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Lake-Sumter State College’s president Stanley Sidor announced he would retire from his role by June 30.

Merrill Irving Jr., the president of Hennepin Technical College, stepped down Monday morning amid pressure from employees and state lawmakers to resign.

The Canisius College board of trustees on Friday announced Steve K. Stoute, J.D., vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at DePaul University in Chicago, was named the institution’s 25th president. He will begin his tenure on July 1.

Steven K. Stoute, J.D. will start as the 25th Canisius College president on July 1. He is currently vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at DePaul University in Chicago.

A number of universities have turned to search firms to find new chief human resource officers. Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search, which specializes in higher education leadership assignments, was recently called in by Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, to lead its search for a new CHRO.

Faculty members at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are speaking up about the ongoing search to replace outgoing president Laurie Leshin, emphasizing the need for a new leader committed to shared governance and someone who can heal the community after a series of recent student suicides.

When Joseph I. Castro, chancellor of the California State University system, resigned Thursday amid criticism over his past handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a subordinate, he became the fourth prominent higher education leader to depart his institution in recent months.

Contra Costa Community College District’s chancellor is on paid administrative leave for the second time in less than a year. Faculty and staff are confused about the dispute between the chancellor and board members.