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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Black Coaches Group Seeks Increased College President Input on Football Hires
The Black Coaches and Administrators organization has called for more involvement by college presidents in hiring football coaches, a move believed would lead to more minority coaches on the sidelines.
November 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Mississippi Plan to Consolidate Black Colleges Facing Opposition
Opposition to Gov. Haley Barbourâs plan to merge Mississippiâs three historically Black schools, includes Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and Black Mississippi legislators.
November 17, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Getting Community Relations Down to a Science
Dr. Rose Tseng, chancellor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, ensures the local community shares in the universityâs advancement and success.
November 16, 2009
Leadership & Policy
SPECTRUM: Community Relations Down to a Science
For Dr. Rose Tseng, bringing scientific advancement to the University of Hawaii at Hilo is a delicate balancing act.
November 11, 2009
Leadership & Policy
INTERIM EXPERTISE
By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.
November 11, 2009
Students
Grambling President Makes Abrupt Departure
Citing family memberâs illness, Dr. Horace Judson leaves top post at cash-strapped historically Black Louisiana university.
November 8, 2009
Students
Obama Community College Proposal May Not Be Enough
President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020.
November 1, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Haskell Indian Nation U. President Faces Backlash on Tuition
Haskell Indian Nation University President Linda Sue Warnerâs ambitious plans for the campus, and the proposed fee hike to finance them, have been met with strong opposition.
October 26, 2009
Leadership & Policy
U of Ill. Chancellor Quits Amid Admissions Scandal
University of Illinois Chancellor Dr. Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure after reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones at its Urbana-Champaign campus.
October 20, 2009
Students
UW Bothell Chancellor Champions For Diversity Among College Leadership
The under-representation of minorities, particularly Asian-Americans, in U.S. college presidencies can be due to the fact that many potential minority leaders in the faculty ranks are âignoredâ and âoverlooked,â said University of Washington Bothell Chancellor Dr. Kenyon S. Chan, who encourages chancellors to think hard about how they develop leadership on their campuses.
October 20, 2009
Students
LASTWORD: PREPPING FOR THE PROFESSORIATE
Professional development mentoring, for the professoriate, is a postsecondary tool that can be used by graduate faculty to complement graduate studentsââŹâ˘ formal doctoral level course work.
October 14, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Convention Panel Encourages Gay Chancellors, Presidents to Remain Open About Their Sexual Orientation
Since age 26, Dr. David Wain Coon has been open personally and professionally about his sexual orientation. âI wanted my students to have the role model I didnât have when I went through my education.â
October 8, 2009
Students
Innovative Retention Policies Highlighted in New York Meeting
More than 500 college and university officials learn winning student retention strategies at national symposium last week in Buffalo, N.Y.
October 5, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Asian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College Presidencies
Dr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.
October 4, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Decision on UND Fighting Sioux Nickname Postponed
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has postponed a decision on the fate of the University of North Dakotaâs Fighting Sioux nickname, saying it wants to give one of the namesake tribes a chance to vote on the issue.
October 1, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Making It Known That Latinos Have an Education âAlly and Partnerâ
White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators and improve visibility of Hispanic-Serving Institutions with federal agencies.
September 29, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Review: A Look At All Other Sides of A University Presidency
Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenbergâs book, âBig Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Educationâ (Simon and Schuster, 2008), provides the reader with an extraordinary personal and sensitive look into the multifaceted responsibilities, challenges, problems, highlights and pitfalls of being the top administrator at one of nationâs venerable universities.
September 21, 2009
Leadership & Policy
UT-Austin Tightens Admissions to Top 8 Percent of Class
Itâs getting a bit harder for students to get into the University of Texas.
September 17, 2009
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