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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

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The Plight of Small Colleges If youve followed my journey, you know that I earned my undergraduate degree from Urbana University, a small private college in Urbana, Ohioa city with a current population of 11,161. He recently served as President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators. Hoke has a B.A.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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College administrators nationwide were already starting to tackle the issue in recent years but homed in on it after the pandemic revealed stark economic disparities among students. Of those, 61 have “director” or “assistant director” titles, and 16 are at the dean or assistant dean level.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Inside Higher Ed

Gustavus Adolphus already had a bachelor’s degree program in athletic training, so the college’s administrators decided to start a master’s program. The plan also looked ahead; the college’s future partly hinges on managing a shift in student expectations, said Chris Rasmussen, a Gustavus alumnus and former trustee.

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Board chaos creates leadership vacuum at North Idaho College

Inside Higher Ed

Macomber and his wife previously made donations to Banducci’s trustee campaign in 2020, as well as to McKenzie and Barnes, the trustee who resigned over questions about his residency. A site visit from North Idaho College’s accreditors is scheduled for April.

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VICTORY: Lawsuit ends with Collin College professor reinstated after being fired for union advocacy, supporting removal of Confederate monuments

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The college cited three incidents that led to her firing: In 2017, Jones signed her name and college affiliation on a published open letter supporting the removal of Confederate monuments in Dallas. Public institutions like Collin College are bound by the First Amendment. FIRE began representing Jones on Feb.

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UT Southwestern settles long-running discrimination case

Inside Higher Ed

And when that decision did finally arrive in Vitetta’s favor, in 2020, COVID-19 and shakeups on UT Southwestern’s legal team brought other delays. Fearing that “this was never going to end,” Vitetta settled with UT Southwestern this fall for an undisclosed amount. Things changed in 2012, however.

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Trump's Jan. 6 legal adviser leads new law school

Inside Higher Ed

During the course of that tumultuous day, Trump made several calls to legal counsel—including to Mark Martin, a former North Carolina Supreme Court justice, who was then dean of Regent University School of Law and an informal Trump adviser. Instead, the press release cited higher education leaders who heaped praise on the incoming dean.