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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. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.) He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years.

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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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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. Beginning in July, this liberal arts college will be welcoming Dr. Wayne P. Webster as its 18th president after he was unanimously selected by the school’s 15-person board of trustees. Dr. Wayne P.

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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. Yet, neither administration has recognized the value of Bloomfield faculty in a tangible way.

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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. I was caught off guard; I hadn’t realized that such distrust had evolved between the faculty and the administration and board.”

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

University Business

As accomplished as his tenure was, he was humble enough to credit his 12-year career at Concordia to its late former president for establishing a solid foundation that allowed him to seamlessly take the liberal arts school to the next level. “I Its former leader cited personal reasons for his departure.

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Outrage follows Florida college presidents' statement on CRT

Inside Higher Ed

Other parsed the statement’s subtleties, noting the presidents’ careful language used to describe their plan to continue doing what they’ve always done—teach, not compel “belief”—while still appeasing the DeSantis administration.

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