Designs By JKValerie Kinloch, dean of the School of Education at the U. of Pittsburgh, has been named president of Johnson C. Smith U. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsMichael Bernstein, former…
Read more Transitions: Johnson C. Smith U. Names New President; U. of California at Berkeley Chancellor to RetireSalvador Hector Ochoa, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at San Diego State U., has been named president of Texas A&M U. at San Antonio. CHIEF…
Read more Transitions: New Presidents on 3 California State U. CampusesWhen Texas lawmakers scheduled a hearing this week about two bills that could alter tenure and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, the higher-ed community had a lot…
Read more Tenure and DEI Changes Loom Large in Texas. Here Are 3 Takeaways From a Marathon Hearing.John Karl Scholz, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the U. of Wisconsin at Madison, has been named president of the U. of Oregon. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsWilliam…
Read more Transitions: New President Named at U. of Oregon; First Woman Selected to Lead Bowdoin CollegeAs diversity statements in faculty hiring are increasingly scrutinized by Republican-controlled state legislatures, a new survey suggests that faculty members themselves are sharply divided on the issue. The…
Read more Professors Are Sharply Divided on DEI Statements in Hiring, Survey FindsColleges are facing challenges recruiting and retaining top talent in a pandemic-fueled employees’ market. But Virginia State University this month introduced a new strategy to set it apart…
Read more A College Hopes Its Home-Buying Program Will Attract EmployeesGlen E.EllmanDaniel Pullin is the next president of Texas Christian U. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsKim E. Armstrong, vice chancellor for student, equity, and community affairs at Arkansas State University-Three Rivers,…
Read more Transitions: Texas Christian U. Names New President; U. of Nebraska at Lincoln President to RetireStephanie Mitchell, Harvard U.Claudine Gay will lead Harvard starting on July 1. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsMarshall Criser, a former chancellor of Florida’s university system, has been named the next president…
Read more Transitions: Harvard Names New President; Kenyon College President Steps DownSunil Kumar, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the Johns Hopkins U., will be the next president of Tufts U. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsKim Armstrong, vice chancellor…
Read more Transitions: Tufts U. Selects New President; Ohio State U. President Plans to Step DownProfessors nationwide are currently immersed in an end-of-term ritual: grading. At the University of California, however, fall grades have been thrown into disarray as a strike involving teaching…
Read more ‘It’s a Mess’: Grades Are Due Soon, and U. of California Professors Are StrugglingA picture of Melanie Edwards shows her with her hair pulled back and wearing a black polo shirt, her uniform as a dining-facilities supervisor at the College of…
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