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Get Ready for July Madness
There are no brackets to guide you through it, but July is the prime month for presidential transitions at private colleges. To keep up on who's going where, visit our Comings and Goings page, with up-to-the-minute news of the many appointments now being made.
NAICU Launches 2020 Initiative
NAICU and the Council of Independent Colleges have launched "Building Blocks to 2020," recognizing and encouraging private college and university efforts to help the nation reach President Obama's 2020 college education goal. For details, or to sign up your institution to participate, go to www.naicu.edu/2020.
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Wofford, city get ready for NCAA tournament gameSpartanburg, S.C., Herald Journal March 14, 2010The fact that Wofford College is making its first trip to "The Dance," and with an enrollment of 1,450 students is the smallest school in the tournament's history, makes the college a natural Cinderella story with the chance to become a household name coast to coast. In 2008, the moniker of tournament "darling" belonged to rival Davidson College, which captivated the nation with its improbable run to the Elite Eight that included slaying national powers Georgetown, Gonzaga and Wisconsin. |
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Incoming Drexel president has ambitious plansPhiladelphia Inquirer March 14, 2010In a two-hour interview one day after Drexel's trustees had unanimously elected him to the post, John A. Fry outlined areas to address when he takes the helm Aug. 1. Known for his boundless energy and aggressive agenda, Fry may be someone who can fill the shoes of Constantine Papadakis, who started medical and law schools, increased enrollment, and improved finances during his 14-year tenure. |
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Private colleges must strive to maintain diverse student bodiesPasadena, Calif., Star-News - Opinion Piece March 13, 2010New data and studies show warning signs that we're in danger of falling behind when it comes to college graduation rates of students of color. As dean of admission at a private liberal arts college, I am well aware of the labels such institutions bear - homogenous, expensive, "elite." But Occidental College has a longstanding tradition of access. It serves as a model for other colleges of the arts and sciences that more recently have been ramping up efforts to recruit and retain bright and talented young people of all backgrounds. |
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Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent SuburbNew York Times March 13, 2010As Elmhurst College is revealing with missionary zeal, DuPage County, Ill., is a case study in the often-hidden poverty around us. S. Alan Ray was clueless about the county and the college before he applied to be president of the liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Church of Christ. But his due diligence and vision convinced the trustees, and as president at the helm of the battleship that is any college, Mr. Ray is trying to steer Elmhurst down a path of service. |
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Bethany College (Kan.) Addressing Ongoing Budget IssuesKSAL, Salina, Kan. March 12, 2010According to the school, officials are dealing with budget pressures, including a deficit in the operating budget. Bethany will continue to work toward a fundamental restructuring of its economic model to achieve long-term financial equilibrium, which includes a balanced budget and limited used of the endowment to preserve purchasing power. |
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Johns Hopkins plans to cut C02 emissions in halfAssociated Press March 12, 2010Johns Hopkins University says it plans to cut the school's carbon dioxide emissions in half over the next 15 years. University officials released the plan Thursday saying they will invest more than $73 million in conservation and efficiency measures. The plan also calls for creation of an Environment, Sustainability and Health Institute. |
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Syracuse partners with Census Bureau to ensure completion of Census formThe Daily Orange, Syracuse University March 11, 2010SU is one of 91 colleges and universities statewide to actively partner with the Census Bureau to help obtain student information. It is important for students to fill out the form because it determines how much money the Syracuse community receives, said Laura Walbon, a partnership specialist with the United States Census Bureau. "Nine months out of the year the students are living in that community, relying on public transportation, roads, hospitals, campus safety, that kind of thing," she said. "It's allocated based on those numbers." |
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On the Barricades at ShimerWall Street Journal - Column March 11, 2010Everyone at Shimer believes in a great-books education, through which students study the profound questions of Western thought and civilization. The "family dispute" is over how to govern this great-books school. Should a community of scholars call the shots, as it has done over the past 30 years? Or should the school be run by a chief executive, as the college's president thinks? Is Shimer a Greek-style polis, as many Shimerians believe? Or does it need to function more like a corporation, as the president contends? |
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Chairman of Erskine College sues church denominationAssociated Press March 11, 2010A top official with a private South Carolina college is asking a court to block the school's founding denomination from appointing new trustees, in what many see as a church versus college power struggle. The lawsuit accuses the governing body of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of illegally removing nearly half of Erskine College's board earlier this month in a power grab. The struggle between the liberal arts college and the denomination has been ongoing for more than three decades, said college spokesman Rick Hendricks. |
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C. L. Max Nikias Named President of USCNews Release March 11, 2010C. L. Max Nikias, USC executive vice president and provost, will become the 11th president of the University of Southern California on Aug. 3. His appointment was announced today by Edward P. Roski, Jr., chairman of the USC Board of Trustees. Nikias will succeed Steven B. Sample, who has led USC since 1991. In November 2009, Sample announced his decision to retire in August 2010. |
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