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President of California U. of Pennsylvania Is Fired
Angelo Armenti Jr., who had led the public institution for 20 years, was terminated a day before the release of an audit that criticized university financial dealings.
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MIT Names Its Provost, Who Led Online-Education Efforts, as New President
L. Rafael Reif, a faculty member for 32 years, has played a lead role in the creation of MITx and edX.
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Illinois Bill Would Ban Use of Search Firms in Hiring at Public Universities
Lawmakers are questioning the cost of the growing use of outside consultants. Universities say they would be at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting without them.
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After Outcry Over Raises, Cal State Revisits Policy on Presidents' Pay
A board committee approved a plan that would bar campuses from using tuition or tax dollars to raise new presidents' salaries. But their foundations could chip in more.
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Firing at LSU Puts Spotlight on a Governor's Reach
Critics say Gov. Bobby Jindal plays an outsize role in managing university affairs, though they haven't directly linked him to John V. Lombardi's dismissal.
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28 College Leaders Pledge 5% of Earnings to Fight Poverty
The current and former presidents and chancellors step forward today as charter members of a campaign that has proved more difficult than expected.
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John Lombardi Is Fired as President of Louisiana State U.
For a third time, he locks horns with a governing board and is out of a job.
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Vice Dean at U. of Pennsylvania Resigns After Bogus Doctorate Is Exposed
A top official at the Graduate School of Education falsely claimed that he had received a doctoral degree in philosophy, economics, and education at Columbia University.
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College Leaders Resist Pull to Stray From Mission
Talk at a conference on trusteeship highlighted a tension between the pressure on colleges to deliver economic benefits and the goal of building better citizens.
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Businessman's View: Top Public Universities Should Charge More
"Quit subsidizing people like my kids," Austin Ligon told a meeting of trustees. But university chiefs on the panel disagreed, saying tuition is already a public concern.
