Institutions

Decision comes two days after a proposed merger with Saint Leo University was called off.

The selection of Mark Becker of Georgia State, best known for its focus on student success, reinforces the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ increased emphasis on improving student outcomes.

John Schlueter writes that emphases on corequisite reform risk depriving vulnerable students of the learning opportunities that developmental education can provide.

Lucinda Coulter writes that future engineers and scientists need a robust English department, too.

Erie Community College plans to offer early-retirement incentives to faculty members and administrators, totaling $2.5 million, to cut costs.

Lyon College is partnering with a private funding group to open veterinary and dental schools in Arkansas. It’s an untested strategy that the college believes will work.