The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times.
"As a result of our budget decisions, the university will be in a position to allocate sufficient funds to ensure no college starts FY 2025 in a budget deficit," University of Arizona President Robert Robbins wrote in an email to the community ahead of the board meeting.
At least six four-year institutions have hired a president in the past two weeks. Among them, two are walking into rough waters as each institution endures a year of upheaval and controversy.
College presidents come in all shapes and sizes, but these last two weeks illustrate institutional boards' confidence in hiring academics with battle-tested experience in higher education.
Of the four college and university presidents whose run will end by the end of the academic year, only one is retiring on satisfying terms. The three others have sent shockwaves through the community.
In light of the Northwestern scandal, collegiate sexual violence will thrive and continue challenging administrators who don't acknowledge it, treat its symptoms or accept structural change.
Between a multitude of nuanced state laws and the NCAA's timid guidance, student-athletes face a cacophony of different regulation efforts and new recruitment tactics. Are institutions putting them first?
It's almost a fantasy to think one can be selected to not only lead a school but do so in one's home state. One hired and one retired president live that reality.
New Mexico’s higher education department is now acting against New Mexico State University. The department is asking for an independent investigation into all university-sponsored athletic programs. The university recently replied to the department with its own letter. In it, they said they have launched an investigation with private law firm Greenberg Traurig to investigate the […]
