Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupDr. Amilcar Shabazz Appointed President of The National Council For Black StudiesThe National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) has announced during its recent annual conference that Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst professor, has been named its next president. An expert on the political economy of social and cultural movements, public policy and education, Shabazz joined UMass Amherst in 2007 and teaches in […]March 21, 2019Leadership & PolicyLake Superior College Appoints Dr. Patricia L. Rogers Next PresidentThe Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has appointed Dr. Patricia L. Rogers as the next president of Lake Superior College. Rogers will begin her new role on July 1. Rogers currently is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Winona State University, a role she’s had since 2013. She also […]March 20, 2019News RoundupCSU Northridge Taps Dr. Mary Beth Walker as Provost, VP for Academic AffairsDr. Mary Beth Walker, interim president at Georgia Gwinnett College and associate provost for strategic initiatives and innovation at Georgia State University, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Walker, a prominent economist, has over three decades of experience working in higher education, including serving as a […]March 20, 2019STEMFarmingale State Receives $300K NSF Grant To Support Minority STEM Recruitment ProgramFarmingdale State College has received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support a mentorship program that will help recruit minority Ph.D. students in STEM to the College in the hopes of hiring them as full-time faculty. The program is in line with SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson’s PRODI-G (Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion […]March 20, 2019News RoundupSouthwest Minnesota State University Names Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya 10th PresidentDr. Kumara Jayasuriya has been named the 10th president of Southwest Minnesota State University, effective July 1. He will succeed Dr. Connie Gores, who has been president since 2013 and has announced her plans to retire. Jayasuriya currently is the provost and vice president of academic affairs and professor of mathematics at West Virginia State […]March 20, 2019News RoundupVerna L. Williams Named First African-American Dean of UC College of LawVerna L. Williams has been named the first African-American dean of the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Law. Williams, who currently serves as the interim dean and Nippert Professor of Law at UC will begin her new role on April 1, pending approval by the university board of trustees. “I am confident Verna’s strong […]March 20, 2019News RoundupCalifornia Community College Appoints Marty J. Alvarado Executive Vice Chancellor for Educational ServicesMarty J. Alvarado has been appointed executive vice chancellor for educational services at California Community Colleges. Alvarado previously was senior director of cross-sector networks at the national organization Jobs for the Future, which focuses on encouraging innovation in education and the workforce. She also served in several senior leadership roles, such as workforce development director […]March 19, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Houston-Downtown Expands Food Scholarship Program to All StudentsThe University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has announced it has expanded its existing partnership program with the Houston Food Bank to provide food scholarships for fresh and healthy meals to all UHD students. Students can apply for the food scholarship by visiting the Food for Change Market in UHD’s One Main Building and filling out the […]March 19, 2019News RoundupDr. Carmen J. Walters Named 14th President of Tougaloo CollegeDr. Carmen J. Walters has been appointed the 14th president of Tougaloo College. Walters will succeed Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, who is retiring June 30 after serving as the college’s first female president for nearly 17 years. “This position is a dream come true for me,” Walters said in a Tougaloo release. “Tougaloo has such […]March 19, 2019News RoundupPurdue University Blocks Student Access to Streaming Services in Academic FacilitiesPurdue University has banned Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, Pandora and other streaming services in academic facilities on campus if a student is using university WiFi. System updates to Apple devices will also be blocked. The decision to block access to the streaming services is the result of a pilot program run by the university in the […]March 18, 2019Previous PagePage 10 of 58Next Page
