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Section: Leadership & Policy
Faculty & Staff
Professor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky Footing
Lisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
June 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Akinleye Named New Chancellor at N.C. Central University
DURHAM, N.C. — Johnson O. Akinleye has been elected the new chancellor at N.C. Central University, where he has served as interim chancellor since January. Akinleye was elected to the position during a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors on Monday. He was named acting chancellor in August 2016 when then-chancellor Debra Saunders-White […]
June 26, 2017
Faculty & Staff
N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey community college has fired an adjunct professor after officials say she made racially insensitive comments on Fox News. Essex County College’s president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden’s appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” College officials said they received complaints about Durden’s interview with Carlson. Durden, who […]
June 25, 2017
Students
Outgoing President Pruitt Urges New View of Adult Learning
Adult learners always have been a part of the fabric of American higher education, although policy discussions up until recently have primarily centered around the needs of students who are just leaving high school.
June 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
SUNY Albany Appoints its First Latino President
The State University of New York at Albany has tapped a prominent Latino administrator to lead the state institution. Dr. Havidán RodrĂguez becomes the first Hispanic president of any SUNY four-year college.
June 21, 2017
Students
Faust Laid Foundation of Inclusion at Harvard
In the wake of Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust’s recent announcement that she will retire in the spring of 2018, many have stepped forward to praise her leadership.
June 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Missouri Might Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri System President Mun Choi wants the university to rescind an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby nearly 20 years ago. The system’s Board of Curators will vote Friday on Choi’s recommendation. A university staff memo sent to the curators says sexual assault allegations against Cosby are “incompatible” with the […]
June 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s Post
HARTFORD, Conn. — A private college in Connecticut has closed its campus due to threats made against the school after a professor’s social media post. Trinity College says it received multiple threats related to social media posts by Johnny Eric Williams. The campus of the liberal arts school in Hartford is closed until further notice. […]
June 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Lewis & Clark College Picks Wim Wiewel as Next President
PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland State University President Wim Wiewel is moving across town to become president of Lewis & Clark College. Wiewel just wrapped up a nine-year run as president of Portland State. When announcing his decision to step down, he said he planned to take a sabbatical. It won’t be a long one […]
June 20, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Ruth Simmons Named Prairie View Interim President
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Retired Brown University President Ruth Simmons, the first African-American woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University. The 71-year-old Simmons, who also was president at Massachusetts’ Smith College, the nation’s largest women’s university, and served in executive positions at […]
June 20, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Former University of Montana President to Earn $119K as Chemistry Professor
MISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President Royce Engstrom will earn $119,000 a year when he returns to teaching as a chemistry professor. The Missoulian reports Engstrom will the third highest-paid professor of the 10 faculty members in the university’s chemistry department. Engrstrom resigned as president in December at the request of Commissioner of […]
June 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Tuskegee University Off Accreditation Warning List
Tuskegee University—the private historically Black college in Alabama that was founded by Booker T. Washington—is no longer under an accreditation warning by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
June 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Jerryl Briggs to Run Mississippi Valley State University for Now
JACKSON, Miss. — Chief Operating Officer Jerryl Briggs will become acting president of Mississippi Valley State University. The state College Board named him Thursday to take over on July 1 from William Bynum Jr., who will become president of Jackson State University. Board spokeswoman Caron Blanton says Briggs will be acting president until trustees begin […]
June 18, 2017
Students
Bob Jones University Earns Accreditation After 6-year Effort
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bob Jones University officials say the school’s new accreditation status should boost recruitment and open doors for graduates. The Greenville News reports the Christian fundamentalist school earned accreditation Thursday from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, after shunning the designation for most of its existence. President Steve Pettit […]
June 18, 2017
Students
Military Hero Bill McRaven Having Trouble as Texas Chancellor
AUSTIN, Texas — Bill McRaven came to Texas an American military hero, charged with leading one of the country’s largest public university systems at a time it needed a steady hand. The retired Navy Admiral and former special operations leader, who planned the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, now faces an uncertain future as […]
June 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
NIU President Stepping Down as Report Shows Mismanagement
DEKALB, Ill. — The president of Northern Illinois University is stepping down in the wake of a state investigation accusing him and other administrators of mismanagement when it comes to hiring consultants. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Doug Baker leaves June 30. He announced the news at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. He says the […]
June 15, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Harvard President Faust Stepping Down Next Year
After 11 years at the helm, Harvard president Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust will step down at the end of the 2018 academic year. Her retirement will coincide with the conclusion of the record-setting Harvard Campaign, which has raised nearly $8 billion so far.
June 14, 2017
Students
Court: Iowa State University Wrong to Block Pot T-shirt
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University lost another appeal in a federal court case over the decision of administrators to prevent a marijuana advocacy group from printing a T-shirt that included the university logo and a marijuana leaf. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday for the second time said ISU administrators […]
June 14, 2017
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