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Spending Your Tax Dollars
New research on public master's universities finds that they are generally efficient, but economies of scale favor undergraduate over graduate education.
New Presidents or Provosts: Birmingham-Southern College, Cañada College, Carolinas College of Health Sciences, Lakeland CC, Maryland U of Integrative Health, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Tiffin U, U of British Columbia
Laura C. Barnard, professor and paralegal program director at Lakeland Community College, in Ohio, has been promoted to executive vice...
Messy Breakups Make More Noise
Presidents are facing more scrutiny and capturing headlines as they fight publicly with boards for their jobs.
New Presidents or Provosts: BridgeValley Community-Technical College, California State U-Stanislaus, Loyola U Chicago, Northern State U, Pamlico CC, Penn State-Beaver, Walters State CC, Waynesburg U
Dana Cook Baer, interim provost and professor of criminal justice at Waynesburg University, in Pennsylvania, has been named provost on...
Who Decides What Must Be on a Syllabus?
College of Charleston professor says he's been forced out of a job for refusing to list learning outcomes to please an accreditor. He's suing and says academic freedom is being violated.
New Presidents or Provosts: Caldwell CC & Technical Institute, Clatsop CC, Edinboro U of Pennsylvania, North Idaho College, Pacific Lutheran U, Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo, U of Arkansas Little Rock, U of Minnesota Duluth, U of Queensland
Chris Breitmeyer, vice president for academic and student affairs at St. Charles Community College, in Missouri, has been named president...
Stacking a Successor's Cabinet
Vice presidents' contract guarantees kicked in at Louisville after the president stepped down, placing any new campus leader in a difficult position.
Forced to Justify Board Membership
U of California system will require top leaders to prove outside work benefits their institution -- a test not applied at most colleges. Is the policy too weak or too strong?