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Leadership & Policy
Brown University President Reappointed for 2nd 5-year Term
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The president of Brown University has been reappointed, extending her tenure into 2022. The Corporation of Brown University appointed Christina Paxson to a second five-year term. Chancellor Samuel Mencoff says the group is confident in Paxson’s “steady hand, clear vision, energetic leadership and boundless passion for Brown.” He notes that the reappointment […]
February 5, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Alaska President Faces No-confidence Vote
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s president is facing a no-confidence vote related to a decision to put the school of education at the Juneau campus instead of in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Faculty Senate is expected to take up the issue Monday, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The proposed resolutions declare the faculty do […]
February 5, 2017
Students
Enrollment Growing Slowly at South Carolina State University
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Enrollment is rising slowly at South Carolina State University as the Orangeburg school recovers from financial problems. School President James Clark told state lawmakers Tuesday the spring enrollment is 2,634. That’s up from 2,610 students last year at the state’s only public historically Black school. Enrollment usually drops in the spring as […]
February 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Immaculata University Names First Layperson as President
MALVERN, Pa. — A Catholic university near Philadelphia has chosen its first lay president in its 97-year-history. Barbara Lettiere, a 1972 graduate, is the new president of Immaculata University. The school was founded in 1920 in Malvern by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1920. It was the first Catholic women’s […]
February 1, 2017
Students
Travel Ban Throws Research, Academic Exchange into Turmoil
BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. For years, schools in the U.S. have worked to widen exchanges […]
January 31, 2017
Students
President Gates Black: Labor Market Sets Course for Community College
As she prepares to transition from Tarrant County College District in Texas to assume the leadership of Delaware County Community College, Dr. L. Joy Gates Black reflects on changes in the community college sector.
January 30, 2017
Dr. L. Joy Gates Black
Students
Justice Sotomayor Says Universities Need More Diversity
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said future diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of Black students at the University of Michigan is a “real problem.” Sotomayor received an honorary degree and participated in a forum about the future […]
January 30, 2017
Students
University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban
Universities, especially public institutions, have a major role in the moral leadership of America and should not shirk that responsibility.
January 29, 2017
University of California President Janet_Napolitano
Students
College Presidents Vow to Protect Students Amid Immigration Crackdown
Several college presidents sprang into action, reassuring their students who are from the seven predominantly Muslim countries that President Trump temporarily banned from entering the United States that they would do everything to support them.
January 29, 2017
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Leadership & Policy
Sylvia Burwell named next president of American University
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services President Sylvia Matthews Burwell has been named next president of American University in Washington. The school announced this week that the former President Barack Obama administration official will become the first woman to lead the school when she takes over on June 1. The Hinton, […]
January 29, 2017
Students
University of Oregon Building Name Will Stay Despite Man’s Pro-slavery Stance
EUGENE, Ore. — The president of the University of Oregon said he will not change the name of the oldest building on campus, which honors the school’s founder. The name became controversial because of the founder’s pro-slavery views. The school’s Black Student Task Force demanded in November 2015 that Deady Hall be renamed, reported The […]
January 26, 2017
Students
Janet Napolitano Avoids Health Talk, Focuses on University Issues
SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano focused on future challenges for the 10-campus system rather than her health as she opened a governing board meeting Wednesday, a week after being hospitalized for side effects from her cancer treatment. Napolitano, 59, urged the board of regents to approve the first tuition increase in […]
January 25, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Louisville Board Appoints New Interim School President
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville’s board of trustees elected a new chairman and appointed an interim school president Saturday, during its first meeting since being formed by Gov. Matt Bevin. Media reports say the board appointed Dr. Greg Postel, who has been with the university for 23 years and has been serving as […]
January 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Grambling President Advises Connecting with Politicians
Grambling State President Richard Gallot has advice for his peers, offered as a seasoned politician turned higher education administrator: connect with your so-called adversaries early, earnestly and often.
January 22, 2017
Students
Some Ohio Colleges Won’t act on State’s Concealed Carry Law
CLEVELAND — Officials at some public and private colleges in Ohio say they don’t plan to take action on a new state law taking effect this spring that allows permit holders to carry a concealed firearm on campus. Under the bill signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich last month, firearms are allowed only if a […]
January 22, 2017
Students
Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses
JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]
January 22, 2017
Students
Bowling Green State University President Won’t Support ‘Sanctuary Campus’
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because she’s worried about jeopardizing the school’s federal funding. The Blade reports Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced Tuesday she wouldn’t go against […]
January 19, 2017
Students
Lumina Foundation Awards $716,700 Grant to Morgan State
In an effort to bolster retention and increase graduation rates at Black colleges, the Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $716,700 to Morgan State University to implement initiatives that will increase completion rates and improve outcomes for historically underserved students. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Success Project, is a three-year $1.5 […]
January 19, 2017
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