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Section: Leadership & Policy
Faculty & Staff
SEELPA KESHVALA
SEELPA KESHVALA has been appointed president of Lone Star College-Cy-Fair. She was president of the Warsaw Campus of Ivy Tech Community College. Keshvala earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
January 12, 2016
Leadership & Policy
H.E.L.F. Serves to Enhance HBCU Leadership
The Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) is helping to spearhead a movement that honors the HBCU tradition while challenging the universities to become even greater and more responsive to the needs of today’s students.
January 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
KEITH YAMAMOTO
KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.
January 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Morgan to Retire Amid ‘Unworkable’ Tennessee Board of Regents Shakeup
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Chancellor John Morgan is stepping down as head of the Tennessee Board of Regents amid Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s plans to grant more autonomy to the six four-year universities in the system. Morgan said Thursday that he had originally planned to retire when he turns 65 next year, but instead moved the […]
January 7, 2016
Students
University of Missouri Faculty Voices Support for Professor
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri faculty members have come out in support of a University of Missouri assistant communications professor who drew criticism for trying to stop a photographer from taking pictures during campus protests in November. The Kansas City Star reports that the faculty on Tuesday made public a letter of support that […]
January 6, 2016
Students
University of Missouri Agriculture Group Goes All-Female
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― An agriculture leadership group at the University of Missouri is made up of all female students for the first time, reflecting a slow but steady shift in the industry. Thirteen students were selected in December as the first all-female group of Dickinson Scholars, the Columbia Missourian reported. The university’s College of Agriculture, […]
January 5, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Tiffin President Charles Resigns
After six months in office, Tiffin president Dr. Curtis B. Charles resigned, effective Friday. The university cited a “difference in views on strategic vision” as the rationale behind Charles’ departure. Charles previously served as the senior associate vice chancellor for institutional transformation at Fayetteville State University. He has held administrative and teaching positions at the […]
January 4, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light
Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.
December 28, 2015
Leadership & Policy
The Negative Narrative That Keeps a College President Up All Night
The first part of the prevailing narrative states that a college education, especially a liberal arts education, is not a worthwhile investment.
December 23, 2015
Students
Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System
INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]
December 23, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Eastern Michigan University Getting New Interim President
YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Eastern Michigan University’s board has appointed a retired school official as its interim president. The appointment of Donald Loppnow was approved Monday by the Ypsilanti school’s Board of Regents and it is effective Jan. 8. Loppnow previously served Eastern Michigan University for 40 years as professor and provost ― and twice as […]
December 21, 2015
Students
U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba
American and Cuban higher education leaders are exploring the possibilities of establishing ongoing relationships of all kinds to help teachers and students in both countries.
December 20, 2015
Students
Michigan State President Rejects Raise; Trustees Create Scholarship
EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Michigan State University is creating a scholarship to honor its president after she turned down another raise. The Lansing State Journal reports that it’s the eighth time in 10 years that Lou Anna Simon has rejected a pay raise. Instead, trustees will endow a scholarship in the names of Simon and […]
December 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
State Watchdog Investigating Northern Illinois President Doug Baker
DEKALB, Ill. ― A state watchdog agency has been investigating Northern Illinoi University President Doug Baker for months, and the university has paid tens of thousands of dollars for his legal representation. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle has obtained documents confirming an investigation by Illinois’ Office of Executive Inspector General and showing the university has been […]
December 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Current HBCU Presidents Share Advice With Young Leaders
HBCU presidents give advice to the next generation of HBCU leaders and address “board dynamics.”
December 17, 2015
Students
Success Story
Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger seeks the best for the 14,000 students she serves.
December 16, 2015
Students
PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS
PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bennett College. She was vice president for academic affairs at Cheyney University. Dawkins received a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.
December 16, 2015
Students
CHRISTINA GONZALES
CHRISTINA GONZALES has been named vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. She was interim vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Boulder. Gonzales earned a bachelor’s from Western New Mexico University and a master’s from New Mexico State University.
December 16, 2015
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