Tag: Retirement: Page 3

Recruitment & Retention

Gordon F. May Prepares to Retire from BCCC After Facing Tough Challenges

Early this month, Dr. Gordon F. May announced that he would step down when his term expires in August 2018. Prior to joining BCCC, he spent 15 years in private industry and 27 years at Oakland Community College in Michigan in various leadership capacities, including leading two of the system’s campuses as president.

September 17, 2017

HBCUs

After Four Decades on the Job, HBCU President has Passed the Mantle

Dr. Luns C. Richardson has the distinct privilege of being one of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents. And among presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the ordained Baptist preacher has outlasted his contemporaries, taking the longevity mantle from Dr. Norman Francis, who retired in 2015 after leading Xavier University in New Orleans for […]

July 16, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Nearly 600 Penn State Faculty, Staff Voluntarily Retire

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Nearly 600 faculty and staff have taken a voluntary retirement package from Penn State University, including more than 400 employees on the main campus. The Centre Daily Times reports 419 main campus employees took the offer, while 168 others did on satellite campuses. Forty-six percent of employees eligible for the early […]

February 27, 2017

News Roundup

Johns Hopkins University Sued Over Retirement Plan

BALTIMORE —Johns Hopkins University has joined a growing list of schools accused by a law firm of offering poorly performing retirement funds that charge excessive fees. St. Louis-based firm Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on behalf of more than 24,000 Johns Hopkins University employees. […]

August 12, 2016

Students

DARRELL BAZZELL

DARRELL BAZZELL has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of The University of Texas at Austin, effective April 18. He is vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bazzell earned a bachelor’s from UW–Madison.

February 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Iranian-Born Gharipour Building Reputation as Champion of Architecture

Dr. Mohammad Gharipour, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is sharing with the world his view that architecture exists within a cultural context.

February 16, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University of Wyoming to Hire a Diversity Coordinator

by Associated Press CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming president has announced plans to create a diversity coordinator position and form a committee tasked with increasing inclusivity on campus. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that university spokesman Chad Baldwin says the new position was created in response to concerns about the lack of diversity on […]

November 18, 2015

International

Generation Xers Candid About Financial Future

Earlier this year, the insurance company Allianz Life released the findings of the Generations Apart Study that examined the financial outlook and attitude of 1000 Generation Xers (1965 to 1979) and 1000 Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964).

October 27, 2015

Students

Wichita State Chapel Change to Help Muslims Draws Complaints

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after Muslims at […]

October 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

President of Connecticut Board of Regents System to Resign

The president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education announced Friday that he will resign effective Dec. 31, ending a rocky two-year tenure overseeing the state college and university system.

August 16, 2015

Students

Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

July 30, 2015

Home

Administration Wants to Give Prisoners Access to Pell Grants

The Obama administration is taking steps to expand the Pell grant program to prisoners.

July 28, 2015