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Sin and Charlie Rose, Redux
Sewanee, which at first stood by an honorary degree for the disgraced journalist, revokes it after much discussion of the theology of forgiveness and the movement against sexual harassment.
A Search Firm Refund
Witt/Kieffer refunds $110,000 to North Carolina after hiring of East Carolina chancellor amid reports of inaccurate salary information. Are firms incentivized to boost salaries?
‘An Academic Life’
Hanna Holborn Gray, who led Yale and the University of Chicago in eras of overt sexism, discusses her new memoir -- and her advice for a new generation of women rising through the ranks.
New Presidents or Provosts: Agnes Scott College, Chattahoochee Valley CC, Lorain County CC, Saint Mary's College of California, Touro U California, U of Denver, U of Utah, U of Washington
Jonathan Dryden, interim provost at Lorain County Community College, in Ohio, has been named provost/vice president for academic and learner...
New Presidents or Provosts: California State U Fullerton, Hamilton College, Rosemont College, Southwest Virginia CC, Thomas Edison State U, U of Charleston, U of Kentucky, U of Texas-Dallas, Washington State U Tri-Cities
David Blackwell, dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, has been appointed provost...
‘Colorado College’s Own Harvey Weinstein’
Investigation documents how an early president of the college harassed and assaulted numerous women. Board strips his name from two buildings and revokes his honorary degree.
Ashford Seeks to Become a Nonprofit
Ashford University is the latest big for-profit bidding to become nonprofit. The university's owner, Bridgepoint Education, will seek to become an online program management company.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of Eastern Idaho, College of Lake County, Columbus State U, John Carroll U, Kirkwood CC, Limestone College, Oklahoma State U-Oklahoma City, U of Cincinnati, U of Hong Kong
Rick Aman, interim president of the College of Eastern Idaho, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...