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Welcome to the Spotlight
At first meeting since its leadership controversy in June, U.Va.’s board tries to move past mistakes and begin to confront emerging challenges.
New Presidents or Provosts: Alabama State U., Armstrong Atlantic State U., California College of the Arts, Edison State College, Indiana U.-Purdue U. Fort Wayne, Lebanon Valley College, U. of California system
Carey Adams, dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Missouri State University, has been chosen as provost and...
‘Mission-Driven, Market-Smart’
In the face of concerns about market constraints on tuition, liberal arts colleges are starting to promote existing strengths to new groups, including corporate partners.
Good Fees Make Good Neighbors
Wofford lets nearby medical school pay for students to use campus facilities, highlighting potential revenue stream for liberal arts colleges that don't want to change their missions.
New Presidents or Provosts: Auburn U., Georgia College & State U., Gordon College, Indiana U. at Bloomington, Merced College, U. of Redlands
Timothy Boosinger, interim provost at Auburn University, in Alabama, has been appointed as provost and vice president for academic affairs...
Unbalancing Sheets
A change in pension accounting metrics could upend university balance sheets, threatening everything from accreditation to federal financial aid.
Opinion
Small Step for Quality Control
The recent decision by the Western regional accreditor to make public all of its institutional reports is an important signal of greater transparency in higher education, write Andrew P. Kelly and Mark Schneider.