Math professor objected to the counting at Middlebury faculty meetings -- and the only way the college could keep them moving was to cut the number required for votes.
Submitted by Kevin Kiley on November 7, 2012 - 3:00am
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Campus, faculty and student groups had pushed hard for Gov. Jerry Brown's initiative, whose failure would have triggered hundreds of millions in budget cuts.
Submitted by Doug Lederman on November 6, 2012 - 3:00am
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Sonya Christian, vice president and chief academic officer at Lane Community College, in Oregon, has been selected as president of Bakersfield College, in California.
José L. Cruz, vice president for higher education policy and practice at the Education Trust, in Washington, D.C., has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University at Fullerton.
Submitted by Kevin Kiley on October 31, 2012 - 3:00am
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LSU's governing board combines the top jobs at the system and flagship in a new model they hope will gradually eliminate distinctions between the two and grow the institution's profile.
Colleges need to identify and prepare future administrative leaders, instead of waiting passively for the cycle of resignations and appointments, write Steve Riccio and Patrick Sanaghan.
Submitted by Kevin Kiley on October 26, 2012 - 3:00am
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Preliminary data from annual survey of college endowments show that institutions averaged a small loss in investment wealth, with institutions of all size seeing minimal returns.
Submitted by Doug Lederman on October 24, 2012 - 3:00am
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David Arnett, vice president for academic affairs at Central Bible College, in Missouri, has been selected as president of Zion Bible College, in Massachusetts.