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New presidents or provosts: Emporia Fayetteville Halifax Lamar NNMC Northridge St. Lawrence Sul Ross Waubonsee WMU

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Patrena Benton Elliott , vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed president of Halifax Community College, also in North Carolina. Lawrence University, in New York, has been selected as vice president and dean of academic affairs there.

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

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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 Previous to that at Saint Paul College (Minn.)

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

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But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others.

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Public Institutions Aren’t Built to Compete With Each Other

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Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Last week, Sara Goldrick-Rab amplified a tweet from Ricky Shabazz that caught my eye. Apparently, the California State University Academic Senate recently passed a resolution imploring the state Legislature to block community colleges from offering bachelor’s degrees.

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So Many Poohbahs! Poohbai? Poohbae?

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Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Yesterday I asked my readers what rule they would enact for higher education in their state if they were somehow declared Grand Poohbah of Higher Education for a day. (I Just as most college administrators were never trained in management, most professors were never trained in teaching.