Today, ACTA sent a letter to the State University System of Florida Board of Governors urging the board to take great care in its consideration of Dr. Santa Ono's selection as the next president...
The University of Florida must not make a mistake in hiring the president who will replace Ben Sasse. To do so could destroy one of the crown jewels of American higher education, a model...
When Harvard University president Claudine Gay stepped down on Jan. 2 amid swirling plagiarism charges, it was a win for her conservative...
Members of the Harvard Corporation must also resign, say a growing chorus of observers and watchdogs just hours after news broke Tuesday...
Kevin Guskiewicz, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Thursday he is 'weighing' the opportunity to depart...
The end of July brought a flurry of sudden presidential resignations. Over the course of a week, presidents stepped down at Stanford University, Texas A&M University, Seton Hall
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released a new guide by Robert C. Dickeson, entitled Assuring a Successful College President Search: An ACTA Guide to Presidential Search, Screening, and Selection. One...
The purpose of this guide is to assist governing board trustees in the execution of their most important task: the selection of a president who will lead the institution in the years ahead. Most...
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