ACTA's Must-Reads
« Executive pay is an issue for boards, too | Main | Administrative spending and the importance of priorities »
The transformation of UDC
When the University of the District of Columbia's trustees hired Allen Sessoms to be the university's president last September, they wanted a transformative leader who could bring genuine change. And change is exactly what UDC needs; a public university with open enrollment, the school has long suffered from low academic standards and a lack of a coherent vision. But as the Washington Post reports today, UDC is about to undergo some serious shakeup, with the board having approved Sessoms' plans to split the university into two institutions. The first would be an open-enrollment two-year community college consistent with the university's core mission of accessibility, while the other would be a four year "flagship" university with admissions requirements and revamped academic programs. ACTA applauds this bold move towards academic excellence at the University of the District of Columbia.
Posted by Sandra E. Czelusniak on February 10, 2009 at February 10, 2009 04:34 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.goactablog.org/blog/mt-tb.cgi/553