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Opening a Dangerous Floodgate
Thomas Corbett, a former for-profit college executive, speaks out against plans by the U.S. Department of Education to weaken requirements for oversight of college quality.
A Reversal on Fossil Fuels
Nearly six years after Middlebury rejected a push to divest, the college announces that it will slowly draw down fossil fuel holdings in its $1 billion endowment. What changed?
Controversial Interim for Chapel Hill
A scheduling fight over a controversial class on college athletics is back in the spotlight because one key player is now Chapel Hill's interim chancellor.
New Presidents or Provosts: Benedictine U (Ill.), City College of New York, Colorado School of Mines, Crowder College, Haverford College, Lehman College, Louisiana State U, Martin U, St. Thomas U, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U
Cyril Clarke, interim executive vice president and provost at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, has been named to the...
Does Paying Top Dollar for Public University Presidents Pay Off?
Study finds no relationship between pay for public university presidents and money brought in from state appropriations or fund-raising.
Trolls in the Classroom
U of Illinois Faculty Senate is considering what to do about students who want to disrupt classes over political disagreements with professor.
Survival of the Proactive
Small-college leaders share how their institutions have attempted to ward off enrollment crises before they happen.
No Chancellor Pay for Life
University of the Cumberlands does not have to pay its former president compensation totaling $400,000 per year in a case that called into question contracts and promises.