Talk:James Milliken (academic administrator)

Additions to remove stub classification
I work for Rubenstein Communications and I propose the following additions on behalf of James B. Milliken. To mitigate conflict of interest issues, I ask that an editor review these additions and take them live, as they see fit.NinaSpezz (talk) 18:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

My edit request has gone unanswered for almost 5 weeks. I know "there is no deadline." However, was hoping one of the previous editors on this page (Pvmoutside, MarnetteD, 1ForTheMoney, Eastlaw) might be interested in taking a look and giving feedback? Thanks in advance. NinaSpezz (talk) 15:14, 2 June 2016 (UTC)


 * it is a mistake to think that those who have made an edit to the article have it on their watchlist. In my case I made a clerical edit over three years ago. Since WIkiP has been around for over a decade there are 100s of 1000s of articles that are not on the watchlists of any active editors. Your best bet is to post a link to this thread at any of the wikiprojects listed above - the one with the most eyes on it is the Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 15:34, 2 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Appreciate the tip and your speedy reply. NinaSpezz (talk) 15:36, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't watchlist the article but I see nothing in the article to cause concern with conflict of interest.  I'm ok with you updating the article for James Milliken.....Pvmoutside (talk) 16:15, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your insight. I've updated the article. Do you think it would be appropriate for me to now remove the stub classification? NinaSpezz (talk) 19:58, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
 * sure, looks like a start to me....Pvmoutside (talk) 20:04, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

James B. (“J.B.”) Milliken is the chancellor of The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban university system. Milliken served from 2004 to 2014 as president of the University of Nebraska and professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and in the School of Public Affairs. He previously served as senior vice president for the 16-campus University of North Carolina, where he worked from 1998 to 2004. Prior to joining University of North Carolina, Milliken was the vice president of the division of external affairs of the University of Nebraska.

Early life and education
Milliken was raised in Fremont, Nebraska and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1979. He earned a law degree in 1983 from New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar.

Career
While at New York University School of Law, Milliken served as research assistant to Professor Norman Dorsen, then president of the American Civil Liberties Union. Following law school, Milliken worked for the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Division in New York City and later as an attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Milliken returned to Nebraska in 1988, as an executive assistant to the president of the University of Nebraska, later becoming Secretary to the Board of Regents and Vice President for External Affairs.

In 1998, Milliken was hired by then University of North Carolina president Molly Corbett Broad to head a division responsible for university-wide strategy, institutional research, state and federal relations, public affairs and economic development. In 2000, he helped lead the effort to pass a statewide referendum for a $3.1 billion bond issue for construction and repair of university and community college buildings. The referendum was the largest bond issue ever for higher education in the United States.

In Nebraska, Milliken focused on expanding access, launching CollegeBound Nebraska, which promised free tuition to all Nebraska Pell Grant recipients, and University of Nebraska Online Worldwide. He led a $1.8 billion capital campaign, funding new institutes he created for early childhood (Buffett Early Childhood Institute), global food and water sustainability (Daugherty Water for Food Institute) and rural sustainability (Rural Futures Institute).

Milliken led the creation of the Nebraska Innovation Campus, a public-private R&D campus associated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. He co-chaired with the Governor and state public schools commissioner the Nebraska P-16 Initiative, focusing on student success, college going and elimination of the achievement gap. Milliken significantly expanded the University's global reach, establishing new programs in China, India, Brazil and Turkey.

Milliken is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Business Higher Education Forum, and is a member of the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness. He formerly served on the board of directors of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU).

Personal life
Milliken is married to Nana Graves Hilliard Smith, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University who earned a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law in 1986. They married in 1989 and have three children.

$18,000 a month apartment
I removed some "material" about him moving into some apartment and other stuff. WHY is this relevant and what exactly is it adding to our understanding of the subject of this article? Is there something more here? If there is a reason for this "material" to be included, can the case please be made here and see if there is clear consensus for its inclusion? Thank you, --Malerooster (talk) 00:15, 23 March 2018 (UTC)