The next president of Florida Atlantic University should defend academic freedom, embrace diversity, and lead with compassion and respect. That’s what FAU’s presidential search committee is looking for, according to a draft job description for the top post.
Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated
Despite reducing staff and cutting expenses, Cardinal Stritch for years has operated at a deficit. After years of declining enrollment, and without sufficient relief in the costs of operating the school and its facilities, the private university on Milwaukee’s north shore reached a tipping point.

After months of closure discussions, the Board of Trustees voted to keep the college open. Now a financial lifeline may come in the form of a state loan.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 10, 2023)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) are making a unified appeal to Congress and the Biden administration to create a national, virtual cybersecurity academy to address the nation’s long-standing cybersecurity workforce gap.
Florida Atlantic University hasn’t yet ironed out the job description for the next president of the university. But Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has reportedly already approached Republican Rep. Randy Fine for the job, despite him not having experience as an academic or administrator in higher education.

WASHINGTON, DC (March 30, 2023)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has appointed David Rowe, PhD, as senior vice president and managing principal of AGB Consulting.

On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that, in particular circumstances, it would consider holding individual leaders personally accountable for financial losses that the federal government may incur, including Title IV funds distributed to institutions.