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ANDREA TAWNEY

ANDREA TAWNEY was appointed vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State University. She has served as interim vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State. Tawney holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northern Arizona University, and a doctorate from Texas Tech University.

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VIVIAN-LEE NYITRAY

VIVIAN-LEE NYITRAY has been appointed associate vice provost and executive director of the education abroad programs for the University of California system. She is founding dean of Prospect Colleges in Chongqing and Taigu, China. Nyitray earned a bachelor’s from Syracuse University, and a master’s and adoctorate from Stanford University.

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Diverse Docket: Southern University System Successful in Defense Against Retaliation, Age Bias Suit

The Southern University System’s former special assistant and counsel to the president has lost a Title VII retaliation and age discrimination suit stemming from elimination of her position.

A federal judge ruled that Dr. Kassie Freeman, who was serving as Southern University interim president in 2009, was justified in implementing her reorganization plan.

Designing the Future

Skidmore College’s Dr. Amber Wiley and her fellow 2016 Emerging Scholars breaking the bounds of academic convention in profound ways.

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AP Sources: UConn Athletic Director Warde Manuel Offered Michigan Job

STORRS, Conn. ― Two high ranking University of Connecticut officials say the school’s athletic director has been offered the same job at Michigan. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because Michigan has made no official announcements about the opening. UConn President Susan Herbst confirmed that Warde Manuel is […]

America’s Extreme Need for More Black Male Educators

“Recently, a friend sent me a YouTube video of a group of students stepping during homecoming. The video didn’t appear any different than the dozens I have received throughout the year. But after looking closely, I recognized a familiar face. One of my former middle school students was helping her sorority sisters lead a stroll. […]

11-Year-Old Girl Starts A Project Called #1000BlackGirlBooks To Get More Diverse Books In Schools

In the past year, Philadelphia native Marley Dias has successfully written a proposal for (and received) a Disney Friends for Change grant, served food to orphans in Ghana and recently launched a book club. Dias is 11 years old. “I’m hoping to show that other girls can do this as well,” Dias told PhillyVoice. “I […]

Leadership & Policy

Can a little Affirmative Action Help #OscarsSoWhite?

In a broad sense, what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has done is apply a little “affirmative action” in its quest for diversity.

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Former Prisoner Advocates for Social Justice

Dwayne Betts, imprisoned for more than eight years, has turned his life around and become an author, teacher, poet and advocate for social issues.

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Black Academicians Share Advice on How to be Successful in the Academy

Reaching the Mountaintop of the Academy, a new book edited by three prominent education scholars, provides readers with narratives, advice and useful strategies from Black academicians holding distinguished professorships across the nation.

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‘Gifted’ Black Kids Not as Likely to Get Placed in Talented Programs

High-achieving, Black, elementary school students are much less likely than their White peers to receive assignments to gifted and talented programs in math and reading, according to a new study.

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My Sister’s Keeper Helps HBCU Women Find Their Voices

When you hear the words reproductive justice, combined with college campus, you might think it is a move to make affordable birth control and abortion services available. But at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Spelman College in Atlanta, thanks to the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s My Sister’s Keeper, it means so much more. Linda […]

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