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Behind the news P E O P L E W AT C H Elliot HirsHman will put ovEr a dEcadE of HigHEr Ed ExpEriEncE to use in the position of president of San Diego State University, which he began July 6. in his former position as provost and senior vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Hirshman was responsible for overseeing the academic program, enrollment management, admissions, financial aid, and a division i athletics program. He was previously chief research officer at The George Washington University (d.c.). … Jonathan lash, who has immense sustainability and development experience from his time serving as president of the world resources institute (wri), is the new president of Hampshire College (mass.). under his leadership from 1993 until accepting the position at Hampshire, the wri, a think tank focusing on issues from low carbon development to sustainable transportation, quaElliot Hirshman drupled its budget and expanded to include offices in eight countries and partners in more than 50 countries. … peter Eden began serving as the fourth president of Landmark College (vt.) July 1. … James E. Bultman, who has led Hope College (mich.) since 1999, will retire at the end of the 2011-12 school year. … stephen mulkey, former director of the environmental science program at the University of Idaho, is now president of Unity College (maine). … former vice president for finance, chief financial officer, and treasurer for The Johns Hopkins University (md.), michael strine is now executive vice president and chief operating officer at the University of Virginia. … Ivy Tech Community College (ind.) selected margaret semmer as vice chancellor of academics for its northwest region. she began her duties on July 5. … Brian mitchell, former president of Bucknell University (pa.) and Washington & Jefferson College (pa.), was awarded the 2011 charles w. foreman award for innovation in private Higher Education from the council of independent colleges in may. … since July 15, alane Karen shanks has been serving as president of Pine Manor College (mass.). … Eileen moran is the new associate vice president for development at the University of North Texas. … Brian d. voss has been named vice president of information technology and chief information officer at the University of Maryland, to begin in august. —K.D. U Young men of color: voices to Be Heard Voice iS giVen to the StruggleS of young men of color educationally in the two new studies from the college Board Advocacy & Policy center, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress and Capturing the Student Voice. Both publications document the educational experiences of 15- to 24-year-old men who are part of four minority groups: African AmerOne in every ican, Asian American two men from these and Pacific islander, minority groups hispanic/latino, and native American. the will become report states that reunemployed, searchers sought to “get at the issues con- incarcerated, or dead. fronting these young men as they followed or dropped out of the education pipeline” and find solutions to prevent one in every two men from these minority groups becoming unemployed, incarcerated, or dead. christen Pollock, vice president at the college Board Advocacy & Policy center, says that if the united States is to be a global power and better as a nation and society, there must be a focus on the postsecondary success of young men of color. the first, main report looks at the achievement, persistence, and support during high school, college access and choice during transition, as well as achievement, persistence, support, and institution type throughout college for the 92 young men of color interviewed. Within Capturing the Student Voice, examples of roadblocks and catalysts for these men in regards to pressures of life, paths to completion of education, and web of support are given. the research suggests extended or new programs be modeled after existing ones such as University System of Georgia’s African American Male initiative. the report calls for communities, businesses, and schools to increase mentoring and support opportunities. these programs would follow the ways of those such as the chinese Mutual Aid Association’s Boys Breaking Barriers Program, which offers an afterschool program for boys to increase universitybusiness.com San Diego State SOUND BITE ‘B eing what you’ve always been is not going to get you into the next decade of higher education. —Brenda Harms, Stamats, at EduComm 2011 ‘ 16 | July/August 2011 http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - July/August 2011

University Business - July/August 2011
Contents
Editor's Note
Ad Index
College Index
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Financial Success
Money Matters
Community Colleges
Funding Capture
Models of Efficiency
Thwarting ID Thieves
Embezzlement Epidemic
What's New
End Note

University Business - July/August 2011