Linda McMahon, whose résumé mainly rests on running World Wrestling Entertainment, has faced questions for years over whether she is suitable for important education posts.
Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in the U.S. News rankings.
A report by Christopher Rufo says the Democratic presidential nominee copied five short passages for her 2009 book on crime. A plagiarism expert said the lapses were not serious.
Some donors said they were seeking to repair damage the Trump-Vance campaign, and Mr. Vance himself, had caused by spreading bogus rumors that migrants were harming pets.
The university has seen major drops in enrollment, even as the president invited students concerned about protests and antisemitism on other campuses to transfer.
In her four years at the state university, Maurie McInnis drew criticism from faculty members who said some of her decisions violated academic freedom.
His political views differed from a transgender classmate’s, but they forged a bond that lasted a decade — until Mr. Vance seemed to pivot, politically and personally.
The president, Sian Leah Beilock, called in the police just hours after a pro-Palestinian encampment went up on campus. A bystander and a professor were injured.
A Netflix star will not speak at a ceremony. Security is high. And some professors are pushing for the valedictorian, whose speech was canceled, to give an address.
The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student, who is Muslim, said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.”
Worried that a censure vote could result in President Nemat Shafik’s removal at a time of crisis, the official university body plans to vote on a watered-down proposal, some members said.