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Out of the Frying Pan?A President Weighs Jumping From One Controversy-Ridden University to Another
Kevin Guskiewicz, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, might take the top job at Michigan State. Sources said he had informally agreed to leave UNC soon. -
Gazette
Transitions: Hamline U. Names New President; Tuskegee U. President to Retire
Oglethorpe University has made its interim president permanent. Kathryn McClymond had been the interim leader since Nick Ladany’s resignation in June. -
Academic Freedom
Did DEI Rules Trample on a Professor’s Free Speech? A Judge Says It’s Plausible.
Community colleges in California now require employees to demonstrate competency in diversity, equity, and inclusion. A court ruling this week raised First Amendment concerns. -
Leadership
College Presidents Debate When to Speak Out — and When to Keep Quiet
When world events have ripple effects on campuses, four leaders said, they can’t make everyone happy. -
Gazette
Transitions: U. of Louisiana System and Louisiana Tech U. Get New Presidents
Jim Henderson, president of the University of Louisiana system, has been named president of Louisiana Tech University. -
Leadership & Governance
After Rocky Summer, Texas A&M System Poised to Pick Interim President as Flagship’s Permanent Leader
Mark A. Welsh III, who was passed over during the previous search, was recommended on Monday as the sole finalist for the job. -
Tight Bonds
This Small College Was Out of Options. Will Its Creditors Give It a Break?
Lake Erie College found itself staring down possible closure. “I don’t want to be another story in The Chronicle,” the president told its bondholders, pleading for relief. -
The Review | Opinion
The Dangers of Donor Revolt
The Israel-Hamas war has empowered higher-ed benefactors. That’s distressing. -
'Unprecedented'
In an ‘Extraordinarily Unusual’ Letter, Israel’s President Urges College Leaders to Fight Antisemitism
Isaac Herzog has called on American college leaders to exercise “moral leadership” and to condemn Hamas “publicly and unequivocally.” -
Advice
Ask the Chair: How to Cope With a Death in Your Department
Leading through loss means being sensitive to the needs around you and stepping up to meet them.
