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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Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent Suburb March 14, 2010 As 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.

Incoming Drexel president has ambitious plans March 14, 2010 In 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.

Wofford, city get ready for NCAA tournament game March 14, 2010 The 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.

Private colleges must strive to maintain diverse student bodies March 13, 2010 New 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.

Bethany College (Kan.) Addressing Ongoing Budget Issues March 12, 2010 According 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.

The Money Trail: Did New Jersey University Misspend Federal Funds? March 12, 2010 Department of Homeland Security investigators have contacted New Jersey officials with questions about the fate of federal grant money awarded to Stevens Institute of Technology to help improve the nation's port security, ABC News has learned.  Two state officials described the federal inquiries about the possible misuse of nearly $3 million in Homeland Security grant money distributed to the college, which has spent months under fire over allegations that it mismanaged its books.

On the Barricades at Shimer March 12, 2010 Everyone 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?

Johns Hopkins plans to cut C02 emissions in half March 12, 2010 Johns 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.

Syracuse partners with Census Bureau to ensure completion of Census form March 11, 2010 SU 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."

Not the School of Rock, but it's something March 11, 2010 When Stephen Ainlay excitedly called his mother in Indiana to tell her he was named the president of Union College four years ago, she barely paid attention.  His brother Chuck had just won a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album of 2006 for Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" 20th anniversary edition.  Ainlay had the chance earlier this week to bridge his world of academia with his brother's world of the music biz when he was a guest disc jockey on Union College's radio station.

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