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Lesley Faculty Vote No Confidence in President—Again

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Lesley University’s Faculty Assembly says it has voted no confidence in university president Janet Steinmayer for the second time in roughly a year. This time, it says, it also voted no confidence in the university’s Board of Trustees. “A coalition of faculty and students held a protest outside.”

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President moves: New hires abound, 1 retires following a 20-year stint

University Business

Cantor is wrapping up her nine-year term at Rutgers University-Newark following the chancellor of Rutgers deciding not to renew her contract. The chancellor was so appreciated in Newark that faculty, students and even the city’s mayor deeply disapproved of the university system letting her go.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

As result, the liberal arts college has rolled out FlightPath to build a strong support network around each of its students by pairing them with a success coach, a faculty advisor, a career coach and an alumni mentor. .” Some see it as the same job but with a lot more hats to wear.

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Rising need and falling enrollment shut down another small private college

University Business

Leaders have reached an agreement to shift HNU’s academic programs to the Dominican University of California in nearby San Rafael so students can transfer there and graduate on schedule. Dominican is also working to offer positions to HNU faculty and staff.