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Rural Recruiting Problems
A recent accreditation policy has many colleges -- particularly in rural areas -- struggling to find qualified instructors to teach popular dual-credit courses for high school students.
Promises of Swift, Radical Change
NCAA president and Board of Governors had pledged to act quickly on recommendations to reform men's basketball after federal officials revealed a scheme to steer recruits to certain colleges in exchange for cash.
Digging Into a President's Past
Ithaca College president's 2001 no-contest plea receives new scrutiny, even though she says she entered it under extreme circumstances and has been up front about her past.
New Presidents or Provosts: Castleton U, Columbia Basin College, Indiana U-Purdue U Fort Wayne, Middle Tennessee State U, Nipissing U, Saint Mary's College (Ind.), U of California San Diego, U of Mississippi, U of Virginia, WGU Texas
Mark Byrnes, interim provost at Middle Tennessee State University, has been appointed provost and chief academic officer there. Ronald Elsenbaumer...
Reaching Out to the Right
A few college presidents say that developing relationships with conservative students is an important part of a strategy for a collegial campus.
Ex-Obama Officials as College Presidents
A significant number of former Obama administration officials have become college presidents, and many are women -- revealing truths about hiring nontraditional presidents.
Tracking ‘Invisible Colleges’
Developments since 1967 at small, private, nonelite colleges are the subject of new research, providing rarely seen insight into changes over time in one of the most worried-about sectors in higher ed.
New Presidents or Provosts: Austin College, Fisher College, Hopkinsville CC, Kuyper College, St. Catherine College, Tusculum College, U of Arkansas-Pulaski Tech, U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Washington College
Robert Blouin, dean of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been...