Gordon Gee to leave West Virginia University presidency in June 2025
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 9, 2023
The longtime administrator said he wants to take a faculty spot in the public flagship’s College of Law.
5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion
University Business
MARCH 28, 2024
There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. The best way is to keep it simple and keep it focused. They are clear and mission-driven.
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Temple University president resigns
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 29, 2023
Image: Temple University president Jason Wingard resigned abruptly on Tuesday after less than two years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced. A board statement released Tuesday praised Wingard for his contributions to the university while touching lightly on the challenges that persisted under his leadership.
Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders.
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University president is cleared of bullying in Black academic’s suicide
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
The president of Lincoln University in Missouri will remain in his position, the institution decided after an investigation into the suicide of a Black administrator found no evidence that he had bullied her, according to university officials. Read more from NBC News.
What Is a University President to Do?
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
.” In interview after interview with faculty members in Florida, the investigating committee, which I co-chaired, “heard repeated complaints not only about the silence of their campus and system administrators but also about…
Texas Southern University President Retires, Two Years After Taking Job
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 27, 2023
Crumpton-Young Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. It was unclear if Crumpton-Young, who previously served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Morgan State University in Baltimore, had secured another position. Crumpton-Young is leaving the school, just two years into the job.
Temple University President Resigns, Ending Short Tenure
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 29, 2023
Jason Wingard, the first Black president of Temple University in Philadelphia, has resigned Mar. Given the urgent matters now facing the university, particularly campus safety, the board and the administration will ensure the highest level of focus on these serious issues,” wrote Mitchell Morgan, chair of Temple’s board of trustees.
Whither the College or University Presidency
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. 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.
President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job
University Business
APRIL 19, 2024
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. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.)
Brown University Reinstates Test Requirements
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 6, 2024
After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The post Brown University Reinstates Test Requirements appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
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Interim Texas A&M University president sets new tone for reforms planned under his predecessor
University Business
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Texas A&M University’s Interim President Mark Welsh III told faculty and staff in College Station on Wednesday that the university will largely stay the course on many unpopular organizational changes initiated by his predecessor. Read more from The Texas Tribune.
Ana Morett
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
School: Weber State University Major: Business Administration Year: Senior Ana Morett , majoring in business administration and professional sales at Weber State University, put in work on the tennis court to be named Big Sky Conference League MVP.
Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips
EAB
APRIL 17, 2023
Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips Health care administration programs are increasingly attractive to both students and employers. Here are four components of a successful health care administration program—and profiles of five institutions succeeding in this market.
Staff cuts loom over Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
The president of Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor said the two campuses will make staffing cuts to remedy ongoing operational deficits, according to an email sent to employees. The Ann Arbor, Michigan, campus is in the most dire condition, university President Erik Ankerberg said Tuesday.
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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2024
Dr. 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
Lindenwood University Buys For-Profit Dorsey College
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 31, 2023
Lindenwood University in Missouri is expanding its reach with the acquisition of for-profit Dorsey College, a vocational school in Michigan, the St. Lindenwood Education System, the parent entity for Lindenwood University, is the official purchaser in the deal, and the two institutions will maintain separate accreditation.
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These universities have embraced remote work—and they’re seeing some big wins
University Business
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Hybrid and remote work among staff and administration during the pandemic may have first looked like a temporary contingency plan. Lawrence University (N.Y.), The university has upgraded its technology to cater to hybrid meetings by implementing large screens, speakers, microphones and cameras in workrooms.
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Largest Catholic university in US faces $56 million budget gap
University Business
APRIL 17, 2023
DePaul University is facing financial pressure after the pandemic intensified declining enrollment and widened the Chicago private school’s budget gap. To narrow the growing gap between revenue and expenses the largest Catholic university in the US is starting to cut its budget. Read more from Bloomberg.
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DePaul University Facing $56 Million Budget Gap and Shrinking Enrollment - Legal Insurrection
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2023
Largest Catholic University in US Faces $56 Million Budget Gap. DePaul University is facing financial pressure after the pandemic intensified declining enrollment and widened the Chicago private school’s budget gap. School officials project a shortfall of $56 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, barring cost-cutting measures.
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Feds say Liberty University created ‘fear of reprisal’ for sexual violence survivors
University Business
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The preliminary report says overlooked allegations of violence reached all the way to the top, including accusations involving a former university president and a senior administrator. Read more from USA Today.
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Largest Catholic University in US Faces $56 Million Budget Gap - Nic Querolo, Bloombert
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 25, 2023
DePaul University is facing financial pressure after the pandemic intensified declining enrollment and widened the Chicago private school’s budget gap. To narrow the growing gap between revenue and expenses the largest Catholic university in the US is starting to cut its budget.
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Flagship public universities likely to cut more humanities, staff — especially in rural states - ELAINE S. POVICH
Economics and Change in Higher Education
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Administrators say they’re responding to a budget shortfall, declining enrollment, flagging student interest in humanities courses, and pressure from parents who want their kids to be prepared for good-paying jobs after graduation. Are we going to revert back to ‘normal?’
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Dr. Ivy Taylor Leaves Rust College Presidency
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 11, 2023
Taylor’s departure makes her the latest president of a Mississippi higher ed institution to leave under mysterious circumstances, a trend started last summer with the governing board for the state’s eight public universities suddenly announcing it had let go William LaForge , president of Delta State University.
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Dr. Charles L. Welch Appointed President and CEO of AASCU
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Welch has been named president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He will succeed Dr. Mildred Garcia who left the organization in October to become chancellor of the California State University system. Dr. Charles L.
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Bridge Programs Over Troubled Water
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2023
Rice University president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from underrepresented backgrounds before his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
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, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.
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AFT Prez Sends Letter to WVU Board Over Proposed Cuts
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Proposed cuts at West Virginia University (WVU) have drawn the attention of the nation’s largest highest education union. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member These cuts are draconian and catastrophic and do not simply jeopardize the institution’s continued standing as an R1 university,” the letter reads.
Gratitude in University Leadership: Challenges and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 183 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
28 November · Episode 183 Gratitude in University Leadership: Challenges and Insights 10 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton In this episode Drumm takes a moment to reflect on thankfulness and gratitude in the role of effective leadership for university presidents. And hello to everyone. So be thankful for what you have.
President moves: 1 momentous resignation, 3 leaders enter 2024 with new prospects
University Business
JANUARY 12, 2024
Leadership at Harvard University will get to test their equanimity after a headline-worthy shakeup that shot one of the world’s most prominent institutions of higher education into the defensive on the first days of 2024. Three administrative leaders featured here did just that. Woolf starts next summer. Read more here.
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Texas A&M Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Black Journalism Professor Over Hiring Issue
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 4, 2023
Texas A&M University has reached a settlement for $1 million with Dr. Kathleen McElroy, a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past diversity work, the Associated Press reported. Dr. Kathleen McElroy The school admitted “mistakes were made during the hiring process.” “I She rejected the offer.
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DeSantis bans DEI in Florida, calling it “discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination”
University Business
MAY 16, 2023
As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Moreover, the bill places higher accountability on university presidents to fire faculty. On Monday, Gov.
Drag Show Bans Persist at West Texas A&M
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 19, 2024
Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently declined an injunction request by Spectrum WT, an LGBTQ+ student group at West Texas A&M University (WT), seeking permission to host a drag show on campus despite a ban from university administrators. Yet one persists at a public university.”
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Maryland AG rejects approval of Towson doctoral program, HBCU group praises opinion
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has rejected a state commission’s decision to let Towson University establish a Ph.D. program that critics said would duplicate one at Morgan State University, a historically Black university. Calling it an “equitable outcome,” Morgan State University President David K.
Why is West Virginia University eliminating 9% of its academic programs?
University Business
AUGUST 14, 2023
West Virginia University is continuing a trend of drastic changes to its academic program and structure. Per the university’s preliminary recommendations released on Friday, it suggests cutting 32 academic programs, 12 of which are undergraduate majors. appeared first on University Business. We do not take that lightly.
President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July
University Business
JULY 31, 2023
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. Katherine Banks – Texas A&M University M.
After a ‘no confidence’ vote, JSU sits its seventh president since 2010
University Business
MARCH 7, 2023
Jackson State University’s web page for the office of the president features a picture of the interim president, her name and a text scroll that reads, “Check back for future updates.” It has seen six other presidents come and go since. He has since been placed on administrative leave with pay.
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Budget cuts hit all colleges totaling over $11 million - Stephanie King, Golden Gate Express
Economics and Change in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
The University Budget Committee held the first meeting of the academic year presenting budget cuts to all six colleges and a 25% cut to faculty affairs. These are people,” said San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney. These are people,” said San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney. “We
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Namesake Trustee Removed From Gardner-Webb Board
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 22, 2023
Gardner-Webb University has removed O. Gardner-Webb University is named for former North Carolina governor O. Max Gardner and his wife, Fay Webb-Gardner—grandparents of the since-removed trustee, who shares a name with the former governor—who devoted time and resources to the Baptist university in the 1940s.
Slimming Down to Stay Afloat - Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MAY 13, 2023
Projecting an enrollment nosedive, West Virginia University is preparing for a lean future. West Virginia University president E. Gordon Gee gave a blunt assessment to a crowd of faculty, administrators, students and staff: WVU is too big—and its student body shrinking too fast—to operate sustainably.
President’s corner: Is Marcus Thompson the perfect leader to restore JSU’s reputation?
University Business
MARCH 15, 2024
Last November, Jackson State University, a cultural anchor point in the most populous city in Mississippi, appointed Marcus Thompson as its next president. He went to elementary school here and got his haircuts right on the edge of the university’s campus. ” A university can’t reach such a feat without help.
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Dr. Kristina Johnson to Step Down From Ohio State Presidency
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Johnson, president of The Ohio State University (OSU), will be stepping down, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Her last day as OSU president is expected to be at the end of the school year shortly after spring commencement, which is set for May 7. Kristina M. Dr. Kristina M. Johnson confirmed the move Nov.
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UNC board takes bold step for viewpoint diversity (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
At a time when public confidence in higher education has dropped sharply—14 percentage points in just two years—the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is moving forward with purpose, civility and a can-do attitude.
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Bob Jones Board Chair Quits Amid Conflict With President
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 7, 2023
Last week, Bob Jones University president Steve Pettit announced his resignation. The Greenville News reported that a press release said, “Late this afternoon, I was notified that Bob Jones University Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. John Lewis has resigned effective immediately.” Hide by line?
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