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Students

Call to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to Presidency

A protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.

October 4, 2017

Students

University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]

October 3, 2017

Students

Grace University in Omaha to Shut Down

OMAHA, Neb. — Officials say Grace University in Omaha will end academic operations at the end of the school year in spring. On Tuesday university CEO Bill Bauhard blamed financial struggles and significant declines in new undergraduate student enrollment over the past few years. The private Christian college was founded in 1943. This year’s enrollment […]

October 3, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Serrata’s Rise to Presidency a Positive Change in Plans

He would have been content pursuing his vocation as a student affairs and enrollment manager indefinitely, but fate had other plans for Dr. William Serrata, president of the El Paso County Community College District.

October 2, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Jamestown Names First Female President

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — The University of Jamestown has named a new president, and its first female leader. School Executive Vice Preident Polly Peterson will succeed current President Robert Badal when he retires next February. Peterson currently oversees the university’s offices of Institutional Advancement and Business Affairs. She also has led the school’s $60 million capital campaign […]

October 2, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ivy Tech Community College President Receives $1M Retirement Payout

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The former president of an Indiana community college has received a more than $1 million retirement payout despite the university’s struggle with budget cuts. The South Bend Tribune reports that Tom Snyder retired as president of Ivy Tech Community College in June 2016. College officials say the payout includes salary for […]

October 2, 2017

Students

Fresno State President Takes Pride in Identifying With Students

Like many of the students he currently serves at Fresno State, President Joseph I. Castro was the first in his family to go to college.

September 28, 2017

Faculty & Staff

10 Teachers Seek No-confidence Vote on Doane University President

LINCOLN, Neb. — Ten faculty members have called for a no-confidence vote in the leadership of the Doane University president. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that a letter submitted to the faculty council Tuesday asks Doane’s teachers for a formal vote stating they do not support President Jacques Carter. He’s in his seventh year leading […]

September 28, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Kentucky Supreme Court Rules University of Louisville Board Issue Moot

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court won’t say if Republican Gov. Matt Bevin broke the law when he ousted the University of Louisville’s governing board last year, prompting the governor and his chief political rival to both claim victory. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear said Bevin’s order broke the law and sued him in […]

September 28, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Chancellor Asks for Probe on Pressure Over Gubernatorial Primary

FARGO, N.D. — The chancellor of the North Dakota University System on Monday called for the state to investigate what he calls attempts by people to pressure him to influence the 2016 primary election for governor. Chancellor Mark Hagerott said earlier this week that he received multiple phone calls before the June primary pressing him […]

September 26, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Regents Detail Secret Harreld Meetings During U. of Iowa Search

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A majority of University of Iowa governing board members have described under oath how they secretly recruited Bruce Harreld weeks before hiring the businessman as president, circumventing the Iowa Open Meetings Law, court records show. Five of nine members of the Board of Regents met Harreld  —  a former IBM executive […]

September 25, 2017

Students

Chancellor Salgado Focuses on Mission and Efficiency

Juan Salgado was tapped by Mayor Rahm Emanuel earlier this year to become chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago after having served 16 years as CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino, a community-based not-for-profit located in Chicago’s Lower West Side neighborhood.

September 25, 2017