Governance

Pitzer College significantly widens participation for faculty, staff and students in its hunt for a new leader, overcoming concerns about candidate privacy and strengthening buy-in for the eventual choice.

Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University ended the Faculty Senate, among other changes that drew faculty criticism. Now, the university president has written a blog post mulling firing certain dissenters.

The California Community College system is on the verge of announcing a new chancellor.

Twin investigations find that Minnesota State College Southeast president Marsha Danielson violated policies on accepting gifts and maintaining a respectful workplace.

Enrollment has declined dramatically at Whittier College. The president says she has a plan to fix it, but critics question the progress and her leadership amid change at the college.

Freeman Hrabowski left big shoes to fill at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. His successor discusses the privilege of service and the importance of pursuing “inclusive excellence.”

If passed, legislation in Virginia would provide Richard Bland College of William & Mary with its own board, breaking apart a 1960s governance system that leaders say is stuck in time.