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President moves: 2 leaders entrusted with restoring harmony

University Business

The incoming president will look to turn things around following the tumultuous exit of its former president, who caused an uproar for proposing a fundraiser at a venue with antisemitic and racist cultural ties. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him a Missionary of Mercy. Robbins has served as UoFA’s president for seven years.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, five years later, Iowa Wesleyan is falling to the market forces it temporarily fended off. Is this diversity newsletter?

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

A tenured professor of English, he has served in other administrative roles for the past 20 years. Since 2015, Nicklow served as the president of the University of New Orleans. His decision came after the details of the fundraising trip surfaced, as well as the college’s treatment of students of color and LGBTQ students.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

I don’t trust the administration in their ability to have the best.” Written by the class of 2015, the letter urged university leadership to remove Muhl from her position. He has a master’s in business administration and a doctorate in higher education administration.

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FAQ’s: Spring Semester Questions Regarding Housing Returner Process, Housing Availability, and Off-Campus Housing

The Student Affairs Blog

Since 2005, VCU has built and opened: Brandt Hall (2005), Cary & Belvidere (2008), West Grace South (2012), West Grace North (2013), Grace & Broad 1 and 2 (2015), and Gladding Residence Center (2018). 4) On-Campus Housing Facility Comments Student Comments: Concerns expressed about old and outdated on-campus housing facilities.

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How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It’s all about the alumni

University Business

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. ” Despite the university’s success in exceeding its fundraising goals year to year, its work isn’t done, according to Burke.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015. However this work requires expertise that is typically fairly new to campus administrators.