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Women Redefining Leadership

In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse talks with nine recently appointed college and association presidents, who discuss the challenges unique to their own institutions, those facing higher education in general, and more. Today, we feature Molly C. Broad, president-elect of the American Council on Education.

March 16, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Higher Education Faculty Salaries Increased by Four Percent According to Survey

College and university faculty members received a median salary increase of 4 percent last year, according to findings by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) in their 2007-08 National Faculty Salary Survey.

March 10, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Fear of the Known — and Unknown

Just three days before the campus shootings at Northern Illinois University last month, I sat in the morning plenary session at the annual American Council on Education meeting titled “Campus Security, Response and Recovery.” Judging by the number of people that attended the session and the Q&A that followed, campus security post Virginia Tech—and now […]

March 4, 2008

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Salaries for High-level Administrators Continue to Rise at Colleges

A study being released today reveals that the median base salary for senior-level administrative positions on college and university campuses has risen by 4 percent since last year.

February 24, 2008

Students

Higher Ed Institutions Contribute to Country’s Widening Social Divide, Educators Say

It is difficult to find a college or university that does not have diversifying its student body on the top of its long list of goals and objectives, but one educator at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting said that many higher ed institutions are largely to blame for society’s widening social, racial and economic divide as many colleges’ own admissions policies keep out the very the populations they say they’re trying to admit.

February 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Report: Not Enough Minority Leadership at U.Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. The University of Virginia administrator who monitors progress on diversity says there are few minorities in leadership positions at the school. Blacks, Asians and Hispanics are significantly underrepresented among U.Va’s leadership, according to a report by William B. Harvey, the school’s vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity. The report notes […]

February 10, 2008

Leadership & Policy

ACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency Ranks

An uneasy environment exists today for presidents of public HBCUs, leading to a revolving door of higher education executives.

February 7, 2008

Faculty & Staff

ACE: ‘Significant Efforts’ Needed To Improve Diversity In College Presidency Ranks

There’s been little increase in the number of minority college presidents in the last 20 years. A new report suggests efforts to diversify college president ranks begins with the recruitment and retention of minority faculty members.

February 6, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

MOLLY CORBETT BROAD has been named president of the American Council on Education (ACE), the nation’s principal higher education association, effective May 1. She served as president of the University of North Carolina System from 1997-2006. Currently, she is a professor in the School of Government at UNCChapel Hill. Broad earned a bachelor’s from Syracuse […]

February 6, 2008

Students

Dartmouth President To Step Down

Dartmouth College President James Wright will step down next year to spend more time working to help wounded veterans go to college and rededicating himself to his academic field of study.

February 3, 2008

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Wealthy Colleges Under Pressure To Use Endowments For Financial Aid

Although Congress has yet to approve any new rules on the topic, the debate on Capitol Hill about wealthy colleges and their endowments is prompting elite institutions to adopt friendlier policies toward lower-income students, a Washington, D.C., audience was told Friday.

February 2, 2008

Leadership & Policy

New Blueprint for Establishing Chief Diversity Officer Positions

Too often, college and university presidents are forced to reinvent the wheel when establishing the position of chief diversity officer (CDO) because they do not understand the role and function of the position, says Dr. Damon A. Williams, assistant vice provost for multicultural and international affairs at the University of Connecticut.

January 28, 2008