Monday, May 23, 2011

Slow Turnover Rate for CEOs

"About 11.6% of CEOs left their job last year, the slowest rate of turnover since 2003, according to an analysis of 2,500 public companies released Tuesday by consulting firm Booz & Co. The rate dropped from 14.3% in 2009."

Friday, May 20, 2011

TIME Article: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly?

Article considering "former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" and "IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who formally resigned on May 18, 2011."

Study: Changes Of 1960s Behind Church's Abuse Crisis

"Why did the Roman Catholic Church experience a sexual abuse crisis? There are no simple answers, according to a five-year study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice that was released on Wednesday. But the reasons suggested in the report are unlikely to satisfy critics of the church."

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Poll: Americans as Unhappy as Ever with Congress

"Americans voted to turn over control of Congress to Republicans last fall, but a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds they remain as unhappy as they have ever been with Capitol Hill."

Presidents Are Divided on Best Ways to Measure Quality

"When asked how the public should assess colleges, their leaders cited measures whose reliability is often questioned: graduation rates and accreditation."

Fewer Than Half of College Presidents Say Athletics Has Positive Financial Impact

"Only a quarter of college presidents at four-year public universities say intercollegiate athletics has a positive financial impact on their institutions, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, in association with The Chronicle. Thirty-nine percent of presidents at four-year, private universities say it does."

Most Presidents Prefer No Tenure for Majority of Faculty

"Across higher education, a significant number say they would prefer long-term contracts for full-time professors."

Crisis of Confidence Among Presidents Threatens Colleges

"More than a third of presidents think the industry they lead is heading in the wrong direction."

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Minorities Lose Ground in Big Corporate Boardrooms

"The 2010 Alliance for Board Diversity Census, released this week, found that as of last year white men made up 72.9 percent of board members at the nation's 100 largest companies, up from 71.2 percent in 2004, when the board last analyzed the data."