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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: “UC President Dynes bows out after controversial 4 years”
However hard he tried, Robert Dynes could never escape a pay-and-perk controversy that overshadowed his four years as president of the University of California.
August 15, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Community colleges face ‘double-whammy’ from budget cuts
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Community colleges are facing a “double-whammy” from impending spending cuts because their enrollment is soaring although their budgets are based on last year’s attendance, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp acknowledged Wednesday.
August 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Democratic loyalist is picked for Massachusetts higher education post
BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Democratic loyalist Fred Clark to be chairman of the state’s Board of Higher Education.
August 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Bishop State investigation at center of Alabama furor over “fuhrer”
MONTGOMERY Ala. The emotion-charged German title “fuhrer,” usually associated with Adolf Hitler, has created a furor between Democrats and Republicans that could be a buildup to the next race for governor.
August 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit
U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.
August 14, 2007
Faculty & Staff
UNH accepts factfinder report in faculty contract dispute
DURHAM N.H. There is a break in the impasse in contract talks between faculty and the University of New Hampshire.
August 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Catawba College president to retire at the end of school year
SALISBURY N.C. Catawba College’s president of more than five years plans to retire at the end of the 2007-2008 school year, officials announced Tuesday.
August 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Former Clark Atlanta President Picked to Head UMass-Amherst
SPRINGFIELD Mass. Former Clark Atlanta University president Thomas Cole Jr. is set to take over the UMass-Amherst campus for the next year, replacing a chancellor who left the school at odds with its administrators.
August 14, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Board narrows education commissioner list to 7
TALLAHASSEE Fla. The chancellor who oversees Florida’s elementary and secondary schools and her predecessor are among seven semifinalists in the State Board of Education’s nationwide search for a new education commissioner.
August 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Ex-Colorado education commissioner a candidate for Florida post
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Colorado Education Commissioner William Moloney is a semifinalists for the education commissioner’s job in Florida.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Eastern Illinois fires athletic director
CHAMPAIGN Ill. Eastern Illinois University fired Athletic Director Rich McDuffie two weeks after saying it found no evidence to support a sexual harassment claim made against him.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Columbus State president retiring next year
COLUMBUS Ga. Frank Brown, president of Columbus State University for nearly 20 years, will be retiring next year, he announced Monday.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Univ. of Cal. President Resigning in 2008
SAN FRANCISCO Robert C. Dynes, president of the University of California, announced Monday he plans to step down by June 2008.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Division II members should be proud, not defensive, Ambrose says
OMAHA Neb. The strength of NCAA Division II is that it strikes the right balance of academics and athletics in college life, and the 296 member institutions should be proud of that identity, the chairman of the Division II President’s Council says.
August 12, 2007
Students
Hillsdale College replaces state scholarship aid with private funds
HILLSDALE Mich. Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts school in southern Michigan, announced Monday it will no longer accept state taxpayer money for student scholarships and financial aid.
August 12, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Classes could start in 2009 at new Idaho university branch
SANDPOINT Idaho The founder of retailer Coldwater Creek has increased the amount he will spend to bring a University of Idaho branch campus to this resort town, and classes are scheduled to start in 2009.
August 12, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Legislator says he may want EKU president’s job
RICHMOND Ky. A state representative said he may consider pursuing the vacant president’s job at Eastern Kentucky University.
August 12, 2007
Leadership & Policy
E. Mich. sends back donor money to Sallie Mae group
YPSILANTI Mich. Eastern Michigan University has returned more than $161,000 to a foundation affiliated with Sallie Mae. It’s among lenders facing questions in a New York state investigation into agreements giving lenders better access to students in exchange for money or services.
August 12, 2007
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