Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.
Meanwhile, the president of New College of Florida fights back against the conservative school's decision to dump books en masse, and nearly 2,000 Cornell University are striking as fall classes begin.
New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran responded to ongoing criticism of the college's disposal last week of hundreds of library materials, including student-owned books on LGBTQ+ topics from the now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center. In a Monday statement, Corcoran said the media misconstrued the situation and said the book disposal was part of the […]
New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran, who spearheaded a controversial remaking of the Sarasota school over the last year, received a $200,000 bonus Thursday from a majority of trustees who said he had met the goals they set for him. The money adds to Corcoran's base salary of $699,000, a sum that made him one […]
The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education's top executive positions.
New College of Florida's accrediting body sent two letters to President Richard Corcoran affirming that several complaints made against the college by third parties were without merit, the college announced Wednesday. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), a regional higher education accrediting institution, contacted New College on Sept. 7, Sept. […]
AAUP has released a scathing report compiling interviews from current and former faculty members, students, alumni, trustees, and retired university leaders documenting what it believes is a network of institutions declining into authoritative control, intellectual and moral bankruptcy and unfettered faculty turnover.
The newly revamped conservative college, home to less than 1,000 students, is seeking $400 million to become "the best liberal arts college in America," according to a business plan released last week
