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Leadership & Policy

Vermont’s College of St. Joseph Names 6th President

RUTLAND, Vt. — The interim president of the College of St. Joseph in Vermont now has the job full-time. The Rutland Herald reports Lawrence Jensen is the college’s sixth president. The chairman of the college’s board of trustees says Jensen is the “right choice” and praised his business experience. Over the past year under Jensen, […]

April 19, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Baylor Hires 1st Female President Amid Sex Assault Scandal

WACO, Texas — Baylor University has hired its first female president as the nation’s largest Baptist school faces several lawsuits stemming from a sexual assault scandal. Linda Livingstone comes to Baylor from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she has been a dean and professor of management. Her academic career includes previous administrative and […]

April 18, 2017

Students

Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]

April 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Quinnipiac President to Step Down after 3 Decades on the Job

HAMDEN, Conn. — The president of Quinnipiac University, who oversaw massive growth at the Connecticut school, has announced that he will step down after more than three decades on the job. President John Lahey said in a weekend message to the school community that he plans on retiring on June 30, 2018. The university in […]

April 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

President of UMaine at Augusta Abruptly Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta is looking for its fifth president since September 2014. The search will begin after President James Conneely abruptly resigned Tuesday night. The resignation takes effect at the end of June. Conneely said in his resignation letter that it’s been an honor to serve since January 2016. […]

April 13, 2017

Leadership & Policy

U. of Wisconsin Leaders Reject Governor’s Proposal to Rank Campuses

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders want to allocate $42.5 million in performance-based funding among campuses themselves rather than use a ranking system Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his two-year budget. UW System President Ray Cross said Thursday at an Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities hearing that system leaders should determine appropriate […]

April 13, 2017

Students

New Board Chair: Time to Get Morehouse in Order

As Morehouse College settles in to the overhaul in leadership that occurred last Friday, Morehouse constituents are in agreement that it is time for the college to turn a new page.

April 12, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Western Michigan University picks Georgetown Dean as President

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has picked a dean and professor of economics at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy as its next president. The Kalamazoo, Michigan school’s trustees on Wednesday approved the selection of Edward B. Montgomery to the post. His selection follows a national search to find a successor to John […]

April 12, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Hungary’s President Signs Bill Aimed at Soros-founded School

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s president on Monday signed amendments to the country’s higher education law that could force a Budapest university founded by billionaire American philanthropist George Soros to close or move. Central European University has vowed to challenge the legislation and to remain in Budapest despite invitations to possibly relocate from cities in Lithuania […]

April 10, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State Trustees Extend President’s Contract by 2 Years

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University trustees have extended the contract of university president Michael Drake by two years. Trustees voted Friday to extend Drake’s contract until June 30, 2021, two years after his five-year contract was set to expire. The move was a first for the university, which typically looks at contract extensions in […]

April 10, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Wesleyan Moving to University Status

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—The president of Virginia Wesleyan College says it will soon become a university. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Virginia Beach-based school will make the change later this year. Its Board of Trustees had asked the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia in February to consider the change. The council has approved the […]

April 10, 2017

Students

Board of Trustees Making a Mess at Morehouse

Morehouse College will inevitably lose its national stature if the board of trustees continues to micromanage the day-to-day function of the college and refuses to allow their presidents to lead.

April 9, 2017