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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Partly, it’s because fewer college presidents are academics who compiled a scholarly reputation before taking on leadership posts and who continued to speak out about higher education even after their retirement from office. In a thoughtful 2017 opinion piece in The Washington Post , the prolific higher education observer Jeffrey J.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey Lincoln University In an email sent on the day of her death , Candia-Bailey, who served as vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, a historically Black university, accused Dr. John Moseley, the university's president, of harassment and bullying. “You

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Michigan State President Resigns Amid Standoff With Board

Inside Higher Ed

Michigan State University President Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. Ad keywords: administrators executive Editorial Tags: Breaking News Presidents Title IX Trustees/regents Is this diversity newsletter?: resigned Thursday after a month-long standoff with the Board of Trustees over Title IX issues. Hide by line?:

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President moves: Big time hires, retires and 2 leaders crash out

University Business

Welsh stepped in to lead the R1 university four months ago after an interim dean’s botched hire infuriated community members and caught heavy press. Prior to his appointment, Welsh served as dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service. .” Read more here.

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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. I don’t trust the administration in their ability to have the best.”

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent worked with Vasquez at UT-Austin and later at UK. history.

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Organizational problems underlie 'cancel culture' (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Senior administrators must recognize that campus issues like cancel culture and self-censorship are often symptoms of deeper organizational problems. It’s hardly a new observation that, in corporatespeak, colleges and universities are ailing companies. Students are quiet, but the instructor forges ahead. What is our soil lacking?