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Section: Leadership & Policy

Leadership & Policy

Taking the Reigns

Louisiana Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal has plans to boost community college enrollment and foster more university research.

November 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

If I Were Not a College President, I Would Be…

College Presidents tell Diverse their career alternatives to higher education leadership.

November 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

State Higher-ed System Taps New Bloomsburg University President

HARRISBURG Pa. A Washington state university administrator has been tapped to become Bloomsburg University’s next president.

November 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Texas School Board Member Wants Curriculum to Include More Hispanics

BROWNSVILLE, Texas A Texas State Board of Education member said Monday that upcoming revisions to the state’s core public school curriculum must include lessons on historical contributions made by Hispanics, women and American Indians.

November 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College President Salaries on the Rise Again

College presidents are getting healthy raises, and a dozen at private universities earn $1 million or more including benefits, according to a new survey published Monday.

November 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hopkins Brody Among Highest Paid College Presidents

BALTIMORE A survey of compensation for college presidents shows Johns Hopkins president Dr. William Brody is among the highest paid presidents in the nation.

November 11, 2007

Leadership & Policy

West Liberty State College to Provide Laptops to Incoming Freshmen

HEELING, W.Va. Incoming freshmen at West Liberty State College will be provided laptop computers free of charge starting next fall.

November 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Oral Roberts’ Son Accused of Misspending

TULSA Okla. A Beverly Hills house and country club membership. Vacations in Palm Springs and the South Seas. A closet as big as an apartment, stuffed with hundreds of pairs of shoes, suits, dresses and golf shoes.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Fired Soccer Coach Sues Nevada; Says NCAA Rules Broken

RENO Nev. Nevada’s former women’s soccer coach filed a lawsuit against university officials on Thursday, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining about NCAA rules violations and discrimination against her players.\

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Fired Soccer Coach Sues Nevada; Says NCAA Rules Broken

RENO Nev. Nevada’s former women’s soccer coach filed a lawsuit against university officials on Thursday, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining about NCAA rules violations and discrimination against her players.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Arizona State U., Northern Arizona U. Offer Tuition Proposals With Longer Reach

PHOENIX State university presidents’ recommendations would have students and their families paying more in tuition next year, but some attending Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University would know what’s coming after that.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Patton to Retire as Head of Georgia State University

ATLANTA Georgia State University President Carl Patton will retire next summer after 16 years at the helm of the downtown Atlanta campus, University System of Georgia officials announced Thursday.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former Oklahoma State University President Running for Senate

OKLAHOMA CITY Former Oklahoma State University President Jim Halligan is running for the state Senate.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Utah Valley State College Approves First Master’s Degree for Utah Valley University

OREM, Utah Utah Valley State College has taken a big first step toward its new status as a university.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Delaware State Shooting Victim Honored at Memorial Service

DOVER, Del. In music and words, the Delaware State University community on Thursday honored a student mortally wounded in a campus shooting, but the most striking words may have come from the victim herself.

November 7, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Big East Grants Show Commitment to Diversity In Athletics Administrators Ranks

The need is there. Just a quarter of the women and minority collegiate athletics staff seeking the Big East Professional Development Grant for Women and Ethnic Minorities received funding this year. Now, advocates hope the program, which they say demonstrates a commitment to diversity, can set an example that other Division I conferences will follow.

November 7, 2007

Faculty & Staff

University President Asks State for $129 Million Next Year

DOVER, Del. University of Delaware President Patrick Harker is asking state budget writers for $600,000 for a new institute that would match faculty members working on renewable energy with research partners in the private sector.

November 6, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Universities a Big Part of Urban Renewal

DETROIT When people around here talk about “Midtown,” the discussion generally concerns new condos, small businesses and lifestyle. Not long ago, the neighborhood separating Wayne State University’s campus from downtown mostly contained ramshackle buildings and rat-infested alleys and was notorious for its drug houses and prostitutes.

November 5, 2007