Arrman KyawNews RoundupDr. Loren J. Blanchard Named President of UHDDr. Loren J. Blanchard will be the seventh president of The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). Blanchard is currently executive vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at California State University (CSU). He also held leadership roles at Xavier University, the LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans and the University of Louisiana System. He holds […]January 25, 2021News RoundupDr. Tammi Jackson Appointed VP at Meredith CollegeDr. Tammi Jackson has been appointed Meredith College’s vice president for business and finance.January 25, 2021TenurePolicy Makes it Easier to Dismiss Employees, Even Tenured OnesA Kansas Board of Regents subcommittee has endorsed a policy making it easier for state universities to dismiss employees, including tenured ones, The Kansas City Star reported.January 25, 2021InternationalInternational Students Sue Western Iowa Tech Community College, Alleging Forced LaborAbout a dozen international students are suing Western Iowa Tech Community College, accusing the school of forced labor and trafficking, NBC News reported. The lawsuit – filed last Monday – accuses the school of coercing students from Brazil and Chile to come to the school under a J-1 visa program. Students were told the program […]January 22, 2021News RoundupColumbia University Life Executive Vice President Suzanne Goldberg Joins Biden AdministrationColumbia University Executive Vice President for University Life Suzanne Goldberg will be stepping down from her role and taking a temporary leave of absence as law school faculty to join the Biden-Harris administration, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported. It is unclear what Goldberg’s role in the administration will be. Her Chief of Staff Radhika Patel, […]January 21, 2021African-AmericanMorgan State University Offers Poet Amanda Gorman Job as Poet-in-ResidenceMorgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson has offered Amanda Gorman, the poet who penned and recited a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration, a job as the HBCU’s poet-in-residence, The Baltimore Sun reported. “Ms. Gorman, I need you as our Poet-in-Residence at the National Treasure, @MorganStateU,” Wilson tweeted after Gorman performed her original poem, […]January 21, 2021News RoundupStarbucks Creates Community Resilience FundStarbucks has created the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund to invest $100 million by 2025 in projects for racial equity and environmental resilience, PhillyVoice reported. Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C. were the 12 regions chosen for the initiative. The coffee […]January 20, 2021News RoundupTrump Pardons Father Accused of Fraud and Bribery in USC Admissions ScandalFormer President Donald J. Trump pardoned a Miami developer accused of fraud and bribery for his daughter’s admission into University of Southern California, Los Angeles Times reported. Dragon Global CEO Robert Zangrillo received a “full pardon,” making him the only defendant in the college admissions scandal to receive one. Federal prosecutors alleged Robert’s daughter Amber […]January 20, 2021News RoundupCollege Board Discontinues Optional Essay and Subject TestsCollege Board, the company responsible for the commonplace SAT exams students take before college, has eliminated the test’s optional essay as well as its subject tests, CNN reported. This comes as yet another development away from standardized testing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to complicate all spheres of life. In the past few months, several […]January 20, 2021African-AmericanMaryland Lawmakers Attempt Again to Force State to Settle HBCU LawsuitThe Maryland General Assembly is again attempting to get the state to settle a lawsuit by its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which claim that higher ed policy has impeded the schools and instead has given advantages to historically White schools for decades, The Baltimore Sun reported. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled in […]January 20, 2021Previous PagePage 200 of 225Next Page
