning Commission, which accredits schools in the Midwest, recently issued a letter cautioning lawmakers that a lack […]

Citadel President Rosa to Retire Next Summer After 12 Years

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The president of South Carolina’s military college says he’ll retire next summer. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Rosa said Wednesday that he wants to stay on as president through the next academic year at The Citadel so he can help the school celebrate its 175th anniversary. Rosa said in a statement […]

Leadership & Policy

Northern Illinois Trustees Face Lawsuit Over President’s Severance

DEKALB, Ill. — A member of the DeKalb County Board is suing Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees in an effort to void a $600,000 severance payment to the school’s departing president. Misty Haji-Sheikh filed the lawsuit Tuesday in DeKalb County Court, claiming trustees violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act when it didn’t post a […]

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