The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times Announce Formation of Higher Education Cabinet

The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education have teamed up to form the nation’s first Higher Education Cabinet, comprising presidents, trustees and leaders from 76 colleges, universities and higher-education associations. The goal of the cabinet is to identify trends and direct discussions about the most pressing issues facing higher education today.

The first meeting of the cabinet will be held today at The New York Times Building. The welcome address will be given by Janet L. Robinson, president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company, followed by remarks from Jeffrey Selingo, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Topics to be discussed at the cabinet meeting included e-learning, internationalization, financing models, assessment and accountability.

"The New York Times is committed to fostering discussion about the changing landscape of higher education,” said Felice Nudelman, executive director, education, The New York Times. "We are delighted to be hosting the inaugural Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet meeting and look forward to continued opportunities to facilitate creative and collective discussions about the key topics in higher education.”

"The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times are two must-reads for college leaders so it was a logical extension for us to bring this group together to discuss the most important issues facing higher education today,” said Mr. Selingo. "The presidents in the cabinet represent all types of four-year colleges, public and private, small and large, from all parts of the country, and we are eager to hear their opinions.”

The cabinet will meet in person once a year and quarterly online meetings will be conducted via the Epsilen^TM environment, an e-learning and meeting platform.

A full list of colleges and universities that participating in today’s discussions follows.

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About The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle has more than 60 writers and editors, as well as more than 15 foreign correspondents positioned around the world. More than 1.5-million unique visitors come to The Chronicle's Web site each month and it reaches more than 350,000 readers in print each week.

Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet

Inaugural Meeting Participants

Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond

MaryAnn Baenninger, College of Saint Benedict

Charles R. Bantz, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Gretchen M. Bataille, University of North Texas

Douglas Bennett, Earlham College

Robert M. Berdahl, Association of American Universities

Rick Beyer, Olivet College trustee

Al Bowman, Illinois State University

Molly C. Broad, American Council on Education

Bob Bruininks, University of Minnesota

Nancy Cantor, Syracuse University

David G. Carter, Connecticut State University System

John C. Cavanaugh, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

Rebecca Chopp, Colgate University

Carol Christ, Smith College

James E. Cofer, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Susan Cole, Montclair State University

France A. Córdova, Purdue University

Patricia Cormier, Longwood University

Joanne V. Creighton, Mount Holyoke College

Deno Curris, American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Warren David, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Eroll B. Davis, University System of Georgia

Rosemary DePaolo, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Colin S. Diver, Reed College

Lewis Duncan, Rollins College

Richard Ekman, Council of Independent Colleges

Mark A. Emmert, University of Washington

Daniel Fogel, University of Vermont

Bobby Fong, Butler University

John Fry, Franklin and Marshall College

Robert J. Gaffney, Dowling College

Barbara Gitenstein, The College of New Jersey

Jo Ann Gora, Ball State University

Richard Guarasci, Wagner College

Amy Gutmann , University of Pennsylvania

Catharine B. Hill, Vassar College

Muriel Howard, Buffalo State College

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Rev. John I. Jenkins, University of Notre Dame

Susan Johnston, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Thomas Kepple, Juniata College

William E. Kirwan, University System of Maryland

Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd College

Steven Knapp, The George Washington University

Rick Legon, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Susan Lennon, The Women's College Coalition

Anthony Marx, Amherst College

Richard L. McCormick, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, Marlboro College

Peter McPherson, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

Charles R. Middleton, Roosevelt University

Fr. Thomas J. O'Hara, C.S.C, King's College

David Oxtoby, Pomona College

Constantine Papadakis, Drexel University

Stuart, Rabinowitz, Hofstra University

Gary, Ransdell, Western Kentucky University

Brian Rosenberg, Macalester College

Richard Rush, CSU Channel Islands

Carol Geary Schneider, Association of American Colleges and Universities

Rich Schneider, Norwich University

Stephen D. Schutt, Lake Forest College

Joel Seligman, University of Rochester

Robert N. Shelton, University of Arizona

David Shi, Furman University

David J. Skorton, Cornell University

Graham Spanier, Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Spinelli Jr., Philadelphia University

Joan Hinde Stewart, Hamilton College

Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College

Ronald R. Thomas, University of Puget Sound

Laura Trombley, Pitzer College

James Votruba, Northern Kentucky University

David Warren, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

David S. Wolk, Castleton State College

Mark S. Wrighton, Washington University in St. Louis