The Chronicle of Higher Education | Leadership & Governance http://chronicle.com/topic/Leadership-Governance/111/ Topics :: Leadership & Governance Wed, 23 May 2012 06:26:53 EDT <![CDATA[Transitions: Retired Army Officer to Direct Yale Leadership Program]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131921/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Retired-Army/131921/ Thomas A. Kolditz, an expert in crisis leadership, will take the post at Yale. Read that and other job-related news.

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Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Transitions: Southern Mississippi President Steps Down, but Will Teach at Branch Campus]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131799/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Southern/131799/ Martha D. Saunders is credited with increasing enrollment and private giving in tough economic times. Read that item and other job-related news.

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Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[A College's Endowment Portfolio Should Match Its Mission]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131786/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Colleges-Endowment/131786/ It need not suffer an inevitable trade-off in performance by incorporating responsible-investing criteria.

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Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Faculty Senate Is Besieged After Clashing With University President]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131745/ http://chronicle.com/article/Faculty-Senate-Is-Besieged/131745/ The senate at Fort Valley State approved a no-confidence motion in the president. A day later, administrators summoned the full faculty to impeach the senate.

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:55:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Georgetown's Values Draw Census Chief to Become Its Provost]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131732/ http://chronicle.com/article/Georgetowns-Values-Draw/131732/ Robert M. Groves, who will start work at the university in August, admires the university's Jesuit perspective toward learning.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Transitions: Oregon's Attorney General to Lead Reed College]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131737/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Oregons-Attorney/131737/ John Kroger, who has been a law professor and federal prosecutor, will be president of the free-spirited campus. Read that and other job-related news.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Transitions: Dalton Conley Leaves NYU for U. of the People]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131626/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Dalton-Conley/131626/ He will be dean of arts and sciences at the tuition-free online institution. Read that and other job-related news here.

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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Transitions: Graham B. Spanier Takes Up a National-Security Project]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131544/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Graham-B-Spanier/131544/ Mr. Spanier has told friends he'll be working on the special project while on sabbatical from the university he once led. Read that and other job-related news.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[The King and Queen of a Chiropractic College]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131539/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-KingQueen-of-a/131539/ George Goodman has presided over a period of growth for Logan College with his wife at his side. Literally. She has her own desk in his office.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Chiropractic Colleges Seek Legitimacy Amid Financial Woes]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131538/ http://chronicle.com/article/Chiropractic-Colleges-Seek/131538/ Struggling with shrinking enrollments and revenues, these specialized institutions may have to change to survive.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Dale Corson, President Emeritus of Cornell, Dies at 97]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131449/ http://chronicle.com/article/Dale-Corson-President/131449/ Mr. Corson, an accomplished physicist, was praised for his steadying response to antiwar protests and efforts for greater inclusion of women and minorities.

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Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Foundation Representative to Lead a Hands-On College]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131454/ http://chronicle.com/article/Foundation-Representative-to/131454/ Steven Solnick will be the president of Warren Wilson College, whose students toil on the campus's farm and do 100 hours of service learning.

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Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Transitions: Dartmouth's President Is Nominee to Lead World Bank]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131392/ http://chronicle.com/article/Transitions-Dartmouths/131392/ Two American academics are being considered to lead the World Bank, and other job news.

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Campus Sustainability: It's About People]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131370/ http://chronicle.com/article/Campus-Sustainability-Its/131370/ Depending on what it does now, the movement can either flower into fullness or hit the green wall, doomed to irrelevance.

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[MIT Chief Says Her Departure Is Not Driven by Fund-Raising Fatigue]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131301/ http://chronicle.com/article/MIT-Chief-Says-Her-Departure/131301/ Susan Hockfield's resignation illustrates how closely the terms of university presidencies are tied to campaign cycles.

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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Geometer Tries a New Angle: Leading a Small Honors College]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131304/ http://chronicle.com/article/Geometer-Tries-a-New-Angle-/131304/ Donal O'Shea, who is the chief academic officer at a women's college, will become president of New College of Florida, a public liberal-arts institution.

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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Antioch U.'s New Chancellor Comes by Way of New York Times Company]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131302/ http://chronicle.com/article/Antioch-Us-New-Chancellor/131302/ Felice Nudelman was the company's executive director of education and worked with colleges across the country in that role.

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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Why I Moved: Provost's Post at Women's College Attracts Economist Who Studies Female Leaders]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131034/ http://chronicle.com/article/Why-I-Moved-Provosts-Post-at/131034/ Linda Bell, who noted an absence of woman-to-woman mentorship in her chosen field, sees her new job as another way to provide that help to students.

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Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[Salaries Rise for Senior Administrators but Lag Behind Inflation]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130928/ http://chronicle.com/article/Salaries-Rise-for-Senior/130928/ Their pay rose by 2 percent, with the bump bigger for those at private colleges than at public ones, according to CUPA-HR's annual report.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA['Today's Environment Calls for a Different Kind of Leader']]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130942/ http://chronicle.com/article/Todays-Environment-Calls-for/130942/ An entrepreneurial president explains why a business background is crucial to running a university.

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[2 Nontraditional Presidents Speak Out: 'We Bring With Us a Healthy Impatience']]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130930/ http://chronicle.com/article/2-Nontraditional-Presidents/130930/ A president with a background in the arts and politics argues that a spirit of innovation fits right in with the liberal arts.

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[Turnover in Fund-Raising Post Is No Problem, Birmingham-Southern Chief Says]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130939/ http://chronicle.com/article/Turnover-in-Fund-Raising-Post/130939/ Four chief development officers in one year? Not a problem, the president says. Donors know who's really in charge of raising money: the president.

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[U. of New Mexico Hears a New Tone at the Top]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130729/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-New-Mexico-Hears-a-New/130729/ Several rocky years preceded Robert Frank's appointment. He acknowledges that "skeptical" faculty want him to prove he was the right choice.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[Just Call Me Emma]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130728/ http://chronicle.com/article/Just-Call-Me-Emma/130728/ A president's daughter says her last name "dropped out of the equation." She wanted students and faculty to get to know her without making assumptions.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[President Daddy]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130737/ http://chronicle.com/article/President-Daddy/130737/ A father fights the urge to be more presidential than paternal.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST
<![CDATA[Suffolk U.'s New President Taps His Sociological Training to Meet Students' Needs]]> http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130483/ http://chronicle.com/article/Suffolk-Us-New-President/130483/ James McCarthy's experience as provost at another urban campus, CUNY's Baruch College, will also inform his approach at the Boston institution.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST