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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Franklin Pierce University has 1st Woman President
RINDGE, N.H. ― Franklin Pierce University’s new president is the first alumna and first woman to occupy the position. Kim Mooney, who started Monday, served on the university’s Board of Trustees for seven years. She was interim president for six months before serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs for another seven years. […]
August 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Yale to Revisit Name of College Honoring Slavery Supporter
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University said Monday it will reconsider the decision to keep the name of a residential college named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery. Yale President Peter Salovey announced in April that the university was preserving the name of Calhoun College, defying protesters who railed […]
August 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017
Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]
August 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Portland State President Wim Wiewel to Retire in 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. ― Wim Wiewel announced he’s stepping down as president of Portland State University. Wiewel has been president since 2008, a time in which PSU has tried to shift away from its reputation as a commuter school. The university’s enrollment jumped to nearly 30,000 students on Wiewel’s watch. He was also one of the […]
July 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Louisville Accepts President James Ramsey’s Resignation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― University of Louisville trustees accepted the resignation of embattled President James Ramsey, whose long tenure was dogged by scandal. The action at a special meeting of the school’s board signaled the end of an era. Ramsey, a former state budget director, has led the university for 14 years. After six hours of […]
July 28, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Board of Metropolitan Community College Asks Chairman to Quit
OMAHA, Neb. ― The board of a community college in Omaha has voted to ask its chairman to resign. The Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to ask Fred Conley to resign from his position as chairman of the board, the Omaha World-Herald reported. “His resignation is absolutely necessary to protect […]
July 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Arkansas Baptist College Names Joseph L. Jones President
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political scientist, has been tapped as the next president of Arkansas Baptist College — a small, private historically Black college located in Little Rock.
July 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Thomas A. Walker Selected as Wayne Community College President
Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr. officially will be approved as the sixth president of Wayne Community College on Tuesday in a meeting of the Goldsboro, N.C., school’s board of trustees, according to a statement released by the college Monday. Walker, nominated by the board on June 17, has been approved by the State Board of […]
July 25, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Judge: Bevin’s Order Replacing University of Louisville Board ‘Problematic’
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge said it is “problematic” for Kentucky’s Republican governor to entirely replace the University of Louisville board of trustees, calling into question the new board’s authority on the day it was scheduled to meet to discuss its billion dollar budget and the fate of its embattled president. Gov. Matt Bevin […]
July 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Temple Board Announces Deal Reached in Split from President
PHILADELPHIA ― Temple University’s board of trustees has reached a deal with Neil Theobald on his departure from the school, more than a week after it took a vote of no confidence in the president and announced its intention to dismiss him. The board chairman said Thursday that the “mutual resolution” included Theobald’s resignation after […]
July 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
West Virginia Colleges Don’t Have Much Cash on Hand
CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― Officials for the commission that oversees West Virginia’s four-year colleges have warned that the financial strength of many of the state’s schools appears to be weakening ― at least by one indicator. Staff members of the Higher Education Policy Commission said during a meeting Monday that several schools had less than two […]
July 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Names Robert J. Jones of SUNY-Albany as Chancellor
Dr. Robert J. Jones, the president of the State University of New York at Albany has been selected to become the next chancellor of the University at Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
July 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Nebraska Educator Taking President’s Post in North Carolina
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. ― A North Carolina community college board has chosen a Nebraska educator to become the college’s next president. Thomas Walker Jr. is expected to be confirmed by the State Board of Community Colleges July 26 as president of Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Walker has been president of Central Community […]
July 18, 2016
Students
Eloy Oakley Named Chancellor of California Community Colleges System
Eloy Oakley becomes the first Latino to lead the California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest and most diverse system of public higher education.
July 18, 2016
Leadership & Policy
LSU, Southern University Seek to Offer Stability Amid Tragedy in Baton Rouge
Higher education’s role in helping college campuses and their communities find answers and solutions to the string of tragic confrontations between police and civilians grew in significance this past weekend as deadly violence struck again in Baton Rouge.
July 17, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Louisville President Doesn’t Offer Resignation as New Board Meets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― University of Louisville President James Ramsey’s status remained in limbo Wednesday when the embattled campus leader failed to immediately follow through on his pledge to offer his resignation to the school’s new governing board. The reorganized board of trustees ― formed last month when Gov. Matt Bevin disbanded the former board amid […]
July 13, 2016
Students
Johnson C. Smith University Gets $1M Grant from Leon Levine Foundation
Johnson C. Smith joins the growing list of colleges and universities that are setting aside emergency funds to support students who face a shortfall between financial aid packages and the rising cost of tuition.
July 13, 2016
Students
The Racial Divide: Time for that Long Overdue Discussion
As Americans, we now must redouble our efforts to have an open and honest conversation about race relations.
July 13, 2016
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