Category Archives: Administration

San Francisco Chronicle: UC’S TOP REGENT BASHES SYSTEM

The chairman of the University of California’s Board of Regents issued a highly critical analysis of the 10-campus system Wednesday, painting a picture of an impotent administration with a “dysfunctional set of organizational structures, processes and policies.”

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Chicago Tribune: U. of I., military company cut ties

The University of Illinois has canceled a partnership between its prestigious police-training institute and controversial military contractor Blackwater USA, citing a possible conflict of interest.University officials say the institute’s director, Tom Dempsey, was not upfront about a personal agreement he made to work as a contractor for Blackwater, even as he planned the official partnership. The university continues to investigate the case while Dempsey remains on leave, using accrued vacation time to work for Blackwater in Afghanistan training local police in drug enforcement.

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Press-Register: Judge places fine on Bishop State

A federal judge in Mobile said Tuesday she would fine Bishop State Community College $3,000 a day until it complies with her judgment in favor of a white teacher who won a reverse-discrimination lawsuit.

Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade said she would wipe away the fines if Bishop State officials comply with her order by Sept. 5. Otherwise, the daily fines will continue.

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Ann Arbor News: Tenure marked by strains with EMU professors union

After he became president of Eastern Michigan University, John Fallon says he invited the head of the professors union for a dinner in Depot Town to get acquainted.
File photoPeople at a rally for Eastern Michigan University faculty picket outside EMU administration offices in Welch Hall.

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Chicago Tribune: Court says SIU can’t keep lid on contracts

Southern Illinois University can not keep the press and public from scrutinizing employment contracts of school President Glenn Poshard and other officials, an Illinois Appellate Court ruled Thursday in a case with broad implications for public access to government records.

The Southern: Court rules against SIU in employment contracts case

Southern Illinois University can’t withhold public access to the employment contracts of SIU President Glenn Poshard and other officials, an Illinois appeals court ruled.

A lower court earlier sided with the school in the lawsuit, filed when SIU rejected a request under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The law requires disclosure of most public documents.

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Salt Lake Tribune: Another college president is put on paid leave

The president of the Mountainland Applied Technology College was suspended with pay Friday in the wake of a draft audit that prompted action against another education official earlier this week.

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Tallahassee Democrat: Audit cites FAMU for 13 problems

A state audit showed finacial reporting problems at Florida A&M University, putting further pressure on the beleaguered university.

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Union-Tribune: University reviews are unusual, official says

The University of California San Diego is undergoing an IRS audit – an uncommon procedure that may become more prevalent in the coming months.

UCSD officials declined to provide many details, except to say the Internal Revenue Service will spend several months reviewing the university’s payroll, accounts payable, student accounting and other financial transactions processed in 2005. The campus characterized the audit as “routine.”

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The Birmingham News: Reed letter is battle’s latest front

o say that the battle for control of the state’s two-year college system is intense would be an understatement.

The clash has Gov. Bob Riley and state two-year college Chancellor Bradley Byrne on one side and the Alabama Education Association and some state lawmakers on the other. It already has resulted in the forced retirements of two community college presidents and one system vice chancellor, and it has produced one lawsuit with the promise of more to come.

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The Chronicle News Blog: U. of California’s President, Robert Dynes, to Resign After Tumultuous 5 Years

Robert C. Dynes, president of the University of California since 2003, announced today that he would step down in June 2008. During a busy stint as president, Mr. Dynes, a renowned physicist, has faced budget cuts, a compensation scandal, high turnover among campus chancellors, and struggles over maintaining student diversity in the 10-campus system.

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The Chronicle News Blog: Ousted President at Eastern Michigan U. Dishes to Larry King

The former president of Eastern Michigan University, John A. Fallon III, has spoken publicly for the first time since his firing this month. He appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live last night, along with his wife and his lawyer.

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Journal and Courier: Purdue’s celebration tab: $576,778

Wow.

That’s the response from many students and staff when told Purdue spent more than a half-million dollars for a party last month to celebrate the end of its Campaign for Purdue fundraiser.

“That seems like a big waste,” said David Hoover, a junior studying actuarial science. “Pay for renovations to some of these buildings. A lot of the buildings need it.”

The bill for the June 30 event, in which donors were thanked for $1.7 billion in contributions over the past seven years, totaled $576,778, according to documents gathered by the Journal & Courier. About half was paid for by the Purdue Research Foundation; the rest came from money raised through the campaign.

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The Chronicle News Blog: Political Donations Flow From College Presidents to U.S. Presidential Candidates

College presidents are opening up their wallets to their favorite candidates for U.S. president, with some of them shelling out thousands of dollars in the first six months of this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Among the most generous was Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami, who was President Bill Clinton’s secretary of health and human services. From January 1 to June 30 she gave $4,600 to her former boss’s wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a Democratic candidate.

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The Chronicle: Roger Williams U. President Says ‘Out of Sync’ Board to Be Phased Out

Roger Williams University’s president, Roy J. Nirschel, said on Monday that a larger, more diverse Board of Trustees would soon replace the university’s “out of sync” board, which has been roiled by the revelation that its long-time chairman used a racial slur in a May meeting.

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The Chronicle: Regents at Eastern Michigan U. Fire President and 2 Others in Aftermath of Murder Investigations

Eastern Michigan University, still reeling from the apparent cover-up of a student’s murder in December, announced on Monday that it had fired its president, its vice president for student affairs, and its campus-police director. But the chairman of the university’s Board of Regents said, without elaborating, that the president’s dismissal was not related to the murder case.

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