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‘No Confidence’ in the System
A vote against NYU’s president raises questions about the university’s local and global ambitions, as well as whether the traditional structure of shared governance can survive rapid changes in higher education.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Mainland, Midway College, Misericordia U., Morehouse College, Northwest Arkansas CC, Tennessee State U., U. of Northern Colorado
Thomas J. Botzman, vice president for business and finance at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has been appointed as president...
Georgia Board: Sports Bulldog?
The University System of Georgia is the second this academic year to adopt a policy granting it more oversight of its institutions' athletic programs.
Still Fighting
U.Va. remains a battleground in the broader debate about what roles faculty and board members should play in governance, even as campus tensions linger.
Debt by a Thousand Cuts
Weak revenue streams, particularly investment returns, are putting pressure on debt service obligations at private colleges, meaning programs and other costs could be cut.
'Perls' Before Cornhuskers
Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman is attracting attention for a series of short, tongue-in-cheek YouTube videos.
Profit and the Public Good
Higher Learning Commission puts "public good" into regional accreditation while considering probation of the University of Phoenix. Will more for-profits stumble?
Global Ambitions
NYU reinvents itself as a "global network university," but critics at home question the creation of campuses in nondemocratic countries and the effect of rapid international expansion on programs in Greenwich Village.