Kellie Woodhouse
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Mixed reviews for plan to change Tennessee higher education governance
Universities favor governor's proposal to restructure public higher ed governance, but system chancellor and others say institutional interests will trump state priorities. → Read More
Delta Cost Project report outlines trends in college spending
A new report from the Delta Cost Project reveals how much more heavily institutions rely on tuition dollars since the recession. → Read More
Universities left footing the bill as budget crisis looms in Illinois
Universities in Illinois are covering millions in state costs as politicians continue to debate a 2015-16 budget halfway into the fiscal year. → Read More
Should the president be held responsible for scandals at the University of Louisville?
A series of scandals in Louisville ask the question: At what point is a university president culpable? → Read More
University of Iowa leader apologizes for saying teachers without lesson plans should be shot
Iowa's new president apologizes for "unfortunate" off-the cuff remark. → Read More
Colleges keep lines of communication open with alumni as they respond to diversity concerns
As colleges grapple with issues of race and diversity, they face questions from alumni and donors -- not all of whom are pleased with new campus efforts. → Read More
Report outlines trustee frustrations over transparency and finances
Board members at comprehensive universities are often frustrated by their own lack of knowledge or understanding about the institutions they're tasked with leading, a new report finds. → Read More
Maryland and HBCU advocates at odds over how to remedy segregation in higher ed
In Maryland, the state challenges view that new programs at historically black colleges will attract white students. → Read More
Lawmakers question public boards' openness and transparency
Lawmakers in some states are seeking more openness and transparency from public university governing boards. → Read More
What it might mean when a college's discount rate tops 60 percent
How high is too high a discount to offer students? Nearly 10 percent of colleges have rates of 60 percent or more. For some it appears to be a sign of distress, yet others see a strategy. → Read More
Maryland says collaboration, not merger, best solution to end higher education discrimination
Maryland officials call a proposal to merge a commuter institution with a HBCU a "far-reaching, risky scheme," arguing instead that joint degree programs can better end decades of racial inequity among the state's public colleges. → Read More
University of Missouri looks ahead as it tries to combat race issues on campus
It’s been a week of head-spinning disruption and change at the University of Missouri. After the ouster of the university's two top leaders, hundreds of students continue to protest against racism and for more student and faculty diversity. The system’s governing board Thursday appointed an interim leader and promised a number of measures to increase minority representation. And despite the… → Read More
A university president's unique approach to curbing student drinking
AMES, Iowa -- It was around midnight on Friday, Oct. 30, when Steven Leath saw more than a half dozen students pile into a car outside a dormitory. The scene alarmed him. One student, clearly drunk, had climbed into the vehicle’s trunk, yet his friends piled into the car and began driving away. Leath, president of Iowa State University, was heading from one location full of partying college… → Read More
U of Missouri leaders resign amid student concerns over racism and diversity
Tim Wolfe’s undoing may have been the moment he refused to step out of his car during the University of Missouri homecoming parade last month. Wolfe resigned Monday, after student and faculty activists had been asking his administration for weeks to combat racism on the flagship Columbia campus. Protesters say they were ignored and that, when they finally did meet with the system leader, he… → Read More