Susan Greenberg

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Susan Greenberg

Embattled trustee Barry Fenchak has been removed from the Pennsylvania State University board, The Centre Daily Times reported. During a special meeting Monday, the Penn State board voted 30 to 4 to oust Fenchak, who was one of nine trustees elected by alumni. He was just two weeks of shy of the end of his term on June 30, and according to trustee bylaws, his removal makes him ineligible to ever hold a board seat again.

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Susan Greenberg

The University of Michigan has canceled its contracts with private security firms hired to surveil pro-Palestinian student groups on campus, The Detroit News reported. The move came days after The Guardian published an account of UM students being stalked and harassed by plainclothes agents. One student recorded footage of a man following him who faked a disability and then accused the student of trying to rob him.

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Susan Greenberg

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Department of Education is requiring colleges and universities to implement stricter identity-verification measures for some first-time applicants for federal student aid, according to a Friday announcement.

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Susan Greenberg

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Salvador Aceves, who has served as president of Regis College in Denver since 2023, has been named president of the University of San Francisco, effective in August.

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Susan Greenberg

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Colgate University has received a $50 million gift from alumnus Peter Kellner, part of a total $105 million donated by five alumni to support the institution’s Campaign for the Third Century. Kellner’s donation represents the largest single gift in the university’s history.