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The head of the University of Nebraska system, Ted Carter, has been named to a newly formed national coalition charged with finding ways that higher education campuses can produce a more globally competitive workforce.

All four final candidates for the job have completed their requisite visits to the campus. Those in the running for the position are Tim Borchers, vice president for Academic Affairs at Peru State College (Nebraska); David Christiansen, chancellor at Penn State York; Kelly Ryan, interim chancellor at Indiana University Southeast; and Robert Smith, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Valdosta State University (California).

University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter is part of a national coalition announced today that will develop a renewed vision for higher education as a crucial asset in meeting the United States’ urgent workforce, economic and security needs.

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.

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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.

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.