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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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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. The recent search for a new president at Pitzer College offers a counterpoint. They thought we would try to elude their meaningful participation.

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Outrage follows Florida college presidents' statement on CRT

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Scholars in Florida are angry, disappointed and divided over a recent joint statement , signed by Florida College System presidents, promising to “not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in critical race theory or related concepts.”

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

University Business

Private school hires Two small private schools with fewer than 2,000 students also elected new presidents. Webster – Albion College (Albion, Mich.) Beginning in July, this liberal arts college will be welcoming Dr. Wayne P. He has demonstrated a passion for liberal arts in small college settings like ours.

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

As the wave of closures of small liberal arts colleges across the United States continues, merging with a larger institution is increasingly seen as an attractive alternative. I am particularly concerned about my own institution, Bloomfield College, in New Jersey. More than 81 percent of our students are people of color.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

steps down at a time when Langston’s total enrollment has been steadily declining for the past decade, like other regional colleges in the state. VTSU is a new school made up of seasoned parts, consolidated from Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College. Despite this, Smith Jr.