Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupAndrew Gillum to Become Harvard University Resident FellowFormer Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum will join Harvard University as a resident fellow at its Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Gillum, who previously lost to newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, will be joined by nine resident and visiting spring semester fellows. The other visiting fellows include former Republican U.S. […]January 18, 2019Recruitment & RetentionUniversity of Southern Maine Unveils new Possible Recruitment Strategy, Changing its NameAdministrators at the University of Southern Maine (USM) are contemplating changing the school’s name in an effort to attract more out-of-state students. University president Dr. Glenn Cummings proposed the idea at a recent news conference referring to the decline in in-state student enrollment and that it has no choice but to focus their recruitment efforts on students outside […]January 18, 2019News RoundupGeorgia Southern University Names New PresidentThe University System of Georgia Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Kyle Marrero president of Georgia Southern University, effective April 1. Marrero will succeed Shelley Nickel. Currently, Marrero is the president of the University of West Georgia (UWG) and chairman of the steering committee for Georgia Southern’s Comprehensive Administrative Review which serves to evaluate administrative […]January 18, 2019News RoundupJohn Kasich to Join Otterbein FacultyFormer Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been named a senior fellow at Otterbein University, a private, four-year liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio. The CNN senior political commentator will have an office in Roush Hall, where he will film live shots for the cable news network, according to Columbia Business First. “Otterbein University is a great […]January 18, 2019News RoundupNew Pizza ATM Installed on Ohio State University CampusFor just $8, Ohio State University students can now get pizza from a new high-tech ATM that was recently installed on the campus. The pizzas are made and kept inside the ATM by a local kitchen, according to ABC-affiliate WXYZ. After an order is made, an oven inside the machine turns on and cooks the […]January 18, 2019StudentsPhilanthropist Robert F. Smith Gives $1.5M Gift to Morehouse CollegeRobert F. Smith, a philanthropist and founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners has recently given a $1.5 million gift to Morehouse College to support endowed scholarships and the establishment of a campus park to act as an outdoor study area for students. The college will establish the Robert Frederick Smith Scholars Program in […]January 17, 2019News RoundupNew Pennsylvania Chancellor Proposes Redesign of Higher Ed SystemAfter he was sworn in, Dr. Dan Greenstein, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education new chancellor recently said the system must be redesigned and endure a fundamental transformation as its universities are currently unsustainable. Greenstein addressed the board of governors stating that the transformation would include the institutions combining additional business and administrative functions together […]January 17, 2019African-AmericanUNCF Receives $500K Grant from Walmart Foundation to Continue its Support of HBCUsThe Walmart Foundation has announced it has given a $500,000 grant to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to continue its support of historically Black colleges and universities. This grant follows Walmart Foundation’s 11th consecutive year that it has supported the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building. The grant will support UNCF in providing its member […]January 17, 2019African-AmericanFounder of Black AIDS Institute RetiresPhill Wilson, the founder and president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) since its inception in 1999, has recently retired. The Institute is the only national HIV/AIDS think tank in the country that’s focused on African-Americans.January 17, 2019News RoundupAAC&U Encourages U.S. Institutions to Promote National Day of Racial HealingThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) asks U.S. colleges and universities to engage in activities, events or strategies that encourage healing and create engagement around racism, bias, inequity and injustice in American Society in celebration of the third annual National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 22. The National Day of Racial Healing […]January 16, 2019Previous PagePage 27 of 58Next Page
