Anyone who thinks we will thrive by returning to the old way of doing things is wrong. Today, it is clear that about 70% or more of the university president's job is leading in ambiguity.
At least 15 public universities in Virginia have raised tuition to partially meet the budget shortfall caused by the General Assembly's budget inaction. Valuable programs are being reduced or compromised: Many public institutions in Virginia are cutting classes, freezing hiring, delaying contracts and laying off adjunct faculty. Smaller academic programs, community outreach, and funding for […]
Conservative lawmakers have accelerated efforts to try to rein in what they see as liberal indoctrination on college campuses, with dozens of state bills igniting debates in recent months over academic priorities and how public universities should operate. Their efforts — which have alarmed many academics —include limiting teaching about certain topics, mandating courses, ending […]
Boston University students exercised their right to free speech to shout "obscenities" at a commencement event that would have been "the precursor to a fistfight" back in President Robert A. Brown's youth, according to a statement.
Among the batch of hires and exits, one leader suddenly passed away after her health took a turn only two hours prior. Elsewhere, before becoming president, at least two leaders have served higher education in an academic or administrative capacity for more than 25 years.
A new report by consulting firm Bain & Company is forecasting the majority of higher education to be in a tough financial spot three years from now due to a confluence of operational challenges affecting institutions.
Earlier this year, the AAUP established a special committee to review the apparent pattern of politically, racially, and ideologically motivated attacks on public higher education in Florida. Today, after interviewing dozens of faculty members at multiple public colleges and universities in the state, the committee has released a preliminary report concluding that academic freedom, tenure, […]
