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After Reprieve, Sudden Cuts
The University of Southern Maine plans to eliminate 50 faculty positions, 100 staffers and many freestanding departments, leaving some questioning whether what remains will truly be a university.
Confusion on Competency
Audit critical of the Education Department's review process for alternative to the credit hour raises questions about direction of federal policy and could discourage some colleges.
Ranking and Networking
LinkedIn gets into college rankings with an employment outcomes tool based on big samples and plenty of specifics about real people.
New Presidents or Provosts: Dutchess CC, Florida Polytechnic U., Hill College, Northern Arizona U., Northern Virginia CC-Medical Education Campus, Riverside CC District, U. of Maine, West Virginia U.
Randy K. Avent, associate vice chancellor of research development at North Carolina State University, has been appointed as president of...
Opinion
My Freshman Year
Janet Napolitano reflects on lessons of first year leading the University of California.
Opinion
Say No to ‘Checklist’ Accountability
Proposals to judge colleges with federal scorecards and rating systems would replace accreditors' thorough reviews of quality with a simplistic checklist that will only address symptoms and encourage gaming, argue Belle Wheelan and Mark Elgart.
New Presidents or Provosts: Chamberlain College of Nursing-St. Louis, Cogswell College, Eastern Washington U., Marylhurst U., Monmouth College (Ill.), Northwest Missouri State U., Shelton State CC, U. of Denver
Rebecca Chopp, president of Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania, has been selected as chancellor of the University of Denver, in Colorado...
Florida State's Politician President
Trustees, despite faculty and student opposition, pick political insider without experience in higher education.