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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Slabach, president of Texas Wesleyan University, has accepted the bittersweet call to serve as dean of the University of Mississippi Law School, of which he is a graduate. He was the university’s first Black president. We are excited to the moon.” ” Thomas K.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

” An official of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression wrote a letter to university president Sylvia M. ” FIRE’s February letter to Burwell was the third time FIRE wrote to the university in less than a year about what the organization considers free speech violations by the administration.

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UC Virtual Conference Centers Free Speech, Civil Rights Amid Ongoing Tensions on College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Across the country, we are confronted with the challenges of extreme polarization, perhaps no more intensely than on our college campuses,” said UC President Dr. Michael Drake. Places that ideally offer space for exchanging ideas and stretching perspectives, institutions of higher education are increasingly charged environments.”

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience. Don't wake up one day and find yourself in that exigency environment.”