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Leadership & Policy

Smith Tapped as First African-American to Lead Swarthmore College

The appointment of Dr. Valerie Smith as the 15th president of Swarthmore College is being hailed by scholars as a major breakthrough for African-American women in the Academy.

February 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

La Salle University Picks First Layperson, Female President

After 152 years of brothers at the helm, La Salle University has appointed a lay woman as its president.

February 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

February 15, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Report: University of Texas President OK’d Applicants Over Objections

A “select handful” of University of Texas applicants are approved each year at the direction of the school president over the objections of the admissions office, a longtime practice that has grown in recent years, according to details of an investigation commissioned by the school’s Board of Regents and released Thursday.

February 12, 2015

Students

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation after complaints were filed about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party.

February 10, 2015

Students

Boyfriend Charged After Freshman Found Dead in Pa. Dorm

The boyfriend of a student found dead in a Pennsylvania university dormitory room was covered in blood and performing CPR when campus police arrived, according to an arrest affidavit.

February 9, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College Fires President Amid Money, Enrollment Woes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville College trustees have fired the president who they hired just three months ago. The historically Black college is in substantial debt and is dealing with more than a dozen shuttered buildings and an enrollment of only about 20 students.

February 5, 2015

Students

East Carolina Fraternity Suspended After Rape Report

A fraternity has asked its chapter at East Carolina University to suspend activities after a woman reported a rape last week.

February 2, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Top UNC Leader Cites Coincidence in Ross Replacement Timing

It was a coincidence that the oversight board for North Carolina’s public university system began rewriting its 18-year-old rules for finding a new president just before the current leader was forced out, the board’s chairman said Tuesday.

January 27, 2015

Students

Colleges Meet in Nashville in Effort to Fight Sex Assaults

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A two-day summit focused on fighting sexual assaults at college campuses is drawing about 400 officials from 76 schools across Tennessee.

January 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

2 on Leave at University of Oregon After Records Illegally Released

The University of Oregon has put two unnamed employees on leave after the illegal release of 22,000 pages of records from the president’s office.

January 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of North Carolina System Head Tom Ross Pushed Out of Job

Members of the UNC board emphasized their decision to replace President Tom Ross next year was not due to job performance or that he turns 65 in June.

January 18, 2015