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N.Y. College President Heard Blaming Alleged Assault Victim

SANBORN, N.Y. — A New York community college president who was recorded disparaging an alleged victim of sexual assault has retired, just before a vote to consider firing him. Niagara County Community College says James Klyczek notified the board of trustees of his retirement shortly before a special meeting Wednesday evening in which the trustees […]

April 27, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic Leadership Pipeline Proving Vital

Programs that prepare Hispanic role models for executive leadership are of increasing importance, especially as Hispanic enrollment in community colleges, now at an all-time high, continues to grow.

April 26, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Indiana State President Stepping Down After 9 Years in Post

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University’s president plans to step down after leading the school for more than nine years and growing its enrollment by nearly one-third. The school announced Wednesday that President Daniel Bradley intends to leave office next January. Indiana State trustees chairman David Campbell says Bradley oversaw a period of unprecedented […]

April 26, 2017

Students

Hungary Premier Dismisses University Fear as EU Takes Action

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s prime minister on Wednesday dismissed concerns about his country’s new higher education law after the European Union launched legal action amid fears the legislation is aimed at shutting down a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros. While insisting that Hungary remains committed to the European project, Viktor Orban also launched a […]

April 26, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Lakin Institute a Model Program for Black CEO Development

The Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership was founded to prepare Black senior level community college executives for positions as chief executive officers.

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Cynthia Warrick Becomes Permanent Stillman College President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Stillman College board of trustees has selected interim president Cynthia Warrick as permanent president of the private college in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Warrick, who succeeded Peter Millet in January, becomes the seventh president of the institution at a time when the college faces financial challenges. Warrick had been […]

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Audit: University of California Hid $175M in Secret Fund

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s auditor says top University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public and lawmakers in a secret reserve fund even as the UC raised tuition and asked the state for more funding. In a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says the office of UC President Janet Napolitano created […]

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Engineer Set to Take Over New York State University System

ALBANY, N.Y. — An entrepreneur and engineer who has worked in government and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame was confirmed Monday as leader of one of the nation’s largest public university systems. The State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved Kristina M. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor of the 64-campus […]

April 24, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Hope College President Leaving for Washington & Jefferson

HOLLAND, Mich. — Hope College President John Knapp is leaving the western Michigan school for Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Hope officials announced Friday Knapp’s last day will be July 31. The college expects to name an interim president and start a national search in the coming weeks. Knapp’s resignation comes a year after […]

April 23, 2017

Students

North Carolina Women’s College Addresses Student Concerns

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina women’s college is working to meet a series of demands made by students after protests that lasted for more than a week, the school’s president said. Salem College president Lorraine Sterritt told the Winston-Salem Journal that the school is committed to the value of diversity, and that bias and […]

April 20, 2017

Students

Report: Students at For-profit Schools in Maine Carry Heavier Debt

AUGUSTA, Maine — A new report finds students at for-profit colleges in Maine carry much heavier debt loads than those at public and private nonprofit colleges in the state. The non-partisan Center for Responsible Lending says the debt burden falls on low-income, female and minority students who disproportionately enroll at Maine for-profit schools. About 75 […]

April 20, 2017

Students

UC Berkeley Flip-flops on Ann Coulter, Proposes May Date

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials said Thursday they have a “grave concern” of violence on campus if Ann Coulter follows through on her vow to speak next week at the university. Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks instead proposed an alternate May 2 date for the conservative author. Dirks said police have “very specific […]

April 20, 2017