(Source: Virginia Tech) A newly-released study details administrative failures in last April's massacre at Virginia Tech. Among other findings, the study reveals that more than two hours elapsed...
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(Source: Hillsdale College) College presidents are often called upon to air their views on controversial subjects, ostensibly because they represent learning and erudition. But as Larry Summers...
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(Source: Roger Williams University) On the heels of his racial slur, Roger Williams trustee Ralph Papitto will see his name removed from the university's law school. He won't, however, get...
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(Source: Roger Williams University) A racial slur uttered by the board chair at Roger Williams University has thrown the institution's leadership into a tizzy. This isn't the first time the...
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(Source: Vanderbilt University) Gordon Gee has been around. He's been president of five institutions over the past 30-plus years, and currently heads Vanderbilt. Before heading south, he presided...
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(Source: Harvard University) Drew Faust officially became Harvard's 28th president on July 1, succeeding Derek Bok, who was serving his second tenure as president, this time as interim. Faust...
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(Source: 02138 Magazine) The new magazine, which I've referenced before, is all about Harvard. It's pretty slick and, so far, pretty good. In this latest issue, Richard Bradley, no stranger...
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(Source: Harvard University) It wasn't that long ago (1994) when Judith Rodin became the first woman to lead an Ivy League school. When Drew Faust takes over as Harvard's president in July,...
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(Source: Harvard University) Was Drew Faust Harvard's first choice for president? Evidently not, though this revelation is hardly surprising. Harvard always culls presidents from its alumni;...
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(Source: Harvard University) So Harvard has its new leader: Drew Gilpin Faust, currently head of the university's Radcliffe Institute. A scholar of Southern U.S. history. An administrative leader...
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(Source: Harvard University) Well, it seems news sources were right: Drew Gilpin Faust, founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute, has been named president of Harvard University. Faust is the first...
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According to news sources, Harvard University will name Drew Gilpin Faust as its new president. Faust is dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and a female (not that you'd...
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(Source: Harvard University) Harvard has narrowed its list of presidential candidates, and once again I'm not on it. But a few prominent educators are, including two women. Harvard's never...
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(Source: University of Pennsylvania) Good ol' alma mater is in the news again. This time it's our president, Amy Gutmann, who's being chastised for appearing in a Halloween photo with a...
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(Source: Gallaudet University) As I reported last May, Gallaudet University, the nation's only university catering to the needs of deaf students, has been embroiled in controversy over the hiring...
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Think you know who's in line to be the next Harvard president? Wanna bet? You can, according to this Boston Globe article. Just go to bodog.com to wager among 17 candidates. Each has odds on being...
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Ticktock, ticktock, ticktock.... The end is near for Larry Summers, the embattled president of Harvard University. Tomorrow, June 30, marks his last day in office. Derek Bok, Harvard's president...
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Harvard University is asking about 250,000 people for advice on choosing its next president. The university emailed faculty, staff and students and will soon mail letters to alumni. I'm an alum,...
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(Source: Boston Globe)As I reported yesterday, Larry Summers has stepped down as president of Harvard, effective July 1. Derek Bok, Harvard's president from 1971-1991, will serve in an interim...
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Folks at Harvard just can't seem to accept Larry Summers and his confrontational, dictatorial leadership style. The Boston Globe reports that the Harvard faculty will be voting on a "no...
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(Source: University of Richmond)What not to say, as president, during your "state of the university" address: "The entering quality of our student body needs to be much higher if we...
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