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Section: Leadership & Policy

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M names Harris as basketball coach

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Florida State basketball star Eugene Harris was introduced Thursday as the head basketball coach at Florida A&M, although details on his contract with the school remain to be finalized.

September 20, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Blumenthal now UC Santa Cruz’s permanent chancellor

SANTA CRUZ Calif. Astrophysicist George Blumenthal, acting chancellor for 14 months at University of California, Santa Cruz, was named the school’s permanent chancellor.

September 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama president marries in small, private ceremony

TUSCALOOSA Ala. After the University of Alabama board of trustees meeting, President Robert Witt had some personal business to attend to.

September 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Dr. Cedric Page has been named executive director of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos. Most recently he served as dean of faculty at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Page holds a bachelor’s from Syracuse University and a master’s and doctorate from Rutgers University. Dr. Chellu S. Chetty has been named dean of graduate studies and […]

September 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Cal State trustees raise executive pay by nearly 12 percent

BERKELEY Calif. Despite criticism from lawmakers and others, California State University leaders moved ahead Wednesday with substantial pay raises for top executives.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Policy puts NDSU, UND presidents in line for steep pay rise

BISMARCK N.D. The presidents of North Dakota’s two largest universities would be paid at least $300,000 annually under new salary guidelines the Board of Higher Education is preparing to approve. The sum would represent a raise of at least 42 percent.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Proposed pay changes for ND college presidents

Proposed changes to the North Dakota University System’s compensation policy for college presidents. A Board of Higher Education subcommittee agreed to the overhaul Tuesday, and they will be presented to the full board during its meeting at Minot State University on Thursday.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hampshire College president marries gay partner of 27 years

AMHERST Mass. The president of a small liberal arts college in western Massachusetts and his male partner of 27 years have married.

September 18, 2007

North Dakota lawmaker: Be cautious with university presidents’ homes proposals

FARGO N.D. A proposal to build a new home for the North Dakota State University president might not sit well with the public, even though private money would fund the estimated $900,000 cost, a state lawmaker says.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

2 NY education administrators are finalists for Florida education commissioner

TAMPA Fla. A current state education chancellor and two New York administrators with Florida ties were selected Tuesday as finalists for state education commissioner.

September 17, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Examiners’ reports show Alabama 2-year colleges doing OK job

PRATTVILLE Ala. Financial aid abuse at Bishop State Community College has led state examiners to expand the scope of their audits, but such problems have not been found at other schools so far, an examiner told system presidents Tuesday.

September 17, 2007

Leadership & Policy

CSU, UC leaders consider financial issues this week

BERKELEY Calif. Higher education leaders tackle financial issues this week with California State University trustees considering paying top brass more while University of California officials look at raising professional school fees.

September 17, 2007

Leadership & Policy

UC regents rescind invitation to former Harvard president

DAVIS Calif. University of California regents rescinded a speaking invitation to former Harvard University President Larry Summers after female faculty members protested.

September 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

WKU president Ransdell unveils sweeping changes

BOWLING GREEN Ky. Western Kentucky University president Gary Ransdell unveiled a wide-ranging plan on Friday designed to help one of the state’s largest schools shed its “regional” label.

September 16, 2007

Cartoon in Connecticut student-run newspaper draws protests from Hispanics and other groups

HARTFORD Conn. The student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist.

September 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

SIU names faculty members to review plagiarism claims against Poshard

CARBONDALE Ill. Seven senior Southern Illinois University faculty members will investigate allegations of plagiarism against the system’s president, the school’s chancellor announced Friday.

September 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Arizona universities, colleges looking to expand online classes

TUCSON Ariz. The digital era is helping remove the need for college students to show up on campus.

September 16, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Sparks Fly at HBCU Week Session on Wage Disparities Study

Washington Hundreds of top administrators and faculty gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the HBCU Week Conference, which concluded Tuesday. Attendees were exposed to a wide array of programming focused on a “fulfilling the covenant” theme, inspired by Tavis Smiley’s best-selling book, The Covenant With Black America.

September 11, 2007