May 31—Phil DiStefano didn’t know what a chancellor was when he entered higher education as a first-generation college student. Now, he is preparing to retire as the longest-serving chancellor at the University of Colorado Boulder, marking 15 years in the position and 50 years on campus. “Right now, things are going so well on the […]
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Winston-Salem State’s new chancellor is first woman to lead the university
Over 800 viewers tuned in to a press conference Wednesday as the new chancellor of Winston-Salem State University was named. Bonita J. Brown, a Winston-Salem native and former assistant attorney at the school, was announced as the university’s 14th chancellor. She is the first woman to hold the position since the historically Black university’s founding […]
Four takeaways from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block’s testimony on campus antisemitism, protests
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block found himself in the nation’s culture wars hot seat Thursday, interrogated by members of Congress about his handling of complaints of campus antisemitism, amid student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. For Republican Congress members, the hearing organized by the GOP-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce was a chance to […]
UCLA should have immediately removed protesters, chancellor tells House
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) told a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the school should have been ready to immediately remove an encampment of pro-Palestinian activists that became the site of a violent clash with counter-protesters last month. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block was […]
UNC Jewish student leader: I urge the chancellor to better protect Jews like me
It was my junior year of high school, after the shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, when I truly realized I would have to deal with antisemitism as I grew up. Throughout my college experience at UNC-Chapel Hill I witnessed a consistent level of hatred, but since Oct. 7 it has taken a turn […]
UNC Jewish student leader: I urge the chancellor to better protect Jews like me
It was my junior year of high school, after the shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, when I truly realized I would have to deal with antisemitism as I grew up. Throughout my college experience at UNC-Chapel Hill I witnessed a consistent level of hatred, but since Oct. 7 it has taken a turn […]
Former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to stand down at next election
Former British chancellor and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not stand at the next UK general election. The MP for Stratford-on-Avon revealed the news in a resignation letter posted to X, formerly Twitter. He said: “After 14 years in Parliament, and multiple roles in Cabinet and Government, I have come to the […]
New York Public Schools chancellor scolds Republicans for ‘gotcha’ antisemitism hearing, saying district disciplined staff
David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, said at a congressional hearing Wednesday that his district has removed, disciplined or is in the process of disciplining at least a dozen staff and school leaders over alleged antisemitism, pushing back strongly against Republicans’ accusations that the school system was failing to take action […]
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Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s top official has taken the first steps toward removing a faculty member who was earlier fired from his job as chancellor over his fledgling porn career. The former chancellor, Joe Gow, said Wednesday that interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan filed three charges against him March 29, accusing […]
German vice chancellor spends morning in Kiev air raid shelter
Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck began Friday in a bomb shelter in Kiev because of the threat of incoming Russian missiles and drones. An air raid alarm was triggered at 4:40 am (0140 GMT) in Kiev, forcing Habeck and his entourage to spend about an hour and a half seeking shelter in the underground parking […]