Here Are the Parts of Their Job for Which Presidents Want More Training
News The college presidency — which has seen a wave of turnovers in recent years — has long been recognized as a challenging job that can sometimes put those in…
Transitions: Liberty U. Gets New President; Next Chancellor Named at the U. of Pittsburgh
News Dondi E. Costin will replace Jerry Prevo, who became interim president of Liberty University after Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsThomas Burns, a former provost of Belmont University, in…
Demand Grows for Religious Colleges to Recognize LGBTQ Clubs. Often, the Chances Are Slim.
News Angela Whitlock and seven other students marched across the campus of Samford University, a Christian liberal-arts institution in Homewood, Ala., one morning in March. Several people in the group…
Transitions: New President Named at U. of Oregon; First Woman Selected to Lead Bowdoin College
News John Karl Scholz, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the U. of Wisconsin at Madison, has been named president of the U. of Oregon. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsWilliam J.…
Crises Continue to Mount at New Mexico State U.
News The chancellor of New Mexico State University, Dan Arvizu, wanted to make one thing clear. While a hazing scandal and a “culture of bad behavior” unearthed in its basketball…
Transitions: Bates College and the California Community Colleges System Mark Leadership Milestones
News Garry W. Jenkins will be the next president of Bates College. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsJoe Bertolino, president of Southern Connecticut State University, has been named president of Stockton University, in New…
Transitions: New York U. Names First Female President; Georgia State U. Interim Provost Becomes Permanent
News Samuel Stuart Hollenshead/Samuel Stuart HollensheadLinda G. Mills, vice chancellor and senior vice provost for global programs and university life at New York University, has been named president. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsJames…
Transitions: Centenary U. Names First Black President; New Provost Selected at the U. of Pennsylvania
News Dale G. Caldwell has been named president of Centenary U. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsMonica Baloga, provost at Limestone University, in South Carolina, has been named acting president. She succeeds Darrell Parker,…
Transitions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Names New President; New Provost at Gettysburg College
News Sally A. Kornbluth, provost of Duke University, has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsJim Cawley, interim president of Rosemont College, has been named to…
Ben Sasse Is the U. of Florida’s Next President. His Critics Are Seeing Red.
News The University of Florida’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday defied clamorous opposition, voting to make Benjamin E. Sasse, a sitting Republican U.S. Senator, the university’s next president. By handing…