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Section: Leadership & Policy
Students
Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles
GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.
December 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Entering New Job, Tennessee Head of Colleges Draws Praise
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The new Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor has officially gotten the job, drawing praise from Gov. Bill Haslam and higher education officials. The Tennessean reports Flora Tydings was confirmed as college system chancellor Tuesday. She starts Feb. 1. Haslam praised the Chattanooga State Community College president for fostering relationships with businesses, community […]
December 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
At University of Minnesota, a Boycott is Over but Tensions are Not
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10 of their teammates had been suspended in a sexual assault case. “I listened to their concerns,” […]
December 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Bill Pink Raising the Bar at Every Level
At Grand Rapids Community College, Dr. Bill Pink will not only be memorialized as a college president, but as the first African-American to hold the position at the 100-year-old institution.
December 27, 2016
Students
Tufts University President: Panel to Assess Greek System, Student Life
MEDFORD, Mass. — The president of Tufts University says a special committee will assess the culture of undergraduate life at the Massachusetts school, with a focus on the Greek system. The Boston Globe reports President Anthony Monaco said last week in a letter to the Medford school community that the panel he appointed will also […]
December 26, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Hampton U. President Harvey Sharing His Principles for Leadership
Dr. William Harvey, 75-year-old higher education icon, has pulled together the core of his leadership strategy in his first book, set for release early next year.
December 22, 2016
Students
Colleges Debate Taking On ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Designation
In public statements and letters, college leaders argue that the concept of a sanctuary campus has no basis in law and that, ultimately, institutions will be required to follow immigration laws.
December 22, 2016
Leadership & Policy
George Mason President Angel Cabrera to Serve as Fed Director in Richmond
FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason University President Angel Cabrera has been elected to serve as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Cabrera, who will continue to serve as GMU’s president, will begin his new duties with the Fed in January. He will be one of nine directors for the Richmond bank. The […]
December 21, 2016
Students
Walker calls ‘Whiteness’ Class at University of Wisconsin ‘Goofy’
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says a University of Wisconsin-Madison calls titled “The Problem is Whiteness,” is “goofy” and “unusual,” but he’s stopping short of saying it should put UW’s funding in jeopardy. Walker’s comments came after two Republican state lawmakers threatened to pull funding for UW if the class wasn’’t canceled. Rep. Dave […]
December 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Email Reveals Rifts Between ex-Ball State Chief, Board Chair
MUNCIE, Ind. — A newspaper has obtained an email revealing rifts between former Ball State University President Paul Ferguson and the Indiana school’s governing board chairman months before the president’s unexplained departure. The (Muncie) Star Press reported Sunday that it obtained the email written by Ferguson to university officials in March 2015, 10 months before […]
December 19, 2016
Students
After Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on Record
In a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.
December 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]
December 15, 2016
Students
Mott Community College Helps Flint Face Water Challenge
By the time Mayor Karen Weaver had declared a state of emergency in Flint in December 2015, Mott Community College was already ahead of the game.
December 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
LSU President Paints Bleak Picture of Repeated Budget Cuts
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU System President F. King Alexander gave lawmakers a bleak picture Wednesday about the impact of years of budget cuts, describing faculty and students getting poached by out-of-state colleges as per-student spending plummets. “We would take notice if we were losing football coaches,” Alexander told the House Appropriations Committee, just a […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Regent: Outside Audit on Iowa State Planes Would have been Better
AMES, Iowa — A member of the Board of Regents says he would’ve preferred an outside audit into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s potential misuse of school planes. Regent Subhash Sahai says he had the flu Monday and missed a board meeting to discuss an internal audit that detailed dozens of questionable flights but […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Audit Finds ‘Dysfunction’ Between University of Louisville, Foundation
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s auditor says the University of Louisville and its nonprofit investment arm often “blurred the lines” of legal separation by empowering one man to make decisions for both groups, essentially bypassing the university’s board of trustees. The audit of the University of Louisville Foundation from Republican Mike Harmon took 18 months to […]
December 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Initiative Launched to Develop Aspiring Presidents of Minority-Serving Institutions
In an effort to groom the next generation of college presidents who will preside over MSIs, The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a new pipeline initiative to develop budding talent.
December 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Hartford Names Gregory Woodward as President
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has appointed Gregory Woodward as the school’s sixth president in its 59-year history. The composer and musician has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 2012. In July he will take the place of Walter Harrison, who will be retiring after 19 years as president. […]
December 13, 2016
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