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A College President’s Twitter Strategy
A student newspaper at the University of British Columbia has criticized President Santa Ono for mixing policy statements with personal views on social media. The president has been uncharacteristically quiet in response.
New Presidents or Provosts: Ball State U, Hampshire College, Lake Superior State U, Long Beach CC, Mesa CC, Michigan Technological U, Owens CC, Phoenix College, Seminole State College of Fla., Thompson Rivers U, U of Maine, U of Northern Colorado
Brett Fairbairn, professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan, has been chosen...
Opinion
An Inside Look at Why Accreditation Works
Describing his service on a voluntary visiting team, Bob Ubell defends regional accreditation as a form of “deliberative democracy” and urges us not to hand it over to a federal education police force.
DeVos Brought Back For-Profit Accreditor Her Own Department Faulted
Before education secretary restored federal recognition to ACICS, report by department staff failed the organization on numerous standards.
Opinion
Creating a Culture of Cronyism
A lucrative form of patronage appears to be emerging at Michigan State in the wake of the Nassar scandal, write James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde.
New Presidents or Provosts: Buena Vista U, California Institute of the Arts, Chandler-Gilbert CC, Georgia Southwestern State U, Glendale CC (Ariz.), Idaho State U, Keene State College, Lewis-Clark State College, Millersville U of Pa.
Tracie Costantino, interim provost at Rhode Island School of Design, has been chosen as provost at California Institute of the...
A Coarse Email and a Likely Ouster
After email about strategy to "shut up the bitchers" on the faculty, Southern Illinois University's system president appears likely to be placed on leave. He expresses surprise at the plan.
Comeback in Compton
After becoming the first public college in California to lose accreditation, Compton College is preparing to stand on its own once again.