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Students
Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement
Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.
May 10, 2017
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Leadership & Policy
Holy Cross College Administrator Loses Job Over Errant Email
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Holy Cross College administrator is out of his job just days after mistakenly sending an email to students describing dismal finances for the northern Indiana school. Holy Cross interim President Rev. David Tyson said in a Monday email to students and employees that Kelly Jordan was no longer a college […]
May 10, 2017
Students
Woo Ushering in New Era at Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College prepares to begin a new chapter in its 116-year history with the arrival of its 12th president, Dr. Meredith Woo.
May 8, 2017
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Leadership & Policy
Oakland University Chooses Doctor as Next President
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — A doctor who has worked at Eli Lilly and Co. and the University of Michigan will be the next president of Oakland University in suburban Detroit. The school on Thursday announced that its board of trustees unanimously chose Ora Hirsch Pescovitz for the job after a search involving more than 60 […]
May 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of New Hampshire President to Retire Next Year
DURHAM, N.H. — University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston says he’s retiring at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year, which would make him the longest-serving president in the university’s 150-year history. The 66-year-old Huddleston joined UNH in 2007. He said Wednesday that UNH has worked hard to ensure that it is well positioned […]
May 3, 2017
Leadership & Policy
UC President ‘Sorry’ for Office’s Handling of Audit Probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a state audit found University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public while tuition increased, university system President Janet Napolitano apologized Tuesday for the way her office handled the investigation but disputed several of the audit’s findings. In an unusual show of bipartisan agreement, lawmakers from both parties said […]
May 3, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Utah President to Step Down
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah president has announced his plan to step down from his position as soon as officials can find a replacement for him. A spokeswoman for the Utah System of Higher Education said in a statement Monday that President David Pershing is expected to return to a faculty position, […]
May 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Missouri-Columbia has New Interim Chancellor
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The provost at the University of Missouri in Columbia will serve as the campus’ interim chancellor. The president of the four-campus university system, Mun Choi, announced Garnett Stokes’ appointment to the campus’ top administrative post, and it was approved Wednesday by the system’s governing board. Stokes has served as provost and executive […]
May 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Former Obama Justice Official to Lead John Jay College
NEW YORK — A former assistant attorney general in the Obama administration’s justice department will be the next president of Manhattan’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Daily News reports Monday that 59-year-old Karol Mason will take over on Aug. 1. She’ll be the school’s first African-American and first woman president. Mason said she […]
May 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Lawmakers to Question University of California President
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are scheduled to question University of California President Janet Napolitano about an audit that found the university system hid $175 million from the public. Lawmakers on Tuesday will hold a hearing on the audit released last week. State Auditor Elaine Howle says in the report that UC administrators amassed undisclosed […]
May 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Guillermo: Hidden Cash, Not Coulter, University of California’s Problem
By making news last week, Ann Coulter actually helped obscure a real news story when a state audit revealed that the University of California had a hidden surplus of $175 million.
April 30, 2017
University of California President Janet Napolitano
Faculty & Staff
Montreat College Mandates Staff Opposition to Gay Marriage
MONTREAT, N.C. — A private North Carolina Christian college is insisting that its faculty and staff sign a document that opposes same-sex marriage and abortion. One faculty member says she and eight of her colleagues have refused to sign it and are leaving the school. News media outlets report that part of Montreat College’s “Community […]
April 30, 2017
Students
Baylor Leader: School Will Exceed Laws to Protect Students
WACO, Texas — The new president of Baylor University says school officials will exceed state and federal laws in ensuring that students are not subjected to sexual violence. Linda Livingstone says a university president is ultimately responsible for complying with Title IX rules, which guard against sexual discrimination and violence. She tells the Waco Tribune-Herald […]
April 27, 2017
Students
N.Y. College President Heard Blaming Alleged Assault Victim
SANBORN, N.Y. — A New York community college president who was recorded disparaging an alleged victim of sexual assault has retired, just before a vote to consider firing him. Niagara County Community College says James Klyczek notified the board of trustees of his retirement shortly before a special meeting Wednesday evening in which the trustees […]
April 27, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Hispanic Leadership Pipeline Proving Vital
Programs that prepare Hispanic role models for executive leadership are of increasing importance, especially as Hispanic enrollment in community colleges, now at an all-time high, continues to grow.
April 26, 2017
Dr. Antonio Perez, president of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, is leading an effort to underwrite the NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program.
Leadership & Policy
Indiana State President Stepping Down After 9 Years in Post
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University’s president plans to step down after leading the school for more than nine years and growing its enrollment by nearly one-third. The school announced Wednesday that President Daniel Bradley intends to leave office next January. Indiana State trustees chairman David Campbell says Bradley oversaw a period of unprecedented […]
April 26, 2017
Students
Hungary Premier Dismisses University Fear as EU Takes Action
BRUSSELS — Hungary’s prime minister on Wednesday dismissed concerns about his country’s new higher education law after the European Union launched legal action amid fears the legislation is aimed at shutting down a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros. While insisting that Hungary remains committed to the European project, Viktor Orban also launched a […]
April 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Lakin Institute a Model Program for Black CEO Development
The Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership was founded to prepare Black senior level community college executives for positions as chief executive officers.
April 25, 2017
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