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Another Wave of Campus Cuts
Numerous colleges announced or completed plans to cut academic programs or jobs in February. Many of those institutions are in the Midwest—particularly Ohio.
New Mexico’s Attempt to Depoliticize Board Nominations Thwarted
State senators blocked the latest effort to reform how board members at public New Mexico institutions are chosen.
Kentucky University Leaders Defend Diversity, in Differing Ways
The leaders of Kentucky’s two largest public universities have, with differing degrees of directness, spoken out in recent days about...
Payroll Issues Prompt Canceled Classes at Saint Augustine’s
Some professors at struggling Saint Augustine’s University have unilaterally canceled classes, citing payroll problems. Now administrators are reassuring students that...
Columbia College Chicago President Steps Down
Columbia College Chicago president and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim is stepping down after recent tensions with faculty members and with cuts...
Donors Sue to Block Webster Endowment Reclassification
Donors, including a former trustee, are suing to block Webster University from reclassifying endowment funds to meet the terms of...
Constrained by the Presidency
Colorado College president L. Song Richardson is stepping down in order to “fully engage” in national debates in a way she feels unable to do in her current role.
Opinion
The Presidential Voice
Leaders need to reset expectations around how and when they comment on world events, Suzanne M. Rivera writes.