Monica Levitan (EDU)WomenBay Path President Named Recipient of 2019 Donna Shavlik AwardDr. Carol A. Leary, president of Bay Path University has been named the recipient of the 2019 Donna Shavlik Award, the American Council on Education (ACE) recently announced. Leary, who also published the book Achieving the Dream: A How-to Guide for Adult Women Seeking a College Degree, will receive the award during a presentation at […]February 20, 2019African-AmericanDeVos Gives Personal Donation to TMCFU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has given a personal donation to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) from her annual salary, the organization recently announced. After she first began her role as Secretary of Education, DeVos promised to donate her yearly salary to charity. In 2018, she donated the remainder of her salary to […]February 20, 2019News RoundupACTNext Receives Cooperative Grant to Discover, Enrich Student EngagementThe multidisciplinary innovation unit of ACT, Inc. ACTNext has received a cooperative agreement grant to discover and enrich student engagement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The grant will support a one-year collaboration project with ACTNext/ACT assessment developers, psychometricians and researchers and the National Center for Education Statistics, American Institutes for Research and […]February 20, 2019News RoundupBloomfield College Appoints First African-American Woman As PresidentDr. Marcheta P. Evans has been named the 17th president of Bloomfield College, effective June 1. Evans’s appointment makes Bloomfield history as she is the first woman and African-American to lead the institution. Evans has experience working in numerous transformational leadership positions in higher education for 25 years at public and private institutions. She spent […]February 19, 2019StudentsTemple University Launches Scholarship Program for First-Generation StudentsTemple University president Dr. Richard M. Englert and provost JoAnne A. Epps have announced the launch of a new scholarship program focused on enhancing graduation rates and supporting first-generation students. The program is called the Broad Street Finish Line Scholarship and will provide $1.5 million from existing endowment funds to help new and current students […]February 19, 2019African-AmericanDr. James L. Moore III Named Recipient of This Year’s Asa G. Hilliard AwardDr. James L. Moore III has been named as this year’s recipient of the Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award for his commitment to education research on factors that impact the academic success of African-American students, emphasizing on Black males and giftedness. Moore will receive the award during the 15th Annual A Dream Deferred […]February 19, 2019STEMDr. Gilda Barabino Appointed to The National Academy of EngineeringDr. Gilda Barabino, dean of the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY), has been appointed to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), making her now only one of six African-American women members in the esteemed academy.February 18, 2019News RoundupNew Student-Run E-Radio Station to Be Launched at Texas Southern UniversityTexas Southern University has announced it will launch a new student-run, streaming radio station called KTSU2 or “The Voice”. “This will be a landmark day for TSU,” said TSU president Dr. Austin A. Lane. “KTSU2 meets students where they are – online and mobile. This project gives our students greater access to gain experience in […]February 18, 2019News RoundupNew AAC&U Project to Work on Student Learning at Community CollegesThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) have announced the launch of a two-year project to shape institutional capacity and clarify pathways for degree completion and to ensure student learning at community colleges. The project, “Strengthening Guided Pathways and Career Success by Ensuring Students Are Learning” is supported by funding from the Ascendium Education […]February 18, 2019News RoundupFourth President of Bethune-Cookman Dies at 91Dr. Oswald Bronson, the fourth president of Bethune-Cookman University, has passed away. He was 91 years old. Bronson served as the university’s president for 29 years before retiring in 2004, according to NBC-affiliate station WESH. Bronson is credited with expanding the university, overseeing construction and building enrollment.February 18, 2019Previous PagePage 18 of 58Next Page
