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Albany’s Maria College president retiring

Business Review

February 9, 2012

Maria College President Laureen A. Fitzgerald is retiring after overseeing the school in Albany, New York, for the last 35 years.

When Hollywood Hits Campus

Inside Higher Ed

February 8, 2012

Kenyon College is the perfect campus for a film set at a college. Happily, Kenyon has alumni in Hollywood. And not coincidentally, one of them just chose the campus for the setting of his new film "Liberal Arts," which was warmly received last month with a rare standing ovation at its Sundance Film Festival premiere. It's of course too soon to say what true effect the film will have on Kenyon - so instead, we decided to take this opportunity to check in with other campuses where classic college films were set.

University of Charleston: How we cut tuition by 22%

CNNMoney - Interview

February 7, 2012

After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students. Tuition for new students will be $19,500 per year beginning in August - down from the current rate of $25,000. In an interview with CNNMoney, the university's president, Dr. Edwin Welch, explains why he took this unusual step and what the impact has been so far.

Ivies see fall in application growth

The Dartmouth, Dartmouth College

February 6, 2012

Applications received by Dartmouth for the Class of 2016 increased of 3 percent from last year, making it one of three institutions in the Ivy League - along with Yale University and Cornell University - to experience an increase in applications this year. Harvard and Princeton Universities each received approximately 1.9 percent fewer applications than last year. Columbia University, Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania had respective decreases of 8.9 percent, 7 percent and 1.7 percent, according to the schools' student newspapers.

Lubbock Christian University Names Tim Perrin as New University President

KFYO Radio, Lubock, Texas

February 3, 2012

Lubbock Christian University has announced their new university president. LCU Chancellor Ken Jones announced during a press conference this morning that Tim Perrin J.D. will be the university's sixth president. Perrin currently serves as the Vice Dean at Pepperdine School of Law. He'll take presidential responsibilities beginning June 1, with chancellor Ken Jones stepping down as interim president.

Urbana U. freezes tuition to keep, attract students

Springfield, Ohio, News-Sun

February 3, 2012

Urbana University will not increase costs next school year in an effort to keep current students and attract new ones, University President Stephen Jones said. "What brought this about is this continuing economic situation that this region, really this nation, (is) in, but particularly this region," Jones said. Tuition increased at private, nonprofit colleges by an average of 4.6 percent nationwide in 2011-12, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Claremont McKenna College removed from magazine ranking

Los Angeles Times

February 3, 2012

Claremont McKenna College took another blow Friday as a result of the scandal involving its admissions office exaggerating freshman classes' SAT scores. Kiplinger, the finance magazine, announced that it had dropped the Southern California campus from its list of best values in liberal arts colleges. Earlier this week, Claremont McKenna president Pamela B. Gann informed the school that an admissions official had boosted the collective freshman SAT scores for the past six years, manipulating statistics that are a factor in national rankings of schools.

30 Lutheran College Presidents Spend Day Serving New Orleans

News Release

February 3, 2012

Like thousands of their students before them, 30 presidents of Lutheran colleges and their spouses are using a day of their annual meeting in New Orleans to do what so many of their students have done in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - help rebuild. On Monday, February 6, the presidents of the colleges and universities who are members of the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA) will help rebuild a house and plant trees in the wetlands along a levee.

Burlington College launches search for president

Burlington, Vt., Free Press

February 3, 2012

Burlington College has begun a national search for a new president, the college has announced. The new president will replace Jane Sanders, who stepped down in the fall after seven years in the position and is now on a one-year paid leave. Three administrators are leading the college on an interim basis. The school offers a variety of majors and a curriculum that features non-graded narrative evaluations and self-designed programs of study.

Ashland University Approves Record Low Tuition Increase

WMFD-TV, Mansfield, Ohio

February 3, 2012

The Ashland University Board of Trustees recently approved the lowest increase in tuition, and room and board costs on record at A.U. The board approved a 1.1 percent increase for the coming 2012-2013 academic year. It represents a $428 increase in costs and the lowest increase since records were first kept at A.U. A.U. President Dr. Fred Finks says the university's administration and board of trustees are serious about helping to make a private education more affordable for students and their families.