http://chronicle.com/section/Leadership-Governance/18/ News :: Administration :: Leadership & Governance Tue, 29 May 2012 22:02:38 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132015/ http://chronicle.com/article/Charles-Reed-Plans-to-Retire/132015/ As chancellor of the California State University system, he has worked to widen access and coped with severe budget cuts, winning both praise and criticism.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 19:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132008/ http://chronicle.com/article/View-Angelo-Armentis/132008/ Mr. Armenti, who was recently fired as president of California University of Pennsylvania, accuses system officials of plotting to "denigrate my achievements."

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131963/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Fired-President-Lashes-Out/131963/ Angelo Armenti Jr., who led California University of Pennsylvania for two decades, says the state system's chancellor plotted to undermine his authority.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 20:58:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131917/ http://chronicle.com/article/President-of-California-U-of/131917/ Angelo Armenti Jr., who had led the public institution for 20 years, was terminated a day before the release of an audit that criticized university financial dealings.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 22:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131896/ http://chronicle.com/article/MIT-Names-Its-Provost-Who-Led/131896/ L. Rafael Reif, a faculty member for 32 years, has played a lead role in the creation of MITx and edX.

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131877/ http://chronicle.com/article/Illinois-Bill-Would-Ban-Use-of/131877/ Lawmakers are questioning the cost of the growing use of outside consultants. Universities say they would be at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting without them.

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131826/ http://chronicle.com/article/After-Outcry-Over-Raises-Cal/131826/ A board committee approved a plan that would bar campuses from using tuition or tax dollars to raise new presidents' salaries. But their foundations could chip in more.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131769/ http://chronicle.com/article/Firing-at-LSU-Puts-Spotlight/131769/ Critics say Gov. Bobby Jindal plays an outsize role in managing university affairs, though they haven't directly linked him to John V. Lombardi's dismissal.

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 22:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131744/ http://chronicle.com/article/28-College-Leaders-Pledge-5-/131744/ The current and former presidents and chancellors step forward today as charter members of a campaign that has proved more difficult than expected.

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131743/ http://chronicle.com/article/John-Lombardi-Is-Fired-as/131743/ For a third time, he locks horns with a governing board and is out of a job.

]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131716/ http://chronicle.com/article/Vice-Dean-at-U-of/131716/ A top official at the Graduate School of Education falsely claimed that he had received a doctoral degree in philosophy, economics, and education at Columbia University.

]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131647/ http://chronicle.com/article/College-Leaders-Resist-Pull-to/131647/ Talk at a conference on trusteeship highlighted a tension between the pressure on colleges to deliver economic benefits and the goal of building better citizens.

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:50:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131637/ http://chronicle.com/article/Businessmans-View-Top-Public/131637/ "Quit subsidizing people like my kids," Austin Ligon told a meeting of trustees. But university chiefs on the panel disagreed, saying tuition is already a public concern.

]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:40:00 EDT 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.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131496/ http://chronicle.com/article/UC-Davis-Pepper-Spray-Report/131496/ The incident "should and could have been prevented," an investigative panel says in a scathing report.

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:45:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131290/ http://chronicle.com/article/Alabama-Community-College/131290/ Some state lawmakers favor creating an independent board to govern the system, which has seen six leaders come and go during the past six years.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131284/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Illinois-President/131284/ Michael J. Hogan, whose leadership style and policies were widely unpopular among professors, was in office for less than two years.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131289/ http://chronicle.com/article/Resignation-Comes-at-Pivotal/131289/ University of Maryland officials say the saga over leadership of the system's University College will not affect its case for renewing lucrative military contracts.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:20:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131281/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Maryland-University/131281/ Susan C. Aldridge, who was placed on indefinite leave a month ago, will step down on March 31, university officials said, without explaining why.

]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131145/ http://chronicle.com/article/Historically-Black-Colleges/131145/ The openings should not be seen as a crisis but as an opportunity for boards "to set a new direction and tone" of leadership, said a White House official.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:25:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131142/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Lonesome-Minefield-College/131142/ Being president of a college is exhausting work that invites a constant spotlight, said a panel of academic leaders, speaking about lessons they've learned on the job.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131138/ http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Are-College-Presidents-/131138/ Despite a push for diversity, the profile of college chiefs has changed little over the last quarter century, a survey by the American Council on Education shows.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131139/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-College-Leader-Urges-His/131139/ New approaches are needed to meet the nation's educational goals, Michael M. Crow of Arizona State University said at an American Council on Education gathering.

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131110/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Illinois-President/131110/ Days after trustees urged a change of course, Michael J. Hogan is reaching out, acknowledging mistakes under pressure, and promising to work better with the faculty.

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:10:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131079/ http://chronicle.com/article/Tapped-as-Reformer-U-of/131079/ With faculty criticism of Michael J. Hogan's leadership repeatedly making headlines, university trustees met on Monday and made clear they want a change of style.

]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131064/ http://chronicle.com/article/Brown-U-Taps-Princeton-Dean/131064/ Christina Hull Paxson, 52, rose from assistant professor to dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

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