Two University of Louisiana System leaders have changed the state's dynamic in the past two weeks as they pursue new opportunities within the state's framework, which has drawn some pushback.
Texas A&M University's Interim President Mark Welsh III told faculty and staff in College Station on Wednesday that the university will largely stay the course on many unpopular organizational changes initiated by his predecessor. But he said that he and his administration will closely monitor the changes and continue to gather feedback from faculty and […]
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.
In honor of the late "Temple icon," it's important to reflect on what makes a strong candidate for the interim leader position, especially in the midst of their increased need due to decreased president tenures.
The newly appointed Utah Board of Higher Education named Deputy Commissioner Geoffrey Landward as interim commissioner pending a nationwide search for Woolstenhulme's successor. Landward has been with the Utah System of Higher Education for eight years, most recently as deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education. Woolstenhulme guided the system through […]
The US Department of Education says it's investigating a complaint filed against New College of Florida alleging discrimination based on disability, according to a letter sent to the college's interim president. The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights said it plans to investigate "whether the College, on the basis of disability, excluded qualified persons […]
New College of Florida's ambitious conservative makeover has created a chaotic start to the fall semester, pushing students into off-campus hotels and sparking a faculty exodus.
Eight months in, the University of St. Thomas' president discusses cultivating the mind, body and spirit of America's "loneliest age cohort" while delivering "world-class employment outcomes."
