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Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Michael Garrison has earned his bachelor's and law degrees at West Virginia University, the state's flagship institution, where he was president of the student government. He rose rapidly to high-powered political posts, including chief of staff to a previous governor. Garrison then became a lobbyist with the longest client list in West Virginia,…
Descriptors: Search Committees (Personnel), Academic Degrees, Student Government, College Presidents
Brainard, Jeffrey; Fain, Paul; Masterson, Kathryn – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Colleges have added managers and support personnel at a steady, vigorous clip over the past 20 years, new research shows, far outpacing the growth in student enrollment and instructors. Support staff--like budget analysts, computer specialists, and loan counselors--nearly doubled from 1987 to 2007. Meanwhile, jobs for instructors increased by only…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, School Personnel, College Administration, Costs
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The president and governing board at the College of William and Mary have parted ways in an unusually public split with a deeply partisan undercurrent. Gene R. Nichol says that the Board of Visitors forced him out for defending free speech and diversity on the campus, and that he turned down a generous severance package to go quietly. Board…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Board Administrator Relationship, State Universities, Political Attitudes
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
The California State University campus at Long Beach graduated 8,720 students last month. Each one got the opportunity to walk the stage, and F. King Alexander, the university's president, shook every hand. California State at Long Beach has made graduating a greater number of its 38,000 students its top priority. The slogan "Graduation…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Regional Schools, School Holding Power, Change Agents
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Colleges are fond of issuing proclamations filled with ambitious goals. So Clemson University was hardly charting new territory in 2001 when its Board of Trustees endorsed 27 goals to make it a top-20 public research university. Less than two years later, Clemson achieved one of those benchmarks by exceeding $100-million per year in research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Public Colleges, College Administration
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
For at least four decades, the University of California has been the international gold standard in public higher education. The system's 10 campuses are magnets for top-notch faculty members and students. With an annual budget of $18-billion, the university includes five medical centers and three national laboratories. And one of every 10 members…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Universities, Personnel Selection
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
As the events of Virginia Tech tragedy recede in time, leaders of other colleges and universities are sure to look at Virginia Tech president Charles W. Steger's performance and question the readiness of presidents to act like corporate executives, take visible control of a campus in crisis, manage the onslaught of cameras and microphones, and…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, College Presidents, College Administration, Leadership
Panepento, Peter; Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Almost half of large nonprofit groups make insider deals with board members, and one-third of those deals occur without the prior approval of other board members, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. The study, which is described in a report released on Monday, "Nonprofit Governance in the United States: Findings on Performance…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Governing Boards, Trustees, Cultural Differences
Fain, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2006
The skyrocketing pay and benefits of corporate executives have kept reporters and, sometimes, prosecutors busy in recent years. The resulting public outrage over these tales of excess has contributed to a backlash. Now the news media, in searching for excessive pay in places where there seems to be no cap on costs, have increasingly focused their…
Descriptors: News Media, College Faculty, Salaries, College Presidents