Tag: Board of Trustees

African-American

Amid Falling Enrollment, SC State Board of Trustees Fires Its President

In a 10-3 vote, the South Carolina State University’s board of trustees voted to fire SCSU President Dr. James Clark, reports The State. Alexander Conyers, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, SCSU alumnus and a current vice president at the university, will serve as acting president for the historically Black university. According to The State, Clark was fired […]

July 14, 2021

African-American

Howard University Will No Longer Have Faculty, Student, Alumni Trustees. Is That Normal?

Howard University is in the midst of “an emerging, heated, family squabble.” That’s according to former alumni trustee Rock Newman, who, in an open letter to Howard on Facebook, asked that the Board of Trustees reverse its unanimous decision made in mid-June to remove all affiliate trustee roles for faculty, students and alumni.

July 9, 2021

African-American

UNC Trustees to Vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Case This Week

University of North Carolina’s Board of Trustees will vote on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure case – a controversial case that’s received national attention and criticism – on Wednesday, The Daily Tar Heel reported. The board will hold a livestreamed full board special meeting. Hannah-Jones’ legal team announced last week she will not join UNC […]

June 29, 2021

Students

Washington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

Washington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]

June 4, 2021

News Roundup

Western Oregon University Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase and Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Western Oregon University’s Board of Trustees approved both a 2.17% increase in resident undergrad tuition for the 2021-22 academic year and its board statement on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, KPIC reported. The tuition increase will mean $180 more for a 45-credits-per-academic-year resident undergrad. “Western Oregon has routinely had the lowest year-to-year tuition increases during […]

April 22, 2021

Faculty & Staff

Seattle Pacific University Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in SPU Trustees

Seattle Pacific University faculty have voted “no confidence” in the SPU Board of Trustees after it announced it would keep a hiring policy that they say is discriminatory based on sexual orientation, The Ridgefield Press reported. “The Board’s decision to maintain SPU’s discriminatory hiring policy related to human sexuality, as well as its manner of […]

April 22, 2021

News Roundup

University of Richmond Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in Board Rector Paul Queally

The majority of voting University of Richmond faculty say they have “no confidence” in UR Board Rector Paul Queally’s ability to lead the school, 8 News reported. Almost 87% of faculty want Queally to step down. These developments began with the ongoing controversy at UR over the names of two campus buildings, Ryland and Mitchell-Freeman […]

April 14, 2021

News Roundup

Oregon State University Faculty Union Questions Board of Trustees About President Alexander’s Hiring

Oregon State University’s faculty union is asking the school’s Board of Trustees for more information about the hiring of OSU President Dr. F. King Alexander, amid a report that Louisiana State University failed to act on Title IX compliance recommendations during Alexander’s tenure as president there, The Oregonian reported. In a March 10 letter to […]

March 12, 2021

African-American

Lincoln Board of Trustees Reappoints President With Five-Year Term Following Legal Dispute

After nearly two months of legal dispute, Lincoln University’s board of trustees unanimously voted Saturday to keep Dr. Brenda A. Allen as university president for a new five-year term, effective July 1, 2020, The Philadelphia Tribune reported. Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is one of the U.S.’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities. A Chester County judge […]

September 21, 2020

News Roundup

Lincoln University Trustees Vote to Begin Negotiations With President on New Contract

Dr. Brenda A. Allen will be reinstated as president of Lincoln University after a Chester County judge’s order this week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.  In July, the school’s board of trustees voted in private against seeking a new contract with Allen. She filed a lawsuit against them, saying the members illegally voted to end […]

August 7, 2020

Students

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson Named Next President of The Ohio State University

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson has been named the 16th president of The Ohio State University (OSU), according to OSU’s Board of Trustees. Currently, Johnson serves as chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) and will assume her new role Sept. 1. She will succeed Dr. Michael Drake, OSU’s first African American president, who […]

June 7, 2020

News Roundup

Educational Technology Entrepreneur Named Chair of Hampshire’s Board of Trustees

Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Jose Fuentes, an educational technology entrepreneur, as its next chair—a role in which he plans to help update the school’s curriculum, support a major fundraising campaign, implement a sustainable business model and celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. A 2005 alumnus of Hampshire, Fuentes has been involved in various […]

February 6, 2020