Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 6, 2024

Animal rights activist Brittany Drake, who dumped glitter on Harvard University president Alan Garber at an alumni day event in May to protest Harvard research practices, appeared last week in court, where she faces three felony charges for the incident, The Boston Globe reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

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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University Business

AUGUST 8, 2023

Treatment for the illness requires “daily treatment” for the next “few months” at the University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City. He’s appointed Marshall Stewart, senior vice president and chief of staff, to represent him at meetings and events. Read more from The Mercury.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our response to the classroom event does not disregard or minimize the importance of academic freedom,” said Hamline University president Fayneese Miller… BY JENNIFER RUTH I don’t think I need to rehearse the incident and its very unjust consequences for one adjunct professor.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

University president says private text exchange during school event was ‘unacceptable and deeply upsetting’ Three Columbia University deans have been indefinitely removed from their positions after sending text messages that the university president said included antisemitic tropes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We 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. Williams, Jr., We got uninvited, because Blacks weren’t allowed in the country club,” says Williams.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 11, 2023

The South Dakota Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s six public universities, recently voted to establish a new policy “to enhance the protection of minors” during events on college campuses. The event quickly drew criticism from several state leaders, including State Rep. Jon Hansen (@RepJonHansen) November 15, 2022.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

University of Florida Faculty Senate Chairperson Danaya Wright is curious whether university presidents’ responses to major worldwide events, such as the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel, might be barred, reports The Tampa Bay Times. It has a ripple effect on the entire state university system.”

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University Business

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While NASPA has found that most colleges and universities have yet to adopt transparent policies on hybrid and remote work among its employees, two universities that have embraced it in some of their departments have experienced early signs of better staff recruitment, performance, work morale and performance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

Wells Symposium will feature remarks by Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik and notable voices from national media. The event will culminate in the unveiling of a bronze sculpture of Wells by artist Dana King, a former network news anchor. Wells, in a day-long symposium March 25. The inaugural Ida B.

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University Business

MAY 16, 2023

As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Moreover, the bill places higher accountability on university presidents to fire faculty. On Monday, Gov.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One of the initiatives taken up by North Carolina Central University, Huston-Tillotson University and Howard University last year was Fulbright’s scholars-in-residence program, which invites scholars from overseas to teach on a US camps for one or two semesters.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2023

While the pandemic is often partly blamed for the recent surge in presidential departures, the trend of shorter tenure among college and university presidents has been underway for several years. Indeed, a recent American Council on Education report noted that, in 2022, presidents had been in their position an average of 5.9

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The PIE News

MARCH 23, 2023

The company was approved by the country’s Council of University Presidents to offer its International GCSE, AS/A Level and Pre University Foundation qualifications. The ESOL, education training and management qualification specialist said it had added Thailand to the list of international locations in which it is active.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Orla Feely, University College Dublin’s first female president in its 169-year history, is hosting a series of events this autumn focusing on Irish culture and tradition to kick off her historic tenure.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 16, 2023

Thirteen university presidents are uniting on a new nonprofit initiative to address threats to U.S. The Knight Foundation granted $250,000 to the institute to bring together the presidents and, over a year and a half, engage them with other university staff in a series of conversations, AP reports.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 29, 2022

American University reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing academic, clerical and technical staff on Friday, the culmination of nearly a year and a half of bargaining. Administrators and the union had previously reached an impasse when the university refused to meet those demands, instead offering a 2.5

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

23 article in The New York Times , “ How College and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life ,” which chronicled how universities have signed lucrative contracts with sports betting companies to promote online gambling to their students and campus communities. Nowhere has this been more evident than in a Nov.

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University Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Universities today are under increasing scrutiny from all angles. Congressional committees have summoned university presidents to testify about antisemitism on campus, and some members have threatened to pull federal funding. Trust in universities and their administrators is at record lows.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. Thinking beyond regrettable events like this, his team at SNHU is developing a new model for small-school survival. Southern New Hampshire University. Guest: Paul LeBlanc , President, Southern New Hampshire University.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In December 2022, my colleagues and I took over 40 presidents to Los Angeles to experience virtual reality live and in-person (ironically) with Dreamscape Learn , a new venture spearheaded by esteemed Hollywood producer Walter Parkes. How many “virtual universities” will emerge? Blogs What could virtual reality mean for higher ed?

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Michelle Gittelman, an associate professor in the Department of Management and Global Business and chair of the Budget and Priorities Committee of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, and other union leaders gave insights on financial details University President Jonathan Holloway shared at his third annual budget address in February.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image: Professors at the University of Arizona are demanding information regarding an alleged list of faculty members deemed too troublesome to serve on a key faculty governance committee. Pam Scott, university spokesperson, said via email, "We are reviewing the correspondence we received from FIRE. Problem Faculty?

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University Business

AUGUST 18, 2023

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has rejected a state commission’s decision to let Towson University establish a Ph.D. program that critics said would duplicate one at Morgan State University, a historically Black university. Calling it an “equitable outcome,” Morgan State University President David K.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Image: Colleges and universities in southwestern and central Florida are assessing damage and evaluating reopening plans in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The university evacuated all students and staff from campus last Monday in anticipation of the dangerous conditions. Others were hit harder. pic.twitter.com/HTj9bnggpg.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

I’m sure many of them are exhausted and terrified,” said Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, a private Catholic college in the nation's capital, that counts Nancy Pelosi as its most famous alumnae. Other current and former college presidents who spoke to Diverse argued that someone has to stand up.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Within a two-week period, Cornell University has received at least five reports of people being drugged or sexually assaulted at fraternities located off-campus, resulting in the suspension of frat parties for the time being. “The university is providing support services to the victims and others impacted by these violations.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 7, 2020

How to Lead Higher Ed Through Crisis and Turbulent Times podcast examines ways in which higher education was already facing major challenges, but an unprecedented black swan event – the COVID-19 pandemic—is testing the resiliency of colleges and universities across the country. Long-time education leader Dr. E.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 4, 2024

The University of Michigan Ann-Arbor distributed a draft of their new Disruptive Activity Policy, and legal groups are urging leaders to reconsider. The policy comes after demonstrators last month interrupted a university event to protest the Israel-Hamas War. University President Santa J.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

First the Republican governor announced plans to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at state colleges and universities. ” DeSantis also announced plans to develop civics institutes at the University of Florida, Florida International University and Florida State University.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 19, 2024

Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently declined an injunction request by Spectrum WT, an LGBTQ+ student group at West Texas A&M University (WT), seeking permission to host a drag show on campus despite a ban from university administrators. Yet one persists at a public university.” Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans. “If

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

College and university campuses have been bombarded with protests since last fall, plunging many leaders into difficult conversations surrounding free speech and safety. In an era of political polarization, higher education leaders everywhere have fortified civil dialogue initiatives on campus ahead of another hotly debated event: the U.S.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 29, 2023

The 100th Innovating Together Podcast A Conversation With Bridget Burns, Founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/06/2023 - 06:00 Podcast Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed In February 2023, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) celebrated the 100th episode of its Innovating Together Podcast.

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2023

For all the analysis of what’s changed in higher education following the pandemic, the current presidential landscape is a reminder that some patterns are hard to shake despite world-altering events, according to a new study from the American Council on Education and the TIAA Institute.

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University Business

AUGUST 15, 2024

Nearly four months after Minouche Shafik’s shaky Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, the Columbia University president has announced her immediate resignation, citing the “considerable toll” protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war have taken on her and her family. government.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Busteed joined us in 2021 for our Presidential Experience Lab , EAB’s signature event for college and university presidents to take inspiration from out-of-industry exemplars to consider thought-provoking concepts, lessons and trends to help shape their leadership e­fforts and institutional strategy.

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