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Leadership & Policy

Accrediting Agency: University of Louisville Bill Step in Right Direction

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]

January 16, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Accrediting Agency: University of Louisville Probation Due to Governor’s Actions

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The accrediting body for the University of Louisville says it placed the school on probation last month because Republican Gov. Matt Bevin interfered with the board of trustees’ decisions and did not use a “fair process for the dismissal of board members.” The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges […]

January 12, 2017

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

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

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State President Apologizes, Reimburses for More Flights

ANKENY, Iowa — Iowa State University President Steven Leath apologized Monday for using university airplanes for some personal trips and said he had paid back the school for additional flights beyond what he had done previously. Leath told the Iowa Board of Regents during a special meeting in Ankeny that he was “very sorry” for […]

December 12, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Retiring Ohio University President Leaving Job Early

ATHENS, Ohio —Ohio University’s president will be leaving his job more than four months before the retirement date he originally announced. The Columbus Dispatch reports President Roderick McDavis will leave Feb. 17 to take a job as managing principal and chief executive officer of AGB Search. The company helps universities and other higher education institutions […]

December 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

A Great Choice for University President, Until She Doesn’t Want to Be Bossed

Just as we saw immense sexism, including internalized sexism among White women, we are seeing sexism at HBCUs.

November 17, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of California Workers Strike for Higher Wages

SAN FRANCISCO — Electricians, elevator mechanics, plumbers and other workers walked off the job Wednesday at UCLA to demand higher wages on day one of two planned strikes this week at a pair of University of California campuses. A 24-hour strike was taking place at UCLA and a similar walkout was planned Thursday at UC […]

November 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

California Universities Weigh First Tuition Hikes in 6 Years

SAN FRANCISCO —Faced with record high enrollment and the need to hire faculty, the University of California and California State University systems are considering raising tuition for the first time in six years. The proposed annual hikes – $270 at the 23 Cal State schools and $280 at UC’s nine undergraduate campuses — are being […]

November 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Board Extends North Dakota State President’s Contract

FARGO, N.D. —The state Board of Higher Education met behind closed doors for more than two hours Wednesday before deciding that the North Dakota State University president should keep his job. The board voted during its regular monthly meeting in Bismarck to renew Dean Bresciani’s contract for another year, six months after the board told […]

November 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Group of Baylor Supporters Demand Change to Regents

Some of Baylor University’s most prominent supporters, including a former Texas governor and the billionaire businessman whose name adorns the football stadium, called Monday for a shakeup of the school’s board of regents in the wake of the campus sexual assault scandal. The months of criticism over the response by the nation’s largest Baptist university’s […]

November 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Expert: Drive Down Higher Ed Hiring Risk Without Playing it Safe

Higher education is looking for inspired, innovative leaders. The field has gotten so complex and competitive that trustees, search committees, and HR managers are swinging for the fences, looking for home-run hires.

November 1, 2016