The University of Florida picked a president with experience at a neighboring flagship while Northwestern University hired its new leader away from another Big 10 institution.
In moments of division, leaders are encouraged to embrace the roles of "educators and bridge-builders" to create environments where empathy and understanding take priority over conflict, per report.
College and university leaders thumped by campus blowback from the Israel-Hamas war find themselves with a perfect opportunity to prepare for a contentious presidential election season in the fall, a new guidebook declares.
Free speech advocates' calls to uphold open debate on college campuses is intersecting with a rise in verbal and physical violence against Jewish and Muslim students. Who can leaders rely on to help revive civil dialogue?
Political polarization recently led to a fiasco at Stanford University and to one Wayne State University professor getting arrested. Here are three states implementing programs that aim to champion civil discourse so voices can be heard, not silenced.
Free exchange of ideas on campus exposes its community to new ways of thinking and creates a more informed citizen, but too much of it can do the opposite. Here are ways to remedy those conflicts.
