Leadership
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Hampshire College to cut 9% of employees in restructuring
The Massachusetts private nonprofit is consolidating institutional services and reducing administrative ranks amid slowing enrollment growth.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 1, 2024 -
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Essential questions colleges and universities should be asking to optimize an innovative student support model
AI and digital innovations streamline college admin, enhancing student support and experience.
By Julie Johnston, Executive Education Vertical Director • June 24, 2024 -
‘Real equity’: Southern New Hampshire U’s next president shares her vision
Lisa Marsh Ryerson, former leader of Wells College and the AARP Foundation, will take over for longtime President Paul LeBlanc in July.
By Kate Rix • May 29, 2024 -
Sonoma State leader resigns after announcing unapproved deal with student protesters
Mike Lee stepped down a day after the California State University system placed him on leave over “insubordination.”
By Laura Spitalniak • May 20, 2024 -
Sonoma State University leader placed on leave after brokering deal with student protesters
President Mike Lee is under review for his handling of negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists, the California State University system said.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 16, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Dartmouth College is investing $500M to become a sustainability leader. Will others follow?
The Ivy League institution is overhauling infrastructure to improve efficiency. But there are other ways to lighten a campus’s environmental impact.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 16, 2024 -
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Federal Student Aid chief to step down amid FAFSA chaos
The bumpy rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid brought mounting calls for Rich Cordray's departure
By Natalie Schwartz • April 26, 2024 -
How University of Arizona plans to shrink its deficit by $110M
The institution’s interim chief financial officer announced cuts and new revenue opportunities. Now, the college is eyeing a balanced budget by fiscal 2026.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 24, 2024 -
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Waiting too long can doom a college merger, experts say
The best window for consolidation is usually gone by the time colleges are deeply distressed, panelists at Higher Learning Commission’s conference said.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 19, 2024 -
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‘We are not hospice’: The race to get faster in predicting college shutdowns
The Higher Learning Commission has been studying institutional closures under its purview to understand the signs of distress, officials with the accreditor said at its annual conference.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 18, 2024 -
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Broward College launches search to find permanent leader
The Florida institution is once again searching for a new leader amid recent turnover in the president role.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 9, 2024 -
University of Arizona president to step down amid budgetary issues
Robert Robbins told the institution’s governing board that he will leave his post by the end of his current contract, which expires in 2026.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 2, 2024 -
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The power of peer mentorship to increase resource utilization and sense of belonging
A recent survey of over 2,000 students highlights a staggering two-thirds of the population are unaware of vital support services. Is this simply a failure of communication?
April 1, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Back from the brink, Hampshire College is nearing financial viability
In the past five years, the college recommitted to its mission, raised funds and revamped its curriculum. Experts say others can learn from its playbook.
By Danielle McLean • March 20, 2024 -
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AAUP sanctions New College of Florida and Spartanburg Community College
The association’s governing council said both colleges substantially violated academic governance standards.
By Laura Spitalniak • Updated Feb. 27, 2024 -
Foxx will not seek another term as House education committee chair
The congresswoman has been a vocal critic of the Education Department, including its pandemic spending and Title IX regulatory efforts.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Lincoln University hires law firm to investigate personnel issues following administrator’s suicide
Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died earlier this month, alleged that she had faced harassment at her workplace.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 19, 2024 -
How private colleges are grappling with growing partisan divides
Leaders shared how these issues are affecting their campuses during the Council of Independent Colleges’ annual Presidents Institute.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism accusations
Gay is stepping down from the position after just six months in the role, the shortest tenure in the Ivy League institution’s history.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 2, 2024 -
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Penn faculty say outside groups are threatening its academic freedom
Professors expressed concerns after a major donor asked the university's trustees about potential changes to its academic departments.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 18, 2023 -
AAUP accuses Spartanburg Community College of ‘abuses of power’
The administration’s decision to dissolve its faculty senate earlier this year was a “direct attack on academic freedom,” the organization said.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 15, 2023 -
New York governor: Colleges must discipline calls for Jewish genocide
Kathy Hochul’s statement comes after the leaders of Harvard, Penn and MIT drew ire for their remarks on antisemitism during a congressional hearing.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 11, 2023 -
UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor tapped as next Michigan State president
Kevin Guskiewicz steered the North Carolina flagship through scandal and lawsuits — issues that have plagued his new institution as well.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 8, 2023 -
House committee to investigate Harvard, MIT and Penn after antisemitism hearing
The colleges’ presidents had refused to say that advocating for the genocide of Jewish people violated campus rules.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 8, 2023 -
Here’s how much less women administrators are earning than men
A new report from CUPA-HR found little improvement in the gender pay gap at colleges over the last two decades.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 7, 2023