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New Presidents or Provosts: Aims CC, Jacksonville State U, Montana State U-Billings, Morrisville State College, Pennsylvania State U-Worthington Scranton, Simpson College, U of Alberta, U of Redlands, U of the West Indies, Westminster College (Mo.)
Benjamin Ola. Akande, professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster...
Struggling to Stay True to Wisconsin's Ideals
At a regional university far from Madison politics, administrators and faculty struggle to make huge cuts quickly while preserving what they say has made their campus mean so much to students.
New Presidents or Provosts: Cerritos College, Claremont McKenna College, Leeds Beckett U, Montgomery County CC, Salt Lake CC, Schenectady County CC, U of Alaska-Southeast, U of Texas System, Unity College, Washington College, Wayne State College
Sheila C. Bair, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in Washington, has been named president of Washington College...
New Presidents or Provosts: Allied American U, East Mississippi CC, Golden Gate U, Hocking College, Illinois Institute of Technology, Mansfield U, North Dakota U System, Samford U, State U of New York College at Brockport, U of Massachusetts System
Frances Bronet, distinguished professor and dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon, has...
Caution and Competency
Senators seek guidance on how to encourage innovation without opening aid floodgates to "bad actors," and a group of 17 institutions with competency-based programs calls for a careful approach by policy makers.
Experimenting With Aid
Education Department moves closer to experimenting with federal aid and accreditation for alternative providers like boot camps and MOOCs, while White House books meeting on expanding space.
New Presidents or Provosts: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Durham U, Haverford College, Lincoln College, Northeast Mississippi CC, Riverside City College, Saint Joseph U, U of Salford, Ursinus College
Kimberly Benston, provost and professor of English at Haverford College, in Pennsylvania, has been chosen as president there. S. Brock...
A Career's Worth of Change
After 25 years leading two major universities and a public higher ed system, Brit Kirwan has retired. In an interview, he discusses online education, historically black universities and other key issues.