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May 10, 2021 Submitted photo Davis & Elkins College Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Institutional Researcher Nathan Sams, center, was presented with the College’s top educator honor, the Lois Latham Award for Teaching Excellence. D&E President Chris A. Wood, left, presented the award. Among those attending the ceremony were D&E Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Rob Phillips, right, Sams’ daughter Willow Cronin Sams and his wife Callie Cronin Sams. ELKINS — D...

Media Credit: Danielle Towers | Assistant Photo Editor The vote responds to concerns raised at the last assembly in November when faculty had to suspend a rule that only permitted voting rights if members attended the meeting in person. News By Yankun Zhao May 10, 2021 9:49 AM The Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday permitting online voting at regular or special Faculty Assembly meetings. The resolution states that members of the assembly, which is open to all faculty with full-ti...

University of Maine at Presque Isle Hosts 112th Commencement Two hundred and three students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, May 8, during the University’s Virtual Commencement Ceremony—held to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2021 despite a public health situation that still precludes large, in-person gatherings. This is only the second time in UMPI’s history that a commencement has been held virtually. During the 112th Commencement ceremony,...

Registration is open! In a statement, Kennedy said he and the CU Board of Regents have begun discussions for an “orderly transition” after new members joined the panel. Kennedy did not say when exactly he may be leaving, or who would fill in for him if the Board of Regents were to begin a search for a new chief executive. However, Kennedy’s contract is due to expire in June 2022. “I appreciate the many smart and dedicated people who work hard every day to help the university meet its mi...

The resolution articulates “serious concerns” about University leaders’ ability to advance GW’s mission in response to the results of the recent faculty survey.

Boulder Faculty Assembly Censures System President By   The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Faculty Assembly on Thursday censured Mark Kennedy, president of the university system, for failed leadership in diversity, equity and inclusion, Prairie Mountain Media reported. Professors cited concerns about Kennedy’s “well-documented history of making problematic and hurtful statements,” including using the term "Trail of Tears" as an analogy for the university not succeeding at online ...

Former UND President Mark Kennedy censured by campus in Colorado The censure vote was a result of Kennedy’s “failure of leadership with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion,” according to a written motion from the campus’ Faculty Assembly. 8:19 am, Apr. 30, 2021 × File photo of former UND President Mark Kennedy. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks HeraldEric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald Former UND President Mark Kennedy was censured on Thursday, April 29, in what ...

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Media Credit: File Photo by Jack Fonseca | Senior Staff Photographer Professors have begun to question Leblancs future at GW in recent months, many saying they dont think administrators will be able to salvage relationships with GW community members. Faculty senators will debate a resolution Friday that calls for University President Thomas LeBlanc to develop a plan to rebuild trust with faculty members who’ve started losing confidence in the administration. In the resolution, which the Fac...

Media Credit: File Photo by Ari Golub | Staff Photographer University President Thomas LeBlanc has called a special meeting of the Faculty Senate for April 30, according to an email from a senate staff member Friday, which was obtained by The Hatchet. The special meeting, which LeBlanc called at the request of the senate’s executive committee, comes after officials released the quantitative and qualitative results of a recent faculty survey on University leadership earlier this spring. Arthur...