Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. Given the pay, benefits and prestige, candidates for college presidencies aren’t in short supply. But finding an effective president who can navigate the academy’s rough waters is tough.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In a groundbreaking achievement that marks a significant milestone for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Howard University has become the first HBCU to receive the prestigious Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification, placing it among the nation's most elite research institutions.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. Integrate DEI or DEIB into your college or university’s mission statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. University President Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

In September 2023, the Rutgers University Senate passed a no-confidence vote (89-47) citing concerns about shared governance following decisions including the merger of medical schools and his handling of a faculty strike. Despite these challenges, Holloway championed several initiatives during his Rutgers presidency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2023

Savannah State University President Dr. Kimberly Ballard-Washington will step down from her role at the end of the fiscal year, after four years at SSU’s helm, Savannah Morning News reported. I will continue to advocate for the needs of our University. Kimberly Ballard-Washington In an Apr.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

April 29, 2025 · Episode 257 Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In 34 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

[Editor's note: This essay, written for elite university presidents, is intended as a rhetorical device rather than a statement of facts. Elite universities, long considered the pinnacle of higher education, have become increasingly entwined in a broader conversation about privilege, access, and power.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2025

Belmont University President Greg Jones may have crafted the most authentic initiative for the Tennessee-based liberal arts college after striking a unique partnership with global superstar legend Dolly Parton. Bringing all that together is really challenging our faculty and our deans to work together in new ways.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Jarvis Christian University President and CEO Dr. Lester C. I called this meeting today because I wanted my students, faculty and staff to hear it from me first.” Newman will retire in June. Dr. Lester C. Newman Newman has served for 47 years in higher education and for the past11 years has helmed Jarvis.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image: In the perpetual tug-of-war between openness and confidentiality in searches for new college and university presidents, secrecy has been winning in a rout. The recent search for a new president at Pitzer College offers a counterpoint.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2025

Colleges and universities already worrying about maintaining their relevance to prospective students and the workforce are also now entrenched in a new drama few are adequately prepared for: the increasing litigation and compliance involved in the sector. The symposium, hosted by Touro Law, was recorded and published on its website.

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University Business

APRIL 25, 2025

In this moment of extraordinary uncertainty, college and university presidents find themselves navigating an unforgiving landscape: political scrutiny, financial volatility, eroding public trust, and shifting student expectations. Facts and rankings alone no longer capture attention. When students thrive, institutions thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Langston University President Dr. Kent J. Smith, the leader of Oklahoma's only historically Black college and university (HBCU), has announced his retirement, KOSU reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

He cited personal reasons for his leave, according to Vermont State Colleges spokesperson Katherine Levasseur. “As Parwinder Grewal Grewal’s departure comes after less than a year in the leadership role. We appreciate you spending the time with us and working so hard.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. Less than one third identify as women, and the majority of those women are white.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S., with more than 225,000 learners.

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2025

In the whirlwind of change occurring in college academics and athletics, Linda Livingstone has her hands full as president of Baylor University and board chair of the NCAA. “It takes a community to do jobs like this,” the seven-year president says. “It’s not just at Baylor,” she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line. Villanova University President Rev.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Gender-based violence, harassment, and sexual assault continue to be rampant on college campuses across the country. Faculty and staff are also at risk of harm. Specifically, the time has come for college presidents to step up and lead the fight for the safety of our campus communities.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

BY JONATHAN REES The key part of what the AAUP Redbook has to say about the role of faculty in the selection of a new university president is in the Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities: “Joint effort of a most critical kind must be taken when an institution chooses a new president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Racial hiring practices in college athletics saw minor improvement but gender hiring practices declined, according to the 2022 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card (CSRGRC) from the University of Central Florida (UCF). of chancellors and presidents, 78.6% of faculty athletic representatives, 80.0%

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 2, 2025

Between 2016 and 2023, more than 90 colleges closed their doors permanently. Many colleges face the delicate balance of honoring tradition while embracing the innovation necessary for survival. Many colleges face the delicate balance of honoring tradition while embracing the innovation necessary for survival.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2024

Colleges and universities nationwide continue to grapple with demographic shifts, fiscal challenges and the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Students with intellectual disability attend college at the lowest rate of students from any disability category. Approximately 6.5

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2018

What are the New Year resolutions for college and university presidents? For instance, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported 66 college presidents seven of whom led pubic higher education institutions — earned more than $1 million in 2015.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Futures Initiative, a program under the office of the executive vice president, hosted a panel Thursday — titled “University Futures: A President’s Panel” — between four university and college presidents. Read more at The Cavalier Daily.

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University Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Faculty leaders at a Minnesota college that dismissed an art history instructor who showed depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a course have overwhelmingly called for the university president to resign. The post Faculty calls on embattled Minnesota college head to resign appeared first on University Business.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In a post-election environment of uncertainty and anxiety for many on our campuses, our commitment to students, staff, and faculty from around the world remains steadfast, as does our belief in their essential role in our nation’s economic vitality and competitiveness.” and Puerto Rico.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000. gain in first-time college students, thanks in part to an 8.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2024

Harvard University is partnering with Clark Atlanta University to help cultivate and empower the next generation of leaders at historically Black colleges and universities through its Harvard Seminar for New Presidents.

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UW Presidential Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

The following message was sent by President Cauce to all UW faculty, staff and academic personnel on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. We have also assisted in legal challenges against the threat to deport students and faculty for lawful speech and to action by the Department of Energy to arbitrarily cut funding rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

Project aims to diversify the business world by increasing the number of Black, African American, Latinx, Hispanic American, and Native American faculty members in business schools. In response to the investigation, the University of Iowa, for example, has severed ties with the Ph.D. Founded in 1994, the Ph.D. Dr. Ronald A.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Image: Scholars in Florida are angry, disappointed and divided over a recent joint statement , signed by Florida College System presidents, promising to “not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in critical race theory or related concepts.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges. Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Those are powerful insights for their boards, faculty, and communities. This broad category bridges knowledge areas that have practical applications, and those who understand how to influence culture know that climate work with students and faculty necessitates a personal and consistent approach.

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