Tag: Presidents/Chancellors: Page 43

Faculty & Staff

Mount St. Mary’s University President Resigns

Simon Newman, the Mount St. Mary’s University president who astonished many with a brutal remark, inspired some to a new vision for the university, and set off an intense national debate about academic freedom, will step down effective immediately. Karl Einolf, the dean of the Richard J.Bolte, Sr., School of Business at the university will […]

March 1, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Anti-Spellings Protests Backed by Faculty-Union Offshoot

RALEIGH, N.C. ― Opponents of incoming University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings include an offshoot of one of the country’s largest labor unions. Spellings is set to become the statewide public university system’s leader Tuesday. Some students plan a classroom walkout and rally on the university system’s flagship Chapel Hill campus. Similar anti-Spellings demonstrations […]

February 29, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University of Oregon President Plans Faculty Shakeup

EUGENE, Ore. ― University of Oregon President Michael Schill ― entering his ninth month as president ― is getting to the painful nub of his organizational shakeup. Some tenured faculty are carrying skimpy teaching loads compared with others, Schill wrote in a recent memo addressed to the campus community. Some departments hire more non-tenure track […]

February 29, 2016

Students

Texas Dean Leaving School Because of Campus Carry Law

AUSTIN, Texas ― A prominent dean at the University of Texas said Thursday he is leaving the state for another job in large part because of the new Texas law that will allow concealed handguns in public college classrooms. Fritz Steiner, dean of the Texas School of Architecture, was named dean of the University of […]

February 25, 2016

Students

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

IUPUI SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport Established: 1969 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.iupui.edu “I am humbled by the recognition as one of the 2016 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs. In the Division of Student Affairs at IUPUI, we work diligently to create spaces that recognize, respect […]

February 25, 2016

Students

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

The Ohio State University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Columbus, Ohio Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston Established: 1870 Vice President for Student Life www.osu.edu “Supporting students is challenging but rewarding, and cannot occur without a staff that is whole-heartedly devoted to creating the extraordinary student experience. Our team at Ohio State is simply phenomenal and I am proud […]

February 25, 2016

Students

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Edwardsville, Illinois Dr. Jeffrey N. Waple Established: 1957 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.siue.edu “The university’s Division of Student Affairs displays a strong commitment to the mission, vision and values of SIUE. On a daily basis, we work to enhance a welcoming campus culture that features citizenship, […]

February 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

LISA LARSON

LISA LARSON has been appointed president of Eastern Maine Community College. She is vice president for academic and student affairs at Hennepin Technical College. Larson earned a bachelor’s from Northern State University, a master’s from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a doctorate from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

February 25, 2016

Students

Chicago State to End School Year Early to Save Money

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University has told students and faculty that it was eliminating spring break and shortening the semester because it may have to close down because of a lack of funding amid the prolonged stalemate over a state budget. In a memo to faculty and students on Tuesday, university President Thomas Calhoun said […]

February 24, 2016

Leadership & Policy

New Mexico Tech Hires Stephen Wells as President

SOCORRO, N.M. ― The head of a Nevada-based research institute has been named the new president of New Mexico Tech. The school’s Board of Regents announced Thursday that Dr. Stephen Wells has been chosen to lead the Socorro-based university that has about 2,200 students and is getting a five-year contract. New Mexico Tech was founded […]

February 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of Arizona Dean Picked to Lead St. Mary’s College

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― A University of Arizona administrator has been selected as the new president of St. Mary’s College in northern Indiana. Janice Cervelli grew up in South Bend, where she will become leader of the Roman Catholic liberal arts school in June. The South Bend Tribune reports students and employees applauded and cheered […]

February 18, 2016

Students

U. of Missouri: $2M in Donations Lost After Unrest

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― About $2 million in donations to the University of Missouri have been lost in fallout from the unrest at the campus in Columbia, a top university official said Thursday. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Tom Hiles said several donors who had pledged money to the university have pulled back their pledges, though the […]

February 18, 2016