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Rutgers University at Camden arts and sciences professors want to know why their beloved dean was fired abruptly. They didn’t get much of an explanation during a meeting with their chancellor, making an already rocky relationship worse.
In Conflict Over Theology and Governance, an Accreditor Steps In
Accreditor places Southwest Baptist University on probation, finding the board’s actions raised questions about its ability to act in the best interest of the institution and that the climate for academic freedom had been eroded.
A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost.
New Presidents or Provosts: Anne Arundel CC, Columbia College (Mo.), Geisinger School of Medicine, Northern Virginia CC, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Pennsylvania Western U, St. John’s College (Md.)
Julie Byerley, vice dean for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has been chosen as...
A Deepening Feud Between Goddard College and Alumni
In a cease-and-desist letter, the board threatens legal action if the alumni group continues to publish “misleading or defamatory statements” about the college.
New Presidents or Provosts: Concorde Career College-Portland, Illinois State U, Imperial College London, Saint Joseph's College of Marian U, Voorhees College, William Woods U
Hugh Brady, vice chancellor and president of the University of Bristol, in Britain, has been appointed president of Imperial College...
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Shared Governance Within the Autocratic Academy
Has the pandemic shown us how and why shared governance is fatally flawed? Timothy Kaufman-Osborn explores the answer to that question.
New Presidents or Provosts: California Institute of Integral Studies, Career Colleges Ontario, Central Maine CC, Cleveland Institute of Art, Georgia College State U, High Point, Mitchell College, SANS Technology Institute, U of Sydney, Volunteer State CC
Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Beaulieu, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, in...