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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

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A college widens faculty involvement in search for a president

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In the perpetual tug-of-war between openness and confidentiality in searches for new college and university presidents, secrecy has been winning in a rout. “And having a more open search sets up both our new president and our college to have a healthy and open relationship.”

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Since 2015, Nicklow served as the president of the University of New Orleans. He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history.

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Presidential habits: How a track record of successes (or failures) has shaped their careers

University Business

She clearly reflects the vision, drive, experience and understanding of the issues and complexities of leading a major research university,” said Doug Browning, chair of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees, according to the school’s website. President resignations Dr. Fayneese S. Dr. Wayne P. Dr. Fayneese S.

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Stanford questioned over response to 'Mein Kampf' photo

Inside Higher Ed

FIRE officials are asking for more clarity on the incident and how the university is handling it. “Reading a book on a college campus should not prompt formal administrative intervention,” a FIRE program officer wrote in a letter to Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne.

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

The more time that was taken to incorporate the multiple voices of the university community and design the program, gives more value to the micro-credential. A program designed with the university’s deans, faculty, and community engagement managers is also more valuable. Harvard comes to mind here. It’s a brand name.

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Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

“When I came to Empire State University last summer, I said to our chief, ‘Do not worry, you will never hear me say the word crisis or emergency unless people or property are genuinely threatened.’ And he said, ‘Thank goodness, you may be the first university president to speak like that.’”