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Leadership & Policy

Citadel of trauma: the untold story of The Citadel’s first Black graduate – Cover Story

“Those four years made him a completely different person — no doubt about it. Charles was intense after he graduated. You could really tell when he talked, especially when he was making a point. His demeanor had changed. I’m sure something happened and it was so traumatic…he refused to talk about it.” — Bill Foster, brother

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Embracing a new vision in the information age

I am a trend-watcher. As CEO of a higher education institution, I must ensure that my college remains a viable, thriving force. Here are some trends that I have culled from recent reading:

July 4, 2007

California proposes high school academic standards to combat higher education remediation

California’s higher education officials have teamed up with the public schools to create the state’s first proposal for academic standards for high school students.

July 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Berklee College of Music’s New Mission Statement Reflects African Contributions to Contemporary Music

BOSTON In what Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown calls a “psychological victory for the institution,” the board of trustees recently adopted an amended mission statement for the college that acknowledges the historical contributions that African descendants have made to the development of the contemporary American musical genres on which Berklee’s curriculum and training are based.

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Embattled UMass chancellor could be next in line for top LSU job

SPRINGFIELD Mass. The embattled chancellor of the University of Massachusetts flagship campus is a finalist for the top job at Louisiana State University, according to a person familiar with LSU’s presidential search.

July 3, 2007

Leadership & Policy

UI, Wellmark talk about naming public health college

IOWA CITY Iowa The University of Iowa and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield are talking about a major gift for naming the university’s new College of Public Health building.

July 3, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Teleconference scheduled for Monday to choose interim MVSU president

JACKSON Miss. The board of trustees for the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning has set a teleconference for July 9 to appoint an interim Mississippi Valley State president.

July 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Teleconference scheduled for Monday to choose interim MVSU president

JACKSON Miss. The board of trustees for the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning has set a teleconference for July 9 to appoint an interim Mississippi Valley State president.

July 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former state Indian Affairs official named to UND search panel

BISMARCK N.D. A tribal college president and former director of North Dakota’s Indian Affairs Commission has been appointed to the committee that will recruit the University of North Dakota’s new president.

July 2, 2007

The Search Committee Handbook

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College President-Elect Starts At A Different Institution

This week, Dr. Earl Yarbrough Sr. is finally occupying the seat he’s sought most of his professional life — the one belonging to a historically Black university president.

July 2, 2007

Oklahoma Tuition Increases Prompt Concern

OKLAHOMA CITY Student leaders say they’ve come to expect tuition increases every year, but concern is growing among some lawmakers and educators about pricing working-class kids out of a college education.

June 30, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M’s new president, James Ammons, Will Try to Save School’s Reputation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ten years ago, Florida A&M University was on top of the academic world, celebrated as one of America’s top universities after being chosen college of the year by Time magazine and the Princeton Review.

June 30, 2007

Leadership & Policy

NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director

CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.

June 30, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Summit League gains new members and direction

OKLAHOMA CITY The Summit League has three new members, a new name and a new logo. More importantly, commissioner Tom Douple believes the conference has a new direction.

June 30, 2007

Leadership & Policy

130 year-old Alaska college to suspend operations for one year

ANCHORAGE Alaska A 130-year-old college in Sitka is suspending academic operations for one year because it is about $6 million in debt, a choice made by its Board of Trustees.

June 29, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Tuition, Financial Aid Going Up for New Hampshire University System

DURHAM N.H. Tuition and financial aid are going up for students of New Hampshire’s university system.

June 29, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff to Take Position With University of Louisiana System

BATON ROUGE La. One of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s top assistants is leaving the governor’s office to take a position with the University of Louisiana System.

June 29, 2007

Leadership & Policy

President of United Tribes Upbeat About Prospect of American Indian Committee Member for UND

BISMARCK N.D. United Tribes Technical College President David Gipp says he is encouraged by the prospect of an American Indian member of the committee searching for a new University of North Dakota president.

June 29, 2007