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New Presidents or Provosts: Berkeley College, Butler U, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s U, Kennesaw State U, Lane CC, Mid-America Christian University, Northwest College, Saint Martin’s U, San Diego College of Continuing Education
Brooke Barnett, interim provost at Butler University, in Indiana, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs there...
What’s Driving Increased Hiring of Presidents of Color?
Two scholars of higher education discuss Inside Higher Ed data showing colleges have hired more Black and Latino leaders since George Floyd was killed—and what will give the trend lasting significance.
When Presidential Searches Fail
Though most presidential searches end with a candidate being hired, a small number fail in public and dramatic ways. Some experts blame search firms; other find fault with the institutional process.
New Presidents or Provosts: ArtCenter College of Design, Bethel U, Clinton CC, Faulkner U, Midwestern State U, Nichols College, Randolph College, St. Bonaventure U, State Fair CC, Wells College
Brent Bates, vice president of educational and student support services at State Fair Community College, in Missouri, has been selected...
A Positive Change for a Negative Label
California State University, Fullerton, sought to make students feel less defeated about being placed on academic probation, so administrators banished “probation” from the institution’s official lexicon.
Small College Bets Big on Professional Schools
Lyon College is partnering with a private funding group to open veterinary and dental schools in Arkansas. It’s an untested strategy that the college believes will work.
New Presidents or Provosts: Azusa Pacific U, Cazenovia College, Harris-Stowe State U, Ithaca College, Rockhurst U, St. Anselm College, U of North Carolina-Pembroke, U of Northampton, Ursinus College
David Bergh, interim president of Cazenovia College, in New York, has been appointed to the job on a permanent basis...
Opinion
Political Interference in Higher Ed Is Becoming Endemic
David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler write that the pandemic has helped fuel growing government intervention in higher ed.