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Montana’s Board of Regents will consider whether to hire interim leader of Boise State University Jeremiah Shinn as the next president at the University of Montana on Tuesday.
This fall, the Trinity chapter of the American Association of University Professors (TU-AAUP) brought the case of a colleague’s denial of tenure to the attention of the national office of the AAUP.
This report summarizes and analyzes interviews with Higher Education current and former leaders, as well as publicly available strategic plans, sector research, and planning frameworks across “very high research activity” (R1) US research universities.
El Doctor Carlos H. García Alvarado es reconocido por su aportación al fortalecimiento del gobierno de CETYS Universidad por parte de AGB, Asociación que agrupa a 40 mil profesionales de más de 50 países.
Over the past year, trust in the Board of Visitors has been strained. Student and faculty frustrations regarding a lack of transparency, proper governance and political partisanship have run rampant since the Justice Department forced former University President Jim Ryan to resign last summer.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously (17-0) to fire System President Jay Rothman, effective immediately, on April 7, 2026.
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam says she is “deeply sorry” for forcing the removal of LGBTQ+ pride flags from campus.
Jeremiah Shinn, current interim president at Boise State, discussed his thoughts on higher education and the future of the Missoula university at a series of community events.
Hampshire College is facing problems in part because sensationalist news articles paint an erroneously hopeless picture. Unfortunately, a highly influential Boston Globe article originally titled, “Dying, Sputtering” fits into that category.
Polk State College has officially launched the search for the sixth president in the school’s 62-year history.
A new report from the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) highlights the critical challenges and leadership priorities facing institution and foundation boards over the next two years as colleges and universities confront political pressures, financial uncertainty, and declining public confidence amid rapid technological change.