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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Indiana Tech Law School to Close, Citing Low Enrollment
FORT WAYNE, Ind. ― Indiana Tech Law School is closing its doors next year. The law school in Fort Wayne cited low enrollment and $20 million in losses. The board of trustees voted unanimously to close. The school has 71 students. Indiana Tech President Arthur Snyder said Monday that it was a difficult decision, but […]
October 31, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Board Extends Contract for Valparaiso President to 2021
VALPARAISO, Ind. ― The contract of Valparaiso University’s president has been extended through June 2021. The university’s board of directors announced Monday that it had entered into a new five-year contract with President Mark Heckler. He first became the university’s president in 2008. Board members cited Heckler’s leadership overseeing the university’s enrollment growth, campus expansion […]
October 31, 2016
Students
University of West Alabama Looks to Boost Enrollment with New Deal
TUSCALOSSA, Ala. ― Online enrollment has historically been a point of strength for the University of West Alabama, but the school has witnessed a decline in recent years. Now, the university is hoping to boost online enrollment after signing an agreement with online education company Learning House, the Tuscaloosa News reported. UWA board of trustees […]
October 30, 2016
Students
Role of Chief Diversity Officers Expanding on College Campuses
Institutions have come to realize just how critical a chief diversity officer is to getting things done regarding diversity and inclusion as well as to legitimizing these efforts in the eyes of constituents.
October 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers Resigns
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers has resigned effective Nov. 1 amid criticism over the historically Black institution’s rapidly diminishing financial footing.
October 26, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State Spent $290,000 to Upgrade Airplane that was Sold
AMES, Iowa ― Iowa State University is defending its decision to spend $290,000 upgrading an airplane that it sold one year later. The university disclosed Tuesday that it installed a new avionics system in its 1977 King Air 200 in January 2013. University spokeswoman Megan Landolt said the school determined a year later that it […]
October 26, 2016
Students
Williston State Expanding Free Tuition Effort to Montana
BISMARCK, N.D. ― A small two-year college in northwestern North Dakota that offers free tuition to high-school graduates in the area is expanding the effort to Montana. Williston State College began the program two years ago in Williams County to increase the number of professionals such as nurses and accountants in the booming oil patch. […]
October 25, 2016
Leadership & Policy
New Kennesaw State President to Receive Big Step Up in Salary
KENNESAW, Ga. ― The new president of Kennesaw State University is in line for a major salary increase. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes the university’s president next month. According to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of […]
October 25, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stakeholders Cite Leadership Instability, Finances as HBCUs’ Greatest Challenges
Historically Black colleges and universities leaders reflected on the past and future of the HBCU community at the annual HBCU Week conference, held in Arlington, Va.
October 24, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Citing Concerns, Board to Audit Iowa State President’s Flights
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― Iowa State University’s governing board ordered an audit Thursday of every flight President Steven Leath has taken on school airplanes, and its leader said some of the trips appear “questionable at best.” In a rare rebuke of an ally, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said during a meeting at the […]
October 20, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Warren Wilson College President to Step Down for New Job
SWANNANOA, N.C. ― Warren Wilson College has announced that its president is stepping down from his post to become the leader of a new school in New York. The western North Carolina school announced on its web page that Steven Solnick has accepted a job as head of The Calhoun School, a pre-K through grade […]
October 19, 2016
Students
Tennessee State University Raising Admissions Standards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee State University is planning to raise admissions standards for the next incoming class in an effort to draw higher-performing students who will have a greater likelihood to graduate. WPLN-FM reports the historically Black university in Nashville has the lowest average freshman ACT scores and graduation rates among the state’s public universities. […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Suspended at Missouri University S&T
ROLLA, Mo. ― The Missouri University of Science and Technology has suspended the small Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and is making students move out of the fraternity house after two new members were hospitalized. The students were injured Thursday during an event at the fraternity house in Rolla, university spokesman Andrew Careaga said, adding that […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Host Colleges Winners in Presidential Debates
UNLV estimates that being selected as a venue for the final presidential debate has already generated $85 million worth of publicity.
October 16, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Howard University Renames School of Communications after Cathy Hughes
Howard University has decided to rename its School of Communications after media mogul Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One, Inc.—the largest Black-owned multimedia company in the world.
October 12, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Temple University Makes Acting President Permanent
PHILADELPHIA ― Temple University’s acting president is staying on as the head of the school. The university’s board of trustees on Tuesday named Richard Englert as Temple’s president. The 70-year-old was appointed acting president in July, after the board forced out former president Neil Theobald over a deficit in the merit scholarship aid budget and […]
October 12, 2016
Students
Presidents: Diversity, Inclusion Everybody’s Job on Campus
What role do presidents have to play in shaping campus policy to be inclusive of all students but particularly Hispanic students at institutions that serve a predominantly Hispanic student population?
October 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
SUNY President Resigns in Wake of Bribery Charges
ALBANY, N.Y. ― The leader of a New York state research institute has resigned after being charged in a bribery and bid-rigging case that has shaken the administration of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros announced his decision in a letter to SUNY officials Monday. His attorney, Mike Miller, said Tuesday […]
October 11, 2016
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