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Acrimony at Akron
President leaves suddenly, after outsourcing deals that didn't work, enrollment declines and presidential house renovation that struck many as over the top. Then there was the olive jar.
Plan to Define and Test What Students Should Know
New book unveils faculty-led effort to chart concepts and competencies students should learn in six academic disciplines, with plan to create standardized tests. Will faculty members warm to this version of "learning outcomes"?
Opinion
The Faculty's Complicity
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn takes issue with arguments that the erosion of faculty members' participation in shared governance is entirely due to forces beyond their control.
New Presidents or Provosts: Georgia Southern U, Hood College, Marymount California U, Saint Joseph's U, State U of New York-Delhi, U of Montana-Western, Washington State U, Western Governors U, Yavapai College
Jeanne F. Brady, professor of educational leadership at Saint Joseph's University, in Pennsylvania, has been promoted to provost and vice...
Tension at the Top
A spate of resignations and terminations among community college presidents provokes worries about a shortage of qualified candidates to fill these positions.
New Presidents or Provosts: Arkansas Tech U, Central Lakes College, Farmingdale State College, Illinois College, Itasca CC, King U, Oxnard College, U of Toledo, Wheaton College (Ill.)
Mohamed Abdelrahman, associate vice president for research and graduate studies at Texas A&M University Kingsville, has been selected as vice...
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Website pokes fun at administrative bloat by generating endless job titles and inflated salaries.
New Presidents or Provosts: County College of Morris, Cumberland County College, Rollins College, State U of New York-New Paltz, Stockton U, U of Canberra, U of New Orleans, U of North Dakota, Western U of Health Sciences, Wheelock College
Lorin Basden Arnold, dean of the College of Communication and Creative Arts at Rowan University, in New Jersey, has been...