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University of Mary President to RetireMay 7, 2008The longest, currently serving female college president in the nation is retiring. University of Mary President Sister Thomas Welder was named president 30 years ago in 1978. Last week she informed the Board of Trustees that she'll retire on June 30 next year. On Wednesday the board made the announcement public. Sister Thomas will continue to live at the monastery after retirement. She'll also be involved in the search for a new president, who will start July 1, 2009. |
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Our Lady of the Lake burnsMay 7, 2008A roaring fire struck Our Lady of the Lake University late Tuesday, devastating the school's Main Building, a structure of silver spires that had graced the city's skyline for more than a century. No injuries or deaths were reported from the four-alarm blaze, which drew more than 30 firetrucks and 120 firefighters - more than half the city's available resources. |
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In Turbulent Times, 2 Small Colleges Brace for the WorstMay 7, 2008Heidelberg College pumped up its spending for a new, streamlined scholarship program, and then promoted its simplified formula so that students would know how much they could get before they even applied. At Tiffin University, thanks to distance-education and satellite campuses, the student population has risen over 50 percent in five years. Together, these two very dissimilar colleges present a living laboratory for the variety of experiments and strategies that many small, private colleges are now undertaking. |
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College senior a D.C. nonprofit leaderMay 6, 2008Matthew Segal is a pretty typical senior at Ohio's Kenyon College. Tuesdays through Thursdays, that is. But for the past academic year, he's spent every Friday through Monday jetting across the country, mostly to Washington, to run the Student Association for Voter Empowerment, or SAVE, which works to improve student voting access on college campuses. |
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Retiring Shenandoah University president honoredMay 6, 2008Take a bow, James A. Davis. About 500 colleagues and other officials gathered on Monday evening to pay homage to his 26-year run as university president during a special tribute ceremony honoring him and his wife, Janet. Davis will retire as SU president on June 30. |
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Bethany University president steps down to preach the gospelMay 6, 2008Bethany University President Maximo Rossi will step down to spend more time with his wife and five adult children, and preach the gospel. The ordained minister and evangelist announced his decision Monday to not stand for a second five-year term as leader of the small Christian college in Scotts Valley. |
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Averett University president looks back at tenureMay 5, 2008Richard Pfau has completed his sixth and final year as Averett University's president, and plans to retire to a small town in upstate New York. He said he and his wife of almost 44 years, Nancy, purchased a home two years ago in Sharon Springs, N.Y., in anticipation of his retirement. |
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Christian Brothers University president Malham killed in car wreckMay 5, 2008The NAICU member presidents and staff join the Christian Brothers University community in mourning the loss of their president, Brother Vincent Malham, who died in a car crash Friday afternoon, May 2. Additional details and funeral arrangements are available on the Christian Brothers University Web site. |
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Southern grace, Yankee spiritMay 5, 2008Two-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, vast sections remain damaged and half-deserted, and many fear the Crescent City will never be quite the same. But Tulane University has not only recovered from the storm, it has rebounded to new heights that place it among the country's most sought-after schools. |
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Mitchell College Has Prospered Under JukoskiMay 4, 2008Mary Ellen Jukoski grimaces when she recalls her first few weeks as dean of Mitchell College. The college, then a two-year school with limited means, was in deep financial trouble, with just 390 students in 1990. Four years later, the college asked her to serve as interim president. The board conducted a national search and then hired Jukoski as its new leader. The choice was fortuitous. Mitchell is now a four-year college with about 900 students. |
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