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Temple University president resigns

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Temple University president Jason Wingard resigned abruptly on Tuesday after less than two years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced. The faculty had planned to hold a no-confidence vote on the president the week of April 10.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

George Washington University President Dr. Ellen M. Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service. She led, too, as the senior associate provost and associate provost for faculty affairs at Clemson University.

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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

“In the Academy, one consequence is a revolving door of Black faculty and staff, who have become homeless in an otherwise spacious Academy, as well as Black students whose academic careers are either undermined or cut short for lack of Black role models. But quiet earthquakes don’t remain quiet.

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Higher fees for higher ed: How schools are combatting newly proposed tuition hikes

University Business

Other contributors are decreased school endowments, increased budgets for faculty hiring and salaries, and state budget cuts pushing the price of school on the student. As a result of these economic shifts, most colleges are choosing to pump up their financial aid packages and scholarship programs to cushion the blow to students.

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University of Austin, the self-proclaimed antidote to college campus ‘illiberalism,’ is now accepting fall 2024 applications

University Business

I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter. UATX’s board of advisers includes former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, former Harvard University president Lawrence H. Moreover, the university has received more than 6,000 faculty applications.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Aside from providing remote, flexible learning modes, UNI@IACC also measures students’ financial needs, providing scholarships and tuition assistance directly through the program. While the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s enrollment overall is down from Fall 2022, it has seen an 11.5%

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King Day 2024 is Cancelled

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Here in Louisiana, the Attorney General attempted to have a tenured faculty member punished for a tweet criticizing one of his staff members who attended a faculty meeting to speak against COVID practices the university was considering. Faculty in several Southern states are making the same decisions.

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