The U. of Wisconsin’s presidential search gets complicated; controversy over deal for U. of North Carolina’s Silent Sam statue grows louder; and more
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Leadership searches can be a moment for a university to come together around a shared vision for the future. But their increasingly tight management stirs anxiety and uncertainty. (PREMIUM)
As the Sons of Confederate Veterans celebrate gaining ownership of the monument, many faculty and students are puzzling over why the university system’s governing board was so willing to make a deal. (PREMIUM)
Last year, as the fate of the toppled Confederate monument hung in the balance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a search for the statue prompted reflections on its future. (PREMIUM)
University of Georgia investigators recommended that he be fired for violating anti-harassment policies, but the university accepted his resignation instead. (PREMIUM)
The total number of new tenure-track hires was up nearly 5 percent from the previous year at four-year public institutions. (PREMIUM)
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