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Leadership & Policy

Grambling President Advises Connecting with Politicians

Grambling State President Richard Gallot has advice for his peers, offered as a seasoned politician turned higher education administrator: connect with your so-called adversaries early, earnestly and often.

January 22, 2017

Students

Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses

JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]

January 22, 2017

Students

Bowling Green State University President Won’t Support ‘Sanctuary Campus’

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because she’s worried about jeopardizing the school’s federal funding. The Blade reports Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced Tuesday she wouldn’t go against […]

January 19, 2017

Students

Lumina Foundation Awards $716,700 Grant to Morgan State

In an effort to bolster retention and increase graduation rates at Black colleges, the Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $716,700 to Morgan State University to implement initiatives that will increase completion rates and improve outcomes for historically underserved students. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Success Project, is a three-year $1.5 […]

January 19, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Expert: HBCUs’ Leadership Instability Unnerving for Potential Benefactors

The announcement this week by Morehouse College that it was parting ways with its president after four years on the job adds additional grief for the larger community of HBCUs in America, say higher education advocates.

January 18, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Janet Napolitano Hospitalized Due to Side Effects of Cancer Care

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary and governor of Arizona, has been undergoing cancer treatment for five months and was hospitalized after suffering complications, the school system said. The UC Office of the President said Napolitano, 59, was diagnosed last August but did not say what […]

January 18, 2017

Students

Morehouse Students, Faculty Shut Out of Process of Ousting President

Student and faculty trustees at Morehouse College decry lack of input in board of trustees’ decision over the weekend not to renew the contract of President John Wilson.

January 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Bipartisan Congressional Effort Aimed at Protecting Undocumented DREAMERS

Called the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act,” or “BRIDGE Act,” the law will give students temporary protection from deportation, and allow work permits to continue without interruption.

January 16, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Groundbreaking President Jewel Plummer Cobb Dies

Jewel Plummer Cobb, one of the first African Americans to lead a major university west of the Mississippi, died on New Year’s Day in Maplewood, N.J., at age 92. Cobb served as the third president of Cal State Fullerton, a position she held from 1981 through her retirement in 1990. During that period, she secured […]

January 12, 2017

Students

New Vassar President Bradley Says Diversity, Inclusion Remain a Priority

Vassar College, a private liberal arts institution known for recruiting one of the most diverse student bodies among elite colleges and universities, announced the selection of Elizabeth Howe Bradley as president.

January 11, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Regent: Response to Iowa State Plane Scandal was ‘Slap in the Face’

A member of the Board of Regents says his colleagues’ decision to take no action against Iowa State University President Steven Leath for misusing university airplanes was “a slap in the face” to Iowa taxpayers. In a Dec. 20 email obtained Wednesday through the public records law, Regent Subhash Sahai told board leaders that he […]

January 11, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Thomas LeBlanc to Become George Washington University President

WASHINGTON — An administrator at the University of Miami will take over as the next president of George Washington University. The university announced Friday that Thomas LeBlanc will serve as its next president, starting in August. He succeeds Steven Knapp, who will retire in July after 10 years as GWU’s president. LeBlanc is a computer […]

January 8, 2017