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MARGARET MCKENNA

MARGARET MCKENNA has been appointed president of Suffolk University, effective this summer. She is a visiting professor and acting director of the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University, and president emerita of Lesley University. McKenna earned a bachelor’s from Emmanuel College and a juris doctor from Southern Methodist University.

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BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.

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Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege

Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.

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The Mosbys’ Road to Baltimore Wound Through Tuskegee

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and husband, Nick, a city councilman, recall their time at Tuskegee University and how it helped prepare them for the recent crisis in Baltimore.

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South Carolina State’s Probation Extended

Commission cited fewer shortcomings than it did a year ago when it first placed the institution at the edge of losing accreditation.

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UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice

As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.

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Rich vs. Poor: The Growing “Class” Gap in Higher Education

Two thoughtful yet troubling articles, published within a week of each other, startled higher education leaders last week.

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Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston

The cases, which seem so similar at first glance, are vastly different in almost every imaginable way.

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JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS

JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS has been appointed president of Dakota State University, effective in late summer. She is currently vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University. She earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from University College London.

Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males

14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

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Marginalization, Demonization of Black Women is Real

Many Americans have witnessed the dramatic, intense and shocking video of several unarmed Black teenagers at a suburban pool party being held at gunpoint by a McKinney, Texas, police officer.

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