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In Conflict Over Theology and Governance, an Accreditor Steps In
Accreditor places Southwest Baptist University on probation, finding the board’s actions raised questions about its ability to act in the best interest of the institution and that the climate for academic freedom had been eroded.
A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost.
A Deepening Feud Between Goddard College and Alumni
In a cease-and-desist letter, the board threatens legal action if the alumni group continues to publish “misleading or defamatory statements” about the college.
New Presidents or Provosts: Anne Arundel CC, Columbia College (Mo.), Geisinger School of Medicine, Northern Virginia CC, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Pennsylvania Western U, St. John’s College (Md.)
Julie Byerley, vice dean for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has been chosen as...
New Presidents or Provosts: Concorde Career College-Portland, Illinois State U, Imperial College London, Saint Joseph's College of Marian U, Voorhees College, William Woods U
Hugh Brady, vice chancellor and president of the University of Bristol, in Britain, has been appointed president of Imperial College...
Opinion
Shared Governance Within the Autocratic Academy
Has the pandemic shown us how and why shared governance is fatally flawed? Timothy Kaufman-Osborn explores the answer to that question.
A Union Victory at Pitt
The University of Pittsburgh’s new union for professors on and off the tenure track is the biggest new faculty union in a decade.
New Presidents or Provosts: California Institute of Integral Studies, Career Colleges Ontario, Central Maine CC, Cleveland Institute of Art, Georgia College State U, High Point, Mitchell College, SANS Technology Institute, U of Sydney, Volunteer State CC
Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Beaulieu, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, in...