Brown’s Christina Paxson sets a departure date after 15 transformative years, while a former FedEx executive secures the top job at Lane College in Tennessee.
Boise State and Clemson University have turned to accomplished academic leaders. Michigan State University's president, after indicating board instability a month ago, is staying put.
LSU’s board has split its top leadership for the first time in over a decade, naming Wade Rousse as system president and James Dalton as flagship campus chancellor
There is value in taking the long view. Although academia has plenty of valid causes for concern, I also believe the next generation of university leaders has many reasons for optimism.
