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Southern New Hampshire University President to Step Down Next Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For his leadership, LeBlanc – a first-generation college graduate – was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 15 “Classroom Revolutionaries” and one of the “most influential people in higher education,” in addition to winning the TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education in 2018.

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New Year Resolutions for College and University Presidents

The Change Leader, Inc.

What are the New Year resolutions for college and university presidents? Another self-inflicted wound in the court of public opinion isCollege and University Presidents’ flagging commitment to the concept of college access. They want a say in things that are going to affect them BEFORE the decision is made.

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Cal Poly Pomona President Dr. Soraya M. Coley Named Winner of ACE's Donna Shavlik Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The first woman and first African American scholar to be president of Cal Poly Pomona, Coley has served as ACE Southern California Women’s Network presidential sponsor and faculty of the New Presidents Academy. list since 2018. “I She has also been on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “LA500 – The Most Influential People in L.A”

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DeSantis Proposes Defunding DEI Programs at Florida Universities

Insight Into Diversity

DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election, said he will also change tenure and hiring policies, allowing institutions to conduct post-tenure reviews on faculty at any time and giving university presidents and board of trustees more authority in hiring decisions.

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Some trustees aim to oust Michigan State president

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Michigan State University president Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. He ascended to the MSU presidency in 2019, following a series of controversies related to sweeping institutional failures on Title IX issues that toppled former president Lou Anna K. Simon in 2018 and interim president John Engler in 2019.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Similarly, Iowa State University saw its most significant first-year enrollment increase since 2018, Ames Tribune reports. Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen is not shy about what she attributes the growth to.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting. They did not, for example, call for fellow university presidents and boards to discuss or explain their actions in entering into sports gambling contracts.