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Provost Primer

JD Solomon | September 21, 2015

One of the more demanding jobs in higher ed belongs to the provost—the chief academic officer. With ever-widening fields of responsibility, the position often consists largely of on-the-job training. James Martin and James Samels, authors of UB's online "Future Shock" column, expect their new book will help change that. The Provost's Handbook: The Role of […]

Brian W. Casey named president of Colgate University

UB Custom Publishing | September 15, 2015

Brian W. Casey, president of DePauw University in Indiana, will become the 17th president of Colgate University in New York. Casey has led "DePauw 2020," a multiyear strategic plan. And under his leadership, DePauw has invested in academic programs, campus projects, student advising and postgraduate planning, plus established and secured more than $56 million for […]

Trends shaping the shift to getting the most value out of IT resources

Web Editor | September 08, 2015

The notion of doing more with less—less budget, less time, fewer resources—has been the mantra in many IT departments for some time. But the institution leaders gathering at this year's EDUCAUSE Annual Conference are now more concerned with: "How can I do something different to get more value with the resources I have?" This shift […]

James R. Johnsen named president of the University of Alaska System

UB Custom Publishing | August 18, 2015

Effective Sept. 1, James R. Johnsen becomes the 14th president of the University of Alaska System. Formerly UA's vice president of administration and chief of staff, Johnsen was most previously the senior vice president of human resources and process transformation at Alaska Communications, a telecommunications corporation based in Anchorage. Johnsen has committed to travel to […]

Michael H. Schill takes the helm at the University of Oregon

UB Custom Publishing | July 23, 2015

Michael H. Schill took the helm at the University of Oregon on July 1 as its 18th president. He is the former dean and professor at The University of Chicago Law School. Prior to joining UChicago in 2010, Schill served as dean of UCLA's School of Law. An expert in property, real estate and housing […]

Gregory L. Fenves becomes president of The University of Texas at Austin

UB Custom Publishing | June 09, 2015

In June Gregory L. Fenves assumed the role of president of The University of Texas at Austin. He had been provost and executive vice president since 2013. Fenves oversaw the creation of the Dell Medical School and launched a "Campus Conversation" intended to redefine the residential college experience in the 21st Century by identifying the […]

University of Miami names Julio Frenk its next president

UB Custom Publishing | May 20, 2015

The University of Miami has named Julio Frenk its next president. Currently dean of faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, he was formerly Mexico's minister of health. During his six years at Harvard, Frenk quadrupled fundraising and steered a $350 million naming gift to his school—the largest single gift in Harvard's […]

Navigating the campus underground

UB Custom Publishing | April 29, 2015

Rumors about the nearly two miles of tunnels that lie beneath Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, often revolve around its location near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Some people have suspected the tunnels were designed as an Air Force/Wright State bomb shelter—or even that top-secret military experiments have been conducted in laboratories there. For graduating […]

Andrew Hamilton named president of New York University

UB Custom Publishing | April 16, 2015

Andrew Hamilton, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford in England since 2009, has been named 16th president of New York University. Prior to Oxford, he was at Yale, as provost and as a professor of chemistry, molecular biophysics and biochemistry. Besides his presidential duties at NYU, he plans to maintain active in teaching and […]

Keeping PR-fit throughout the academic year

Web Editor | January 22, 2015

For the first few months of a New Year, many of us are eager to get physically fit. And those of us who work in PR and marketing must stay professionally fit by remaining relevant to meet and even surpass those needs our institutions will always have. We must stay ahead of the curve as […]

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