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Shrinking Pains at West Virginia University
The university is planning unprecedented program reductions and layoffs, citing a historic deficit and a changing higher ed landscape. The faculty isn’t taking it lying down.
New Presidents or Provosts: Brigham Young U–Idaho, Fletcher Technical CC, Northwest Vista College, Queen’s U (Ont.), Simpson College, U of Southern Mississippi
Amy Bosley, vice president for institutional planning and development and chief of staff at Valencia College, in Florida, has been...
UC Berkeley Chancellor to Retire
After a career in higher education spanning more than 50 years, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ announced last...
An Online Pivot Pays Off
Unity College enrolled well under 1,000 students a decade ago. Now, renamed Unity Environmental University, enrollment has soared to more than 7,500, thanks to its emphasis on online education.
New Presidents and Provosts: Fairmont State U, Gallaudet U, Maryland Institute College of Art, Otero College, U of Minnesota–Morris, U of Puget Sound, West Liberty U
Tim Borchers, vice president for academic affairs at Peru State College, in Nebraska, has been chosen as president of West...
Opinion
The Hills on Which We (Used to) Die
College leaders need to know which hills they’ll be prepared to lose their careers over—and then show up to defend them, John C. Cavanaugh writes.
New Presidents and Provosts: Adams State U, Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education, College of Saint Mary, Deep Springs College, Santa Barbara City College, Randolph CC, State U of New York–Cortland, U of Maine–Augusta
Shah Ardalan, president of Lone Star College–University Park, in Texas, has been chosen as president of Randolph Community College, in...
Controversy Mars Connecticut College Hire
Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.