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Leadership & Policy

Study: Pay for Public College Presidents Up 5.3 Percent

Presidents of U.S. public colleges and universities saw their earnings climb by 5.3 percent last year, with several of them topping $1 million, according to an annual survey. The Chronicle of Higher Education’s study of more than 150 college presidents found that their average annual pay increased in fiscal year 2016 to $501,000. Among the […]

June 28, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Board Eschews Search, Names John Miller Williston State President

BISMARCK, N.D. —  The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has named John Miller president at Williston State University. Miller has been acting president at the school since June 2016, when Ray Nadolny abruptly walked away from the job after originally planning to stay through the 2017 school year. Miller came to Williston State in […]

June 27, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Morehouse Appoints Harold Martin as Interim President

The Morehouse College Board of Trustees has appointed alumnus Harold Martin Jr. as interim president. Martin takes on the day-to-day leadership of the college following the death of Interim President William J. Taggart earlier this month. “While these circumstances are certainly unprecedented, I am honored to step into the role of Interim President of Morehouse […]

June 26, 2017

Leadership & Policy

N.C. Central Names Akinleye Chancellor

University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings tapped Dr. Johnson Akinleye — who had been serving as interim chancellor of N.C. Central University — to lead the public historically Black institution located in Durham, N.C.

June 26, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Professor Durden’s Firing Highlights Adjuncts’ Shaky Footing

Lisa Durden never thought a fiery exchange on a Fox News show would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

June 26, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Akinleye Named New Chancellor at N.C. Central University

DURHAM, N.C. — Johnson O. Akinleye has been elected the new chancellor at N.C. Central University, where he has served as interim chancellor since January. Akinleye was elected to the position during a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors on Monday. He was named acting chancellor in August 2016 when then-chancellor Debra Saunders-White […]

June 26, 2017

Students

Outgoing President Pruitt Urges New View of Adult Learning

Adult learners always have been a part of the fabric of American higher education, although policy discussions up until recently have primarily centered around the needs of students who are just leaving high school.

June 22, 2017

Leadership & Policy

SUNY Albany Appoints its First Latino President

The State University of New York at Albany has tapped a prominent Latino administrator to lead the state institution. Dr. Havidán Rodríguez becomes the first Hispanic president of any SUNY four-year college.

June 21, 2017

Students

Faust Laid Foundation of Inclusion at Harvard

In the wake of Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust’s recent announcement that she will retire in the spring of 2018, many have stepped forward to praise her leadership.

June 21, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Missouri Might Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri System President Mun Choi wants the university to rescind an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby nearly 20 years ago. The system’s Board of Curators will vote Friday on Choi’s recommendation. A university staff memo sent to the curators says sexual assault allegations against Cosby are “incompatible” with the […]

June 21, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Lewis & Clark College Picks Wim Wiewel as Next President

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland State University President Wim Wiewel is moving across town to become president of Lewis & Clark College. Wiewel just wrapped up a nine-year run as president of Portland State. When announcing his decision to step down, he said he planned to take a sabbatical. It won’t be a long one […]

June 20, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ruth Simmons Named Prairie View Interim President

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Retired Brown University President Ruth Simmons, the first African-American woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University. The 71-year-old Simmons, who also was president at Massachusetts’ Smith College, the nation’s largest women’s university, and served in executive positions at […]

June 20, 2017