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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
George Mason President Angel Cabrera to Serve as Fed Director in Richmond
FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason University President Angel Cabrera has been elected to serve as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Cabrera, who will continue to serve as GMU’s president, will begin his new duties with the Fed in January. He will be one of nine directors for the Richmond bank. The […]
December 21, 2016
Students
Walker calls ‘Whiteness’ Class at University of Wisconsin ‘Goofy’
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says a University of Wisconsin-Madison calls titled “The Problem is Whiteness,” is “goofy” and “unusual,” but he’s stopping short of saying it should put UW’s funding in jeopardy. Walker’s comments came after two Republican state lawmakers threatened to pull funding for UW if the class wasn’’t canceled. Rep. Dave […]
December 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Email Reveals Rifts Between ex-Ball State Chief, Board Chair
MUNCIE, Ind. — A newspaper has obtained an email revealing rifts between former Ball State University President Paul Ferguson and the Indiana school’s governing board chairman months before the president’s unexplained departure. The (Muncie) Star Press reported Sunday that it obtained the email written by Ferguson to university officials in March 2015, 10 months before […]
December 19, 2016
Students
After Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on Record
In a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.
December 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]
December 15, 2016
Students
Mott Community College Helps Flint Face Water Challenge
By the time Mayor Karen Weaver had declared a state of emergency in Flint in December 2015, Mott Community College was already ahead of the game.
December 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
LSU President Paints Bleak Picture of Repeated Budget Cuts
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU System President F. King Alexander gave lawmakers a bleak picture Wednesday about the impact of years of budget cuts, describing faculty and students getting poached by out-of-state colleges as per-student spending plummets. “We would take notice if we were losing football coaches,” Alexander told the House Appropriations Committee, just a […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Regent: Outside Audit on Iowa State Planes Would have been Better
AMES, Iowa — A member of the Board of Regents says he would’ve preferred an outside audit into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s potential misuse of school planes. Regent Subhash Sahai says he had the flu Monday and missed a board meeting to discuss an internal audit that detailed dozens of questionable flights but […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Audit Finds ‘Dysfunction’ Between University of Louisville, Foundation
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s auditor says the University of Louisville and its nonprofit investment arm often “blurred the lines” of legal separation by empowering one man to make decisions for both groups, essentially bypassing the university’s board of trustees. The audit of the University of Louisville Foundation from Republican Mike Harmon took 18 months to […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Initiative Launched to Develop Aspiring Presidents of Minority-Serving Institutions
In an effort to groom the next generation of college presidents who will preside over MSIs, The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a new pipeline initiative to develop budding talent.
December 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Hartford Names Gregory Woodward as President
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has appointed Gregory Woodward as the school’s sixth president in its 59-year history. The composer and musician has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 2012. In July he will take the place of Walter Harrison, who will be retiring after 19 years as president. […]
December 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State President Apologizes, Reimburses for More Flights
ANKENY, Iowa — Iowa State University President Steven Leath apologized Monday for using university airplanes for some personal trips and said he had paid back the school for additional flights beyond what he had done previously. Leath told the Iowa Board of Regents during a special meeting in Ankeny that he was “very sorry” for […]
December 12, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Rhodes College Names Marjorie Hass First Female President
MEMPHIS — Rhodes College in Memphis has named Marjorie Hass as the school’s 20th president. Hass, who is currently president of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, will become the first female president in Rhodes’ 168-year history. She succeeds current President William E. Troutt in July following his retirement after 18 years as Rhodes president. Rhodes […]
December 12, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Pomona College Names G. Gabrielle Starr President
Pomona College—the small liberal arts college near Los Angeles—has tapped Dr. G. Gabrielle Starr to be its 10th president.
December 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Retiring Ohio University President Leaving Job Early
ATHENS, Ohio —Ohio University’s president will be leaving his job more than four months before the retirement date he originally announced. The Columbus Dispatch reports President Roderick McDavis will leave Feb. 17 to take a job as managing principal and chief executive officer of AGB Search. The company helps universities and other higher education institutions […]
December 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stevenson President Retires, Leaves Much-changed University
STEVENSON, Md. — When President Kevin Manning arrived at what was then Villa Julie College 16 years ago, he found a sleepy commuter school without dorms and only 1,600 students. By the time he retired last month, the school had grown to three campuses with 4,200 students and double its previous number of undergraduate programs. […]
December 11, 2016
Students
Former Coach Art Briles Sues Baylor Officials for Libel, Conspiracy
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander, accusing them of falsely stating he knew of reported assaults and alleged gang rapes by players and didn’t report them. The lawsuit also asserts that Baylor officials conspired to damage his reputation and […]
December 11, 2016
Students
University of Louisville Maintains Accreditation but Placed Probation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville said Tuesday it has been placed on probation by its regional accrediting agency, stemming from turmoil involving Gov. Matt Bevin over the makeup of the school’s governing board and the turbulent departure of its former president. In the school’s latest setback in a difficult year, UofL acting President […]
December 7, 2016
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