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Tennessee State University president to resign in spring 2024

Higher Ed Dive

Glenda Glover has been the HBCU’s leader since 2013 and seen it through issues like the state shortchanging the institution on public funding.

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The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments

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The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. Now, for the first since 2013, graduate enrollment has declined, according to National Student Clearinghouse projections. October 25, 2022. October 17, 2022.

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After a Successful Tenure, Hauser Prepares to Pass the Torch

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. She had once told the former president of Metro State University of Denver, Dr. Stephen M. Jordan, that she would consider becoming a university president if she could lead CMC.

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Several prominent universities end legacy admissions in light of affirmative action ending

University Business

The University of Minnesota and Carnegie Mellon University—two R1 research universities—and the highly selective private liberal arts college Wesleyan University have rendered a student’s connection to alumni irrelevant when considering their application. to 30.8%.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Over the past four years, some higher education officials and politicians have pushed back: for example, in 2020, a group of university presidents and athletic directors in Massachusetts testified before the state Legislature with the strong recommendation not to legalize college sports betting in Massachusetts.

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Hurricane Ian leaves Florida campuses flooded and damaged

Inside Higher Ed

In a video posted to FGCU’s Facebook page Thursday, university president Michael Martin said a FEMA team would likely assist with poststorm recovery and damage assessment and that students shouldn’t return to dormitories until they are deemed safe to re-enter.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In many ways, the experiences of college presidents prepare them well to enable institutions beyond the academy to engage the current environment effectively. Why Are Presidents Moving to Cultural Institutions? The voice of the American university president as a public intellectual was once a well-recognized force.