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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
University of Alaska Fairbanks to Eliminate Economics Degree
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is discontinuing its economics degree program. The Board of Regents made the decision to cut the program during its most recent meeting. Two faculty members recently received layoff notices, giving them one year left to teach, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Tuesday. The university’s Faculty Senate met […]
July 26, 2017
Students
Applications Pile Up for University of Montana’s Top Job
MISSOULA, Mont. — A recruiting company official says 98 people have applied to be the next president of the University of Montana. Jim McCormick of AGB Search tells the Missoulian that the applicants come from 38 states and five countries. The school hopes to select a new president by October. Former Commissioner of Higher Education […]
July 25, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Fires Vice Chancellor Dumas
Southern University has fired Dr. Brandon K. Dumas, the school’s vice chancellor for student affairs who was placed on administrative leave last month for undisclosed reasons. Dumas will have the opportunity to appeal his termination to the historically Black institution’s board of supervisors Friday. Dumas, who had served in his position for nearly five years, […]
July 20, 2017
Students
HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive
HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.
July 19, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Southern Cal Addresses Drug Allegations Against Ex-dean
LOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California says officials will “examine and address” a newspaper report that the recently resigned dean of the medical school abused drugs and associated with criminals. In a letter Tuesday, USC President C.L. Max Nikias acknowledged concern on campus following the Los Angeles Times report that […]
July 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
BYU-Idaho Professor Fired After Showing LGBT Support on Facebook
REXBURG, Idaho — A former Brigham Young University-Idaho professor says she was fired after posting a critical view of the Mormon church’s policies against same-sex couples on Facebook. Former political science professor and LDS church member Ruthie Robertson wrote a lengthy Facebook post in favor of equal rights for the LGBT community during Pride Month […]
July 19, 2017
Students
Student Leaders Want to Ban Athletes Convicted of Sex Crime
SPOKANE, Wash. — Student leaders at Washington State University are asking administrators to adopt a policy that prevents the recruitment of any athlete who has been convicted of a sex-related crime. They sent the request in a letter in late June to WSU President Kirk Schulz and Director of Athletics Bill Moos. “This is part […]
July 19, 2017
Students
Recently Retired President Simpson Forever Open to Change
At a time when community colleges are more important than ever in providing access to higher education, Dr. Bob Simpson of Cypress College feels great satisfaction in facilitating the process and strengthening the available content.
July 18, 2017
Students
Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President
Shaw University vice-president for academic affairs, Dr. Paulette Dillard, was announced Monday as the interim president of the historically Black institution. Shaw is conducting a search for its next president following the resignation of Dr. Tashni -Ann Dubroy earlier this month to become an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University. The […]
July 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Leader of Pennsylvania’s Public University System to Retire
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The head of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system is leaving after four years on the job. The State System of Higher Education said Monday that Chancellor Frank Brogan will retire on Sept. 1 from the position that pays him $346,000 a year. Brogan, who is 63 years old, told the board of his […]
July 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman Appoints Interim President Grimes
Bethune-Cookman University has appointed its general counsel, retired judge Hubert Grimes, to take on the position of interim president in the absence of its former leader, Dr. Edison O. Jackson. Grimes also serves as the director for the Center for Law and Social Justice at B-CU. Grimes’s election comes after Jackson, the university’s sixth president, […]
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success
As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.
July 13, 2017
Students
Building Where Sanders’ Wife Was College President is Sold
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont building that housed a now-defunct college where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife was president has been sold at auction. The Burlington Free Press reports People’s United Bank took ownership of the former Burlington College property Wednesday for $3.1 million, about $650,000 less than the college has in debts. Developer Eris […]
July 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Many HBCUs Feel Bethune-Cookman’s Pain on Leadership Issue
Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been tasked with replacing their leaders. Bethune-Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, is the latest.
July 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Arizona Ex-lawmaker Wants Immigrant Tuition Decision Barred
PHOENIX — A former legislator who championed most of Arizona’s toughest immigration laws is threatening to sue the state university system over its decision to at least temporarily keep providing lower in-state tuition rates for immigrants granted deferred deportation status. Former state Senate President Russell Pearce says a 2006 voter-enacted law prohibits public benefits for […]
July 12, 2017
Students
University of Maryland Selects Chief Diversity Officer
In the wake of several racial incidents that plagued the University of Maryland during the 2016-2017 school year, the university appointed Dr. Roger L. Worthington as its new chief diversity officer. He takes over for Kumea Shorter Gooden, who resigned in January. Worthington, who also is Interim Associate Provost, has worked at UMD as professor […]
July 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman President Jackson Retiring
Bethune-Cookman University announced Tuesday that its president, Edison O. Jackson, is retiring.
July 11, 2017
Students
Experts: Accreditation Process Can Be ‘Catalyst for Innovation’
Innovation and accreditation do not have to be at odds, Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), said at a panel on accreditation at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) conference.
July 10, 2017
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