The U. of New Hampshire Imposes a Hiring Freeze, and Other News

Prompted by an $8.2-million deficit, the University of New Hampshire is imposing a hiring freeze on all “non-grant funded” faculty and staff positions, the Union Leader reports. No layoffs are expected, but the latest cost-saving move comes on the heels of a number of faculty buyouts, the reporter, Clynton Namuo, writes.
West Virginia University faculty members passed another resolution yesterday calling on President Michael S. Garrison to quit, JJ Hermes reports on The Chronicle’s Web site. This marks the second time in two weeks that professors have demanded his resignation over a scandal in which the university gave the state governor’s daughter an M.B.A. that she had not earned.
G.P. (Bud) Peterson, chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, wants to create an endowed faculty chair for conservative thought and policy in order to bring more intellectual diversity to the campus, Robin Wilson reports on The Chronicle’s News Blog. He’s trying to raise $9-million so he can attract prominent conservatives for a rotating professorship — the first of its kind — that would pay $200,000 per year. See an article in The Wall Street Journal for more details.
Jon S. Whitmore, president of Texas Tech University, will become San Jose State University’s new chief on August 1, the San Jose Business Journal reports. He replaces Don W. Kassing, who is retiring. See an item on News Blog for more details.
Paul E. Stanton Jr., longtime president of East Tennessee State University, said last week that he planned to retire on March 1, 2009. See a university press release for details.