Tag: College president

News Roundup

Dr. Susan Wente Appointed First Woman President of Wake Forest University

Dr. Susan R. Wente, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be Wake Forest University’s president, effective July 1, 2021, according to Vanderbilt officials.

February 1, 2021

African-American

Hampton University President Dr. William Harvey Announces Retirement, Effective June 2022

Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has announced his retirement after 43 years, effective June 30, 2022, according to university officials. Harvey – a businessman as well – began as president in 1978. He runs Hampton like “a business for educational purposes,” according to a university press release. “The formula for any success that […]

December 15, 2020

Students

San José City College Names Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng its Next President

San José City College (SJCC) has appointed Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng  as its next president. Tomaneng is currently the president of Berkeley City College (BCC) and has been an educator in the California Community College system for nearly 25 years. During her tenure at BCC, Tomaneng advanced the school’s Undocumented Community Resource Center and BCC’s […]

November 26, 2019

HBCUs

Early Presidential Departure Makes Room for New Interim President at Saint Augustine’s University

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) alumnus Dr. Gaddis Faulcon is now interim president of the Raleigh-based university following the Board of Trustees’ request for former president Dr. Everett Ward to step down last week, four months ahead of his planned retirement.

March 20, 2019

HBCUs

Martin University Taps Sean Huddleston as Next President

Sean L. Huddleston has been named the next president of Martin University, a private, predominantly Black institution (PBI) in Indianapolis, the Board of Trustees announced this week.

January 9, 2019

News Roundup

Paulette Dillard Named Shaw University’s 18th President

Dr. Paulette R. Dillard, who has been serving as interim president of Shaw University since July 2017, has been appointed as the institution’s 18th president by the University Board of Trustees. Prior to working as the interim president, Dillard was the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences […]

September 11, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Heidi Anderson Named 16th President of UMES

The University System of Maryland announced that the next president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will be Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, effective September 1. Anderson has held many positions within the higher ed administration field, and has written or co-written scores of refereed publications, professional articles, book chapters and abstracts. Most recently, […]

July 25, 2018

News Roundup

College President Pleads Guilty Before Arkansas Fraud Trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The president of a Christian college in Springdale pleaded guilty to a fraud charge Wednesday, admitting he took part in what prosecutors called a kickback scheme involving his school. Oren Paris III had faced a trial Monday with former state Sen. Jon Woods and consultant Randell Shelton. Instead, the president of Ecclesia […]

April 4, 2018

News Roundup

KU Provost Leaving for University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville has hired the University of Kansas’ provost as its new president.U of L trustees voted during a special meeting Tuesday to hire Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, completing a nationwide search for the next leader of the scandal-plagued university. The university has been searching for a full-time president since James Ramsey […]

April 3, 2018

Latinx

Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents

A new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions explores the dearth of women in presidential positions at Minority Serving Institutions. At 650 such schools, less than 12 percent of presidents are women.

March 27, 2018

News Roundup

Cybersecurity Expert Named President at Carnegie Mellon

PITTSBURGH  – Carnegie Mellon University has named a cybersecurity expert as its new president. The Pittsburgh university of about 14,500 students has announced that Farnam Jahanian has been appointed the college’s 10th president. Jahanian joined the university in 2014 as vice president for research. He then served two years as the school’s provost and became […]

March 8, 2018

News Roundup

McConnell Retiring as College of Charleston President

CHARLESTON, S.C. — College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell is retiring this summer, ending nearly five decades in public service. McConnell said Monday he took a hard look at his health and energy at age 70 and determined it is time to slow down. “As an alumnus of the college, I love and respect this […]

January 29, 2018