The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges named Ross Mugler president and chief executive on Wednesday, bringing some stability to a position marked by turnover. Mugler had been board chair before stepping in to lead the organization in an interim capacity last year.
MISSOULA, Mont. – The University of Montana opened a website for its search for a new president. The site contains job description details, a space for applications and a space for public nominations.
The University of Montana has launched a new website where community members, stakeholders and the public can share their expectations for the university’s next president.
Texas A&M’s rejection of some of Plato’s teachings to comply with the Trump administration’s guidelines from his executive order on gender ideology suggests that, despite increased knowledge, we have not gained much wisdom over the millennia.
David Kwabena Wilson, Ed.D., is president of Morgan State University—Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University. Since 2010, his tenure as a university administrator has not only been transformative, but he has emerged as a leader among college presidents, as well as an advocate for HBCUs and the role they play in serving the needs of their community, state, and nation.
The past two years we have seen protests on a number of college campuses. Most have been focused on the Israel-Hamas conflict. These protests have captured the attention of the media and politicians.
The University of Virginia hired a familiar face to lead the university, but he’s starting the job with a trust deficit due to board politics and the circumstances surrounding his hire.
The Penn State Board of Trustees spent more time discussing university business in its public meetings in 2025 than in any of the five previous years.
The Penn State Board of Trustees spent more time discussing university business in its public meetings in 2025 than in any of the five previous years.
Nearly two months after Brad Mortensen was announced as Utah State University’s next president, Weber State University is seeking the public’s input in its presidential search to fill his absence.
AGB Search, a Washington, D.C.-based recruitment firm, recently helped Western Colorado University find Shelley Thompson as its new vice president of advancement and executive director of the WCU Foundation.
Public colleges’ board members need thick skin, given the likelihood they’ll have to make tough cuts, hire a president, or set unpopular tuition rates. They might want to bring a little more political acumen, too.
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