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Committee created to select CCRI’s next president

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The next step in selecting the Community College of Rhode Island’s (CCRI) new president has been announced. The Council on Postsecondary Education announced on Tuesday who’s on the committee in charge of picking CCRI’s next leader. This process comes after Dr. Megan Hughes, who was president of CCRI since 2016, stepped down in August 2023. These are the members of the committee:Smith and Ortiz are co-chairs of the search committee.

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At New England colleges and universities, faculty ‘no confidence’ votes are on the rise. Do they make an impact? – The Boston Globe

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(Subscription Required) At colleges across New England, no-confidence votes are piling up. Three times in as many years, professors at Lesley University came together to cast ballots over whether their president was fit to continue in her post. Then, just since May, similar moves to grab university presidents’ attention — or remove them entirely — occurred at Emerson and Brandeis.

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Gov. DeSantis appoints outgoing Alachua Sheriff to FAMU Board of Trustees, reappoints former member

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Outgoing Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey is the newest member of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees, courtesy of an appointment by Gov. Ron Desantis. The Governor named Gainey, who also chairs the Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees, to the 13-member FAMU Board. The move comes about a year and four months after DeSantis appointed Gainey as Alachua Sheriff.

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‘Confidentiality breach’ halts College of the Desert’s search for next superintendent

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The search for the next permanent president/superintendent at College of the Desert has been canceled, after a reported breach of confidentiality by “one or more members of the presidential search committee has compromised the fairness and trust that are fundamental to this process,” the college’s spokesperson said in a statement. The search committee includes 19 voting members, all of whom signed confidentiality agreements. The board of trustees approved the committee’s structure at the Aug.

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Laura Hope Reverses Course, Seeks Top COD Post

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PALM DESERT — It has long been said that it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, and Laura Hope has exercised her prerogative and changed her mind — again. She has officially applied for the permanent position of Superintendent/President of College of the Desert, Nicholas Robles, Interim Public Information Officer & Interim Director of Educational Partnerships, confirmed for Uken Report. First, she was applying, then she wasn’t, and now she is.

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FAST to Host Gala in Los Angeles to Scale Its Flagship Generation AI Program and Nurture Future AI Creators

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The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) is set to host its 3rd Annual Advance Armenia Gala on December 6, at the Landmark in Mission Hills. This evening will spotlight FAST’s flagship initiative, Generation AI, which aims to transform Armenia into a key player in the global AI landscape by integrating advanced Math, Python programming and advanced AI education into public school curricula to nurture the next generation of innovators and creators.

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MSU’s accreditors visit campus for decennial review amid concerns over board

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The HLC requires that a governing board must not be influenced by donors or those outside the university and must not interfere in the day-to-day business of the administration. An outside investigation completed earlier this year found that two trustees have done just that. The HLC promised a review of the board concerns last year when accusations of impropriety first surfaced.

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