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New Presidents or Provosts: Alverno College, Aston U, Athens State U, Carl Albert State College, Eastern Washington U, Lesley U, U of Cumbria, U of Massachusetts-Lowell, U of Nevada-Las Vegas
Alec Cameron, deputy vice chancellor (education) at the University of Western Australia, has been appointed vice chancellor of Aston University...
Watchdog Barks -- and Gets Slapped Down
National accreditor ACICS, which faces an existential threat for being too lax with bad actors like Corinthian Colleges, tried to yank its approval of Bristol U, a deeply troubled for-profit. But a judge blocked the accreditor's move.
New Presidents or Provosts: Fitchburg State U, Miami U, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Rockford U, Southern U Shreveport, U of Houston-Victoria, U of St. Andrews, U of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Sandra L. Boham, interim president of Salish Kootenai College, in Montana, has been named to the job on a permanent...
New Presidents or Provosts: Centenary College (N.J.), Elmhurst College, Frostburg State U, Lake Erie College, McDaniel College, North Orange County CC District, U of Mary Washington, Washington & Lee U, Wellesley College
William C. Dudley, provost and professor of philosophy at Williams College, in Massachusetts, has been chosen as president of Washington...
The Final Straw at UC Davis
Linda Katehi has held on as chancellor despite numerous controversies, but she is placed on leave over issues related to employing her daughter-in-law.
Opinion
The Power of What Cannot Be Seen
It's not what boards do (or don't do) but how they do their work that really matters, say Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.
Change in Ownership?
A decision today by Apollo Education Group's shareholders could determine today whether U of Phoenix is sold or not.
Monitoring the Gatekeepers
Obama administration continues to turn up pressure on accreditors, promising in new letter to measure the agencies against their peers and urging more focus on student achievement and troubled colleges.