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Students walk through the University of Florida campus entrance in Gainesville, Florida.
Governance Executive Leadership

UF Board Hires Bell as Interim President

The Florida Board of Governors sought to slow the University of Florida presidential hiring process over alleged compliance concerns. Trustees hired Stuart Bell as interim anyway.

Stuart Bell, an older white man with thinning hair, wearing a suit, in 2023, while he was University of Alabama president, next to a campus image of the University of Florida.
Governance Executive Leadership

Florida’s Battle of the Boards

The Florida Board of Governors is delaying a confirmation vote for the University of Florida presidential hire, citing concerns about regulatory noncompliance by UF’s board chair.

Tough Love, graphic of a mortarboard and diploma above a heart
Columns Tough Love

Coordinating Colleges at the City Level

Could we create metro-area councils to better organize the work that postsecondary providers do for their communities’ learners, employers and citizens?

By Doug Lederman

Daytime view of the front entrance of the Felix Martinez Student Services Center at New Mexico Highlands University.
Quick Takes

New Mexico Highlands Board Says Ex-President Rigged Hiring

New Mexico Highlands University and its Board of Regents say recently fired president Neil Woolf deployed improper hiring and procurement...
A photo illustration of a stamp with the Commission for Public Higher Education, an accreditation body, logo in front of logos of the six public university systems that founded CPHE.
Governance Accreditation

New Accreditor Seeks to Turn ‘Bean-Counting’ Process Into Outcomes-Focused One

Mark Becker, board chair of the Commission for Public Higher Education, discusses research integrity, good-faith negotiating and why public institutions need their own accreditor.

Michigan State University campus
Quick Takes

Michigan State Basketball Coach Speaks Out Against Board

Michigan State University men’s basketball coach, Tom Izzo, told reporters he was “disgusted” with Board of Trustees tensions that led...
A photo illustration of Joe Gow
Faculty Academic Freedom

Joe Gow Hangs in Legal Limbo

Fired for making pornography, Joe Gow is locked in a lengthy legal battle with the Universities of Wisconsin system, which he accused of violating his free speech rights.