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Leadership & Policy

Douglass College Saved — Sort of

When Rutgers University President Richard McCormick proposed a radical reorganization last year to consolidate the undergraduate colleges…

April 19, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern President Placed On Leave

The provost at historically Black Texas Southern University has been placed in charge of the school’s operations while the president is on paid leave pending the results of an investigation into her spending…

April 19, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Summers’ Nixing of Latino Studies

In the months following his ascension to the presidency in July 2001, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was…

April 18, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Kentucky Looks for Better Ways to Retain Minority College Students

Minority high school graduates are heading off to Kentucky colleges and universities in record numbers, but studies show they’re still lagging behind their White classmates when it comes to getting a four-year degree…

April 11, 2006

Leadership & Policy

The Westerhaus Way

In 2005, the NCAA took a significant step towards combating one of the most consistent criticisms in intercollegiate athletics…

April 5, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Dr. George W. Breslauer has been named executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. A Berkeley faculty member for 35 years, he most recently served as the executive dean of the College of Letters and Science. Breslauer earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan. Veta Byrd has […]

April 5, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern President Placed on Leave While Investigation Into Spending Continues

The provost at historically Black Texas Southern University has been placed in charge of the school’s operations while the university’s president is on paid leave pending the results of an investigation into her spending…

April 4, 2006

Leadership & Policy

George Washington President to Step Down

George Washington University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg announced today his plans to step down when his contract expires in the summer of 2007…

April 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Summers’ Nixing of Latino Studies a Deal Breaker for Some Harvard Faculty

In the months following his ascension to the presidency in July 2001, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was presented with two proposals to…

March 26, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Case Western Reserve University President Resigns After No-Confidence Vote

Dr. Edward M. Hundert, president of Case Western Reserve University, submitted his resignation Wednesday night to the University’s Board of Trustees. Hundert’s resignation will be effective Sept. 1, 2006, allowing the Board to take the necessary time to select a president…

March 19, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Linda L. Ammons has been named dean of Widener University School of Law, effective July 1. She will be the first female and the first African-American to lead the law school. Currently, Ammons is serving as associate dean and professor of law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She earned a bachelor’s from Oakwood College, and […]

March 8, 2006

Students

Hampton University Starts Academy to Improve Young Journalists’ Skills

Troubled by students with high grades but poor grammar and spelling, journalism administrators at historically Black Hampton University have launched a writing academy to improve…

February 26, 2006