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Tag: university president
News Roundup
Prescott College Names Dr. Barbara Morris as Next President
Prescott College has appointed Dr. Barbara Morris to serve as its 18th president. Morris, who is currently associate vice provost and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the State University of New York (SUNY), is scheduled to take the reigns at Prescott on July 15. Prescott University Board Chair Lynne Nemethe praised “Dr. Morris’s […]
June 8, 2021
News Roundup
Belmont University President Bob Fisher Retiring After More Than 20 Years
After more than two decades, Belmont University president Dr. Bob Fisher will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, reported The Tennessean. Throughout his tenure, Fisher was able to increase the school’s presence nationally, including hosting the second presidential debate this year, double its undergraduate enrollment, add graduate schools in pharmacy and law, […]
November 11, 2020
News Roundup
SBU President Will Resign Amid Tensions with Missouri Baptist Convention
The Southwest Baptist University (SBU) president, Dr. Eric Turner, will resign from his post next month, according to Springfield News-Leader. Turner cited the evolving relationship and tension between SBU and the Missouri Baptist Convention. In February, Baptist News Global reported on conflicts between the university and its denominational church sponsor over issues ranging from “doctrinal instability” to […]
October 22, 2020
News Roundup
Dr. Michael T. Benson Named Third President of Coastal Carolina University
Dr. Michael T. Benson has been named the third president of Coastal Carolina University. He will begin his tenure on Jan. 2. 2021. Benson previously served as the 13th president of Eastern Kentucky University from 2013 to 2020. Benson is currently a visiting professor in the Department of History of Science and Technology in the […]
October 2, 2020
COVID-19
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld Announces Early Retirement
University Iowa President Bruce Harreld is retiring early, several years before his contract was set to expire, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. In his announcement, Harreld said he would remain in his position until a successor could begin. Regents President Michael Richards praised Harreld for his service across the years. “On behalf of the […]
October 1, 2020
News Roundup
Holy Cross President Rev. Philip L. Boroughs to Step Down Next June
The Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, president of the College of the Holy Cross, announced Tuesday that he will be ending his nine-year tenure on June 30, 2021. As the 32nd president of the Jesuit liberal arts college, the oldest Catholic college in New England, Mass., his career was marked by the largest fundraising campaign in […]
September 23, 2020
News Roundup
Selection Committee to Pick New Temple University President Draws Criticism
A committee of 18 people is leading the search for Temple University’s new president. But a group of faculty, elected officials and residents worry that the committee, mostly comprised of White men, won’t make a culturally competent choice, reports WHYY. As it stands, the search committee to replace Dr. Richard Englert, who announced plans to retire […]
September 22, 2020
Social Justice
Rowan U Won’t Reappoint an Ex-Police Officer Who Killed a Black Teen in 1994
Amid a “national spotlight on social justice and police matters,” Rowan University said the college won’t reappoint a former police officer who shot and killed a Black teenager in 1994. Since the death of George Floyd, many on campus have been calling for the removal of the former police officer Peter Amico, director of the […]
June 9, 2020
Leadership & Policy
A Time to Lead: Constance Ledoux Book Leads Elon as its First Female President
Over a year ago, Dr. Constance “Connie” Ledoux Book was named Elon University’s first female president. However, being the “first” in a leadership role was not uncharted territory for her.
January 22, 2020
Latest News
Tuskegee Names Lily D. McNair as President
The selection of Dr. Lily D. McNair as Tuskegee University’s eighth president is being hailed by university community members as precisely who the institution needs to ensure its future legacy in higher education.
May 9, 2018
News Roundup
Charles Steger, Former Virginia Tech President, Dies at 70
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger Jr., who led the institution through a period of great change and faced both criticism and praise for his leadership during a 2007 mass shooting, has died, the university announced Monday. He was 70. Steger, a Virginia Tech graduate who spent most of his professional […]
May 8, 2018
HBCUs
New HBCU President Turns to Mentor and Former HBCU President for Help
Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., the new president of Jackson State University in Mississippi, turned to his longtime mentor Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, the former president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, to serve as his interim provost.
August 10, 2017
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