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Becker to Depart Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mark Becker plans to leave his role as president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) at the end of the year. “I I am in good health, and at the same time recent life events have led me to the conclusion that I need to devote more time to my health and family,” said Becker.

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He’s out: MSU President Samuel Stanley to leave post two months early

University Business

On Wednesday, Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley announced he will be stepping down from his post on Friday, two months earlier than he originally planned. “It has been an eventful three years since my arrival. . “It has been an eventful three years since my arrival.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Building institution-wide trust is essential, especially on the accelerated timeline of an interim leadership position, so Chancellor Reyes described his shortcut: "I immediately asked the president to allow me to get a provost colleague, Karen Colley , to become the interim provost. I think it's very valuable.

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AU Reaches Agreement With Staff Union After Weeklong Strike

Inside Higher Ed

Marchers also chanted slogans outside university president Sylvia Burwell’s residence, accusing her of hiding from confrontation with the strikers, and inflated a giant blow-up of Scabby the Rat , a common union tactic to communicate bitterness with management.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

Inside Higher Ed

The Senate chair and university president are supposed to be consulted on nominees for CAFT, but a faculty nominating committee prepares the final list of nominees. But he says that he apparently became a problem for the university following that role, around 2018.

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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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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Embracing Leadership Opportunities From department chair to interim chancellor, President Stokes served in leadership positions at three institutions before joining UNM. I think that's what they were looking for when they named me as interim president. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1984 from Princeton University.