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Leadership & Policy

Democratic loyalist is picked for Massachusetts higher education post

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Democratic loyalist Fred Clark to be chairman of the state’s Board of Higher Education.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit

U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former Clark Atlanta President Picked to Head UMass-Amherst

SPRINGFIELD Mass. Former Clark Atlanta University president Thomas Cole Jr. is set to take over the UMass-Amherst campus for the next year, replacing a chancellor who left the school at odds with its administrators.

August 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Board narrows education commissioner list to 7

TALLAHASSEE Fla. The chancellor who oversees Florida’s elementary and secondary schools and her predecessor are among seven semifinalists in the State Board of Education’s nationwide search for a new education commissioner.

August 13, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Ex-Colorado education commissioner a candidate for Florida post

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Colorado Education Commissioner William Moloney is a semifinalists for the education commissioner’s job in Florida.

August 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Columbus State president retiring next year

COLUMBUS Ga. Frank Brown, president of Columbus State University for nearly 20 years, will be retiring next year, he announced Monday.

August 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit

VANCOUVER Wash. U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Highlighting the Value of Diversity in Acadamia

A mandate from the top down remains key to the successful implementation of diversity initiatives.

August 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Fletcher appoints string of college board members across Kentucky

FRANKFORT Ky. Gov. Ernie Fletcher appointed a number of political donors to various university boards throughout the state Wednesday, including the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.

August 6, 2007

Students

Air Force Academy board hears ideas for diversifying recruits

COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. The Air Force Academy risks falling behind elite universities in recruiting a diverse student body unless it invests in sophisticated, data-driven techniques to find qualified students, a former Air Force leader said.

July 28, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Judge halts lawsuit for mediation talks

BATON ROUGE La. A federal judge has halted Southern University President Ralph Slaughter’s lawsuit against the school’s governing body and others, allowing for mediation talks between the parties.

July 28, 2007

Leadership & Policy

4 Kansas regents nominees win approval of key Senate committee

TOPEKA Kan. Four people won the seal of approval Thursday from a key Senate committee to start serving on the state Board of Regents.

July 26, 2007