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Albright College to drop entrance-exam requirement

Reading, Pa., Eagle

July 11, 2008

High school students applying to Albright College next year won't have to submit SAT or ACT scores.  The Reading college announced Thursday that it will join a growing number of schools nationwide that are making college-entrance exams optional for admission.  Beginning in 2009, applicants who choose not to provide the scores will be interviewed instead.  The college also requires an essay or writing sample.

In the Culture Wars or Duke-Bashing, Do Facts Matter?

Inside Higher Ed

July 10, 2008

It's the kind of quote that sums up the worst fears of some conservatives about academe:  "No. We don't hire Republicans because they are stupid and we are not.  Why should we knowingly hire stupid professors?"  Attributed to a Duke University department chair, the quote has been getting nice play in recent weeks.  But for the record, nobody at Duke said that.

Crimson goes green; Harvard plans sharp cut in greenhouse gases

Boston Globe

July 9, 2008

The initial, short-term goal for the university will be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from a 2006 baseline by 2016, President Drew Faust said in a statement.  She said the university would primarily emphasize improvements in its operations -- for example, by enhancing energy efficiency, reducing the greenhouse gas produced by energy sources, and managing demand.

Carson-Newman names O'Brien president

Baptist Press

July 9, 2008

J. Randall O'Brien of Baylor University has been named as Carson-Newman College's 22nd president.  O'Brien currently serves as Baylor's executive vice president and provost and professor of religion and as a visiting law professor. He will assume Carson-Newman's presidency on Jan. 1, 2009, but will begin his transition on Aug. 1.

Bethel's longtime president steps down after 26 years

Shoreview Press, Minn.

July 8, 2008

The end of an era took place July 1 when longtime Bethel University President George Brushaber retired. During his tenure, Brushaber over saw expansion of both the campus and student enrollment.  Of his 33 years at Bethel, 26 were spent as president. When asked why he decided to retire, Brushaber simply replied, "My term in office came to an end."

At Davidson, Getting Rid of Loans Shows Early Signs of Success

Chronicle of Higher Education

July 7, 2008

Top colleges competed fiercely this spring to offer the best financial-aid packages for lower-income and middle-class students - and, in many cases, eliminated loans altogether. It is not yet clear what impact those new policies will have. But if Davidson College is any indication, they may well do just what the colleges wanted.

Fitzsimmons takes reins as Shenandoah Univerity's first female president

Northern Virginia Daily

July 2, 2008

Tracy Fitzsimmons is the fourth president to serve at the Winchester campus since the institution moved in 1960. She is also the first female president in the school's 133-year history, though she isn't quick to tout that accomplishment.  "Winchester is a good community for women leaders now. I mean, look around.  There are women leaders sprouting up everywhere," said Fitzsimmons, the youngest-sitting university president in Virginia.

University of Chicago cuts ties with state lender amid market flux

Chicago Tribune

July 2, 2008

Thousands of University of Chicago graduate students will have to scramble for new federal and private loans after the university alerted them Wednesday that it will no longer work with the state's loan agency.  The disruption comes after the university decided to drop out of the "school-as-lender" program, an option allowed by the federal government in which colleges and universities directly lend money to students by working with a bank or other lender.

Freshmen flock to New Orleans

USA Today

July 1, 2008

As the city struggles to repopulate after Hurricane Katrina, booming numbers of college students are enrolling.  The city's three major universities - Tulane, Loyola and Xavier - have all seen spikes in the number of applications and projected enrollment of their freshman classes this year. Part of the reason: the city's post-Katrina identity as a place to go for young volunteers who want to put a battered community back on track.

Elms College president leaves Chicopee

Springfield, Mass., Republican Springfield, Mass., Republican

July 1, 2008

James H. Mullen Jr. ended his three-year term as president of Elms College yesterday surrounded by the faculty and staff he credits for making the Catholic school of higher education a success.  On Aug. 1, he becomes president of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.  As Mullen exits, Walter C. Breau enters today as acting president.
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