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Colleges Follow States on Lifting Mask Mandates
Several states have announced plans to lift mask mandates, and public colleges are following suit. Some mask requirements ended immediately, while others will remain in place for weeks.
Diversity on the Rise Among College Presidents
Colleges hired a greater share of Black and other nonwhite leaders in the months after Black Lives Matter became a household term than they did before, Inside Higher Ed analysis shows. Is the shift meaningful, and will it last?
New Presidents or Provosts: Crowder College, Empire State College, Fairleigh Dickinson U, Great Bay CC, Indiana State U, Indiana U Bloomington, Montgomery College (Md.), Temple U, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Michael Avaltroni, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in New Jersey, has been...
House Approves College Transparency Act
It calls for all colleges to release information on student enrollment, persistence, transfer and completion measures for all programs and degree levels.
The Case for Professors Emerit
Professors in Oregon push for gender-neutral titles for retired faculty members. The idea has traction, although there’s debate about just what to call these professors instead of “emeritus” and “emerita.”
New Presidents or Provosts: Champlain College, Idaho State U, Long Beach CC District, Montclair State U, Ohio Northern U, Park U, Pennsylvania State U, Rio Salado College, U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Melissa J. Baumann, provost and chief academic officer at Xavier University, in Ohio, has been chosen as president of Ohio...
Colleges Cope With IT Staff Flight in Wake of Pandemic
With information technology skills in high demand across industries, many colleges are finding they can’t hold on to talent.
Using Colleges’ Outcomes to Gauge Risk for Students
A framework developed to identify the riskiest colleges for veterans could be a model for state regulators and accreditors to spot colleges that could close or harm students.