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Leadership & Policy

Cornell Taps Former Leader After President’s Death

ITHACA, N.Y. ― Cornell University says Hunter Rawlings III will once again serve as interim president while the school seeks to replace its deceased leader. Rawlings is a 71-year-old professor emeritus of classics who was Cornell president from 1995 to 2003 and interim president in 2005 and 2006. He is taking the interim presidency again […]

March 24, 2016

NRA Leader Praises Liberty U. for Allowing Concealed Carry

LYNCHBURG, Va. ― The CEO of the National Rifle Association is praising Liberty University for allowing qualified students to carry concealed handguns on campus. Wayne LaPierre said Liberty was one of the safest places in the country at the college’s regular three-times-weekly convocation on Wednesday. The News & Advance reports that LaPierre praised students who […]

March 23, 2016

TANAYA M. WALTERS

TANAYA M. WALTERS has been appointed vice president for student affairs at Clark Atlanta University. She was dean of students at Johnson and Wales University in North Carolina. Walters earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Johnson and Wales.

March 22, 2016

Faculty & Staff

ELIZABETH L. PAUL

ELIZABETH L. PAUL has been named president of Capital University, effective July 1. She is executive vice president and provost at Stetson University in Florida. She is also a full professor of psychology at the university. Paul holds a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Boston University.

March 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

A Positive thing about Donald Trump’s Presidential Run

While people point to Donald Trump tapping the anger of the American electorate, you always know that, in the political physics, Newton’s third law still applies, that for “every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

March 21, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Baccalaureate Degrees in Growing Demand at Community Colleges

The Innovations conference’s opening general session in Chicago on Sunday focused on the growing trend to offer baccalaureate degrees at select community colleges across the country.

March 21, 2016

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Will Cox is representing Diverse at the AAC&U Diversity, Learning, and Student Success 2016 Conference in Philadelphia today through Friday.

March 18, 2016

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Missouri Interim President: Faculty on Frontline of Quest for Diversity

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and the American Council on Education held joint sessions at their co-located annual meetings on Tuesday with a heavy diversity emphasis.

March 16, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

Board Upholds Firing of Missouri Professor who Protested

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators upheld its decision to fire an assistant professor whose run-ins with student journalists and the police during race-related protests last fall drew widespread attention, the university system said Tuesday. The board found that Melissa Click’s appeal “brought no new relevant information,” the university system […]

March 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Former Republican Congressman Tabbed as New President at U. of North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. ― A former Republican congressman from Minnesota was selected Tuesday to take over as the 12th president of the University of North Dakota, and deal with nearly $10 million in expected budget cuts and a Legislature that has been critical of higher education spending. The state Board of Higher Education spent more than […]

March 15, 2016

Chairman of University Steps Down After President’s Comments

The chairman of Mount St. Mary’s University has resigned and the Board of Trustees has elected its first female leader following a furor over the former president’s comments likening struggling freshmen at the Maryland Catholic college to bunnies that should be drowned, the school announced Tuesday. John E. Coyne III said in a statement that […]

March 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Some college presidents seem afraid to speak out. Not this one.

Unlike many college presidents, Patricia McGuire rarely hesitates to speak her mind on the issues of the day in higher education. If another college leader, for instance, likens struggling freshmen to bunnies who ought to be drowned or shot, the longtime president of Trinity Washington University will call him out. McGuire did exactly that a […]

March 15, 2016

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University of Missouri Unrest Reverberates at ACE

Handling unrest among underrepresented students was a hot topic of discussion at the 98th American Council on Education Annual Meeting which concludes today.

March 15, 2016

Faculty & Staff

CUPA Report Shows Small Gains for Senior Administrator Salaries

Senior administrator salaries saw small gains across the board in 2015-16, according to a survey released Monday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

March 14, 2016

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Departure of Basketball Captain Sparks Debate at Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Instead of Yale University celebrating its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in more than 50 years, the sudden dismissal of the captain of the men’s basketball team has sparked controversy and debate on campus. The exact circumstances behind the departure of senior Jack Montague in early February remain unclear. School […]

March 13, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Republican Senators Say ED Overreaching on Title IX

Republican senators said that the education department is overstepping its bounds in enforcing colleges and universities’ compliance with the guidance issued in regards to instances of sexual assault on campus.

March 10, 2016

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Morehead State to Furlough Faculty, Staff for 5 days

MOREHEAD, Ky. ― Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday announcing the move, which will occur on spring break. He blamed declining enrollment and proposed state […]

March 10, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Union to Hold No-confidence Vote at Pennsylvania University

CALIFORNIA, Pa. ― Faculty and coaches at a southwestern Pennsylvania university are planning to hold a no-confidence vote. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports that union members at California University of Pennsylvania will gather votes next week. The vote concerns whether faculty have confidence in the university’s council of trustees, interim president and three vice presidents. Union […]

March 9, 2016