Filter & Sort
‘An Affront to Open Discourse’
PEN America and the American Association of Colleges and Universities come out once more against so-called divisive concepts bans, saying they represent the biggest threat of all to free speech.
Bacow to Step Down as Harvard’s President
Lawrence S. Bacow will leave next summer after five years in its top job and a dozen on its board. He previously led Tufts University and spent 24 years at MIT.
New Presidents or Provosts: Cuyahoga CC, Finlandia U, Grand Canyon U, Loyola U of Chicago, Nazareth College, Onondaga CC, Paradise Valley CC, Salisbury U, Tompkins Cortland CC, U of Kentucky
Michael A. Baston, president of Rockland Community College, part of the State University of New York system, has been named...
A Grab for Power
Newly revealed draft legislation shows that Florida governor Ron DeSantis sought to give state officials more control of public colleges and universities, including over hiring and curriculum.
New Presidents or Provosts: Christian Brothers U, Cleveland State U, Davidson College, Mesa CC, Saint Mary’s U, South Carolina State U, Texas A&M U–San Antonio, U of Colorado
Mohamed Abdelrahman, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Colorado State University Pueblo, has been named provost and...
Opinion
From COVID Czar to Strategy Czar
College leaders can take the same approach they used for managing COVID on campus and apply it to implementing overall institutional strategy, Kent Barnds writes.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Ozarks, Connecticut State CC, Gonzaga U, Spelman College, Stony Brook U, U of Portland, Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, interim president of Wagner College, in New York, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
New Presidents or Provosts: Augsburg U, Grace College & Theological Seminary, Iowa Lakes CC, Mercer County CC, Minerva U, Minnesota State U–Mankato, Piedmont Virginia CC, U of Nebraska–Kearney
Drew Flamm, executive vice president at Grace College & Theological Seminary, in Indiana, has been chosen as president there. David...