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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Even though we’re a teaching institution, the nature of passion that a faculty member has for his, her or their research is important because that ignites some spark in students.” Fox acknowledges going coed, which happened in 2017, was not an easy process.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

million fundraising effort provided by over one thousand donations saved the school from closing last spring. Full-time student enrollment dropped 69% between 2017 and 2021. Faculty filed a class-action lawsuit against the university for only providing the community a seven-day notice. A record $1.5

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Connecticut College president resigns under pressure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As the controversy continued, faculty members overwhelmingly issued a vote of no confidence in Bergeron’s leadership in early March. I care deeply—and I always have—for the success of our faculty, the well-being of our staff, and above all, the intellectual, social, and professional development of our students.

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President moves: Wave of retirements opens opportunity for new hires

University Business

Under McNulty’s tenure, the Christian liberal arts college saw applications hit a two-decade high, and endowment and fundraising levels doubled, TribLIVE reports. In 2017, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Wallace as the top community college in the nation, per a school statement. Stepping down Michael V.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

His last academic appointment was at Mercy from 2017 to 2020 as the vice president of academic affairs. He has served at Nichols since 2006, mainly in positions that revolved around fundraising and advancement. Her most recent fundraising campaign has amassed $444 million of its $600 million goal. Robbyn Wacker – St.

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President moves: USC, Urbana-Champaign must now look for leaders

University Business

Mazumder is renowned for his expertise in strategy, fundraising and academic improvement, as well as his prowess in macroeconomics. Mazumder began his teaching career in 2009 at Wake Forest University and began heading its their economics department in 2017, before leaving in 2021 for Baylor.

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President moves: Tried and true academics take charge

University Business

Cady Short-Thompson of Northern Kentucky University is returning to the university that kickstarted her career in faculty and administration, tasked with pulling it out of a budget deficit and enrollment hole. Those retiring are also stepping away from an illustrious career in higher education that’s lasted decades.