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Revolt Over Dean’s Ouster
At University of Southern California, some donors and trustees join with students and professors to demand that dean be kept in his job. Rancor is so intense that trustees have gone public with anger over dismissal.
Alumni Try to Stomp on the Brakes
Organizers want to fight for the future of Hampshire and Green Mountain Colleges. They've been in touch with those who prevented Sweet Briar from closing.
New Presidents or Provosts: The Citadel, Colorado School of Mines, Elizabethtown College, Fordham U, Gonzaga U, Maine CC System, Oconee Fall Line Technical College, Snow College, Westminster College (Utah)
Bradley J. Cook, provost at Southern Utah University, has been selected as president of Snow College, also in Utah. David...
Lindenwood Ouster a Mystery
Lindenwood president let go after conflict with board, which says he engaged in "conduct believed to warrant" his firing.
Opinion
Opening a Dangerous Floodgate
Thomas Corbett, a former for-profit college executive, speaks out against plans by the U.S. Department of Education to weaken requirements for oversight of college quality.
A Reversal on Fossil Fuels
Nearly six years after Middlebury rejected a push to divest, the college announces that it will slowly draw down fossil fuel holdings in its $1 billion endowment. What changed?
Controversial Interim for Chapel Hill
A scheduling fight over a controversial class on college athletics is back in the spotlight because one key player is now Chapel Hill's interim chancellor.
New Presidents or Provosts: Benedictine U (Ill.), City College of New York, Colorado School of Mines, Crowder College, Haverford College, Lehman College, Louisiana State U, Martin U, St. Thomas U, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U
Cyril Clarke, interim executive vice president and provost at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, has been named to the...