Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupNEA, VEA Call for VA Gov. Ralph Northam’s ResignationTwo education organizations have called for the resignation of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after a 1984 yearbook photo surfaced showing a man in Blackface and another individual wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. The image was one of several provided on Northam’s Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook page published in 1984. Several politicians […]February 4, 2019News RoundupCheryl Gonzalez Named Hillsborough Chief Diversity OfficerHillsborough Community College (HCC), located in Tampa, Florida, has appointed Cheryl Gonzalez as its new chief diversity officer. In this new position, Gonzalez will supervise the Office of Equity and Special Programs, which makes sure that Hillsborough meets the federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination and sexual harassment. She joined the HCC faculty on […]February 1, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Providence Contemplating Removal of Several Academic ProgramsAdministrators at The University of Providence are contemplating the removal of several undergraduate and graduate programs as they work to restructure its liberal arts curriculum and academic programs. Program closure recommendations will be presented to the university Board of Trustees on Feb. 14 where a final decision will be made, a recent letter released by […]February 1, 2019News RoundupGonzaga to Host 5th International Conference on Hate StudiesGonzaga University has announced it will host the fifth International Conference on Hate Studies: Building Peace through Dialogue, Kindness and Forgiveness at its John J. Hemmingson Center from April 2-4. The interdisciplinary conference is sponsored by the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies, the Kootenai County Task Force for Human Relations and the Spokane County […]February 1, 2019News RoundupDr. Dana A. Williams Appointed Interim Dean of Howard Graduate SchoolDr. Dana A. Williams, chair of the Department of English and professor of African-American literature at Howard University, has recently been appointed as interim dean of the Howard University Graduate School. “Dr. Williams is a respected educator and academic professional,” said Howard provost and chief academic officer Dr. Anthony Wutoh. “I am confident that she will […]January 31, 2019News RoundupSmith College to Enforce New Administrative Reforms Amid Racial Profiling CaseSmith College has announced it will formally adopt administrative reforms after settling a lawsuit between the school and Oumou Kanoute, who was receiving representation by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In July 2018, a college employee called Smith campus police on Kanoute, a Black woman and rising sophomore at the time, for eating lunch […]January 31, 2019STEMDr. José Caraballo-Cueto: Problem SolverThe aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico affected everyone living on the island. Dr. José Caraballo-Cueto, an associate professor of economics at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey and director of the Census Information Center (CIC) at Puerto Rico, was no exception.January 31, 2019News RoundupUSF Announces Opening of New NPHC Commemorative PlazaThe University of South Florida (USF) has announced the opening of a new National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Commemorative Plaza which features nine plots with elevated plaques that represent each of the historically Black Greek organizations under the NPHC. USF is the first non-historically Black college or university in the state of Florida to have this […]January 31, 2019News RoundupGregory Murphy Begins Police Chief Position at CSUNGregory Murphy, who was recently named police chief at California State University Northridge, began his new role on Jan. 7. Murphy had served as the assistant chief of police at the University of California, San Diego. He has worked in several law enforcement positions in campus and municipal policing in addition to police training and […]January 31, 2019News RoundupHarris, Graham Reintroduce Bill to Reauthorize HBCU Historic Preservation ProgramU.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris, D-CA, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, have reintroduced proposed legislation to reauthorize the historically Black college and universities (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program from the 2019 to 2025 fiscal years. The bill would authorize funding for grants to restore historic buildings and sites at HBCUs across the U.S. that have deteriorated over […]January 30, 2019Previous PagePage 23 of 58Next Page
