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Shared Governance, Not Shared Power
Survey of presidents and trustees shows they value relationships with faculty members and want to improve them, but within some limits.
Opinion
Right Answers, Wrong Questions
Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower describe the wrong questions that boards often ask themselves -- as well as those they should ask but frequently don't.
A Regents Race That Matters
The University of Colorado's board hangs in the balance as candidates debate funding, climate change and academic freedom in hopes of winning election.
Tougher Scrutiny for Colleges With Low Graduation Rates
Responding to sharp criticism, regional accrediting agencies will focus extra attention on institutions with below-average performance.
A President Attacked for Biracial Children
Racist chalkings and phone threats criticize Bethany College in Kansas over its leader's family and its efforts to diversify student body.
New Presidents or Provosts: Broward College, California CC System, Johns Hopkins U, Portland CC, River Valley CC, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U of Sudbury, Wilberforce U
Sophie Bouffard, director and founder of La Cité Universitaire Francophone at the University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, has been appointed...
A Different Era
The bold stances and undercover blue-collar work of a former president who died recently highlight the way the world has changed -- and some ways it hasn't.
The End for ITT Tech
Following a series of federal sanctions, ITT Tech on Tuesday shut down its 130 campuses, forcing a scramble for many of the for-profit's 43,000 students.