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For Liberal Arts College Woes, an Answer in Smaller Boards?
At Lyon College, concerns over the fates of other liberal arts colleges has spurred a new approach to governing board size.
Accreditors, States and Political Influence
Responding to recent controversies in South Carolina and Alaska, federal panel on accreditation will study how regional agencies should monitor politicians' influence over public colleges.
New Search, New Problems
The Board of Trustees at Miami Dade College has reopened a search for the college's next president, throwing out three of the four candidates offered by a stakeholder search committee.
New Presidents or Provosts: Alcorn State U, Beloit College, Central CC-Hastings, Framingham State U, Hawkeye CC, U of Tennessee-Knoxville, Walden U, Western Carolina U, Western Michigan U Cooley Law School, Widener U
Eric Boynton, professor and chair of philosophy and religious studies at Allegheny College, in Pennsylvania, has been named provost and...
Opinion
A String of Scandals
William G. Tierney describes the mistakes that brought down the University of Southern California.
Opinion
Don’t Romanticize Faculty Governance
We faculty members are capable of both intellectual rigor and self-serving small-mindedness, astounding courage and craven pettiness. We are and are not special, writes Kathryn D. Blanchard.
New Presidents or Provosts: Arden U, Boise State U, Christian Brothers U, College of William & Mary, Iowa Valley CC District, Lesley U, Orange Coast College, Pfeiffer College, Texas Lutheran U
Peggy Agouris, dean of the College of Science at George Mason University, in Virginia, has been appointed provost at the...
Politics and a New President in South Carolina
University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved Lieutenant General Robert Caslen as the university's next president in a divided vote.