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University Rebrands Law School Named for Late Slaveholder

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Richmond has removed the name of T. Williams from its law school, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Williams School of Law is now called the University of Richmond School of Law. He also owned 25 to 40 enslaved people in the mid-1800s, the newspaper reported.

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Seton Hall University President Joseph Nyre Announces Sudden Resignation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Seton Hall University President Dr. Joseph has resigned from his post, cutting his initial five-year term as president short, Asbury Park Press reported. Nyre’s departure stems from disagreements with some board of regents members over governance problems involving Seton Hall Law School, USA TODAY Network New Jersey reported.

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The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments

EAB

The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. Despite these fluctuations, one thing remains evident: university leaders are prioritizing graduate and adult-serving programs and enrollment. November 14, 2022.

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When DEI Is Off the Table: How Higher Ed Leaders Can Still Drive Institutional Change: Changing Higher Ed podcast 261 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Susan Sturm

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Professor Susan Sturm of Columbia Law School, whose decades of work across higher ed, law, and social systems offer a deeper framework for moving from polarization to transformation. Help your leadership team learn to hold contradiction rather than rush to resolve it.

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The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts

EAB

We recently surveyed university presidents, provosts, and VPEMs to quantify the challenges institutions face in growing enrollment in graduate and adult-serving programs. Here are the top four challenges university leaders identified. Here’s how one grad school with a small team grew enrollment by 8%. November 14, 2022.

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American U staff strike for higher wages

Inside Higher Ed

Hoisting handmade signs and equipped with fans and water bottles to combat the heat, the strikers started by picketing at AU’s Washington College of Law, where first-year law students were starting orientation and returning ones had their first day of classes. “We will be back tomorrow, the next day, as long as it takes.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Over the past two weeks, the higher education landscape has seen a handful of shifts in school leadership. Several presidents who decided to hang up their cleats and move on were lauded for their accomplishments, while others… not so much. First-time president Xavier A. Located in Melbourne, Fla.,