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India Appoints First Transgender as Head of College

India has for the first time appointed a transgender as the principal of a college, a top education official said Wednesday.

Leadership & Policy

Bill to Allow Concealed Handguns at Texas Colleges Gets Big Boost

Texas took a giant step closer to allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms late Tuesday, with House lawmakers giving their preliminary approval to a so-called “campus carry” measure, barely beating a midnight deadline.

Faculty & Staff

N.C. Central University Facing 3 Discrimination Suits

NCCU denied the validity of claims in three lawsuits filed against it that accuse Chancellor Debra Saunders-White of discriminating against non-African-American employees.

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Faculty & Staff

VICTORIA WATTS

VICTORIA WATTS has been appointed chair of dance at Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently lecturing at the University of South Australia. Watts earned a bachelor’s from the University of Surrey, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from George Mason University.

Faculty & Staff

BRANDEN GRIMMETT

BRANDEN GRIMMETT has been named associate vice provost for the Office of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University. He will assume the position June 1. Grimmett is the current and founding director of the Piper Center for Vocation and Career at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota.He earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf’s and a master’s from Harvard University.

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Faculty & Staff

KANWAL SINGH

KANWAL SINGH has been appointed dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence College, effective August 1. She was associate dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence. Singh earned a bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

Faculty & Staff

EVERETT B. WARD

EVERETT B. WARD has been appointed president of Saint Augustine’s University. He was interim president of St. Augustine’s. Ward earned a bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s, a master’s from North Carolina State University and a doctorate from North Carolina A&T State University.

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KHRISTINA GONZALEZ

KHRISTINA GONZALEZ has been named associate dean of the college for programs of access and inclusion at Princeton University. She was associate director of the Writing Center at Princeton. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Notre Dame University and a doctorate from Brown University.

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Asian American Pacific Islander

Zhang’s Career Adds Up to Amazing

Dr. Yitang Zhang ascended into superstardom when his article was published in the Annals of Mathematics, validating several decades of quiet, dedicated work.

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Leadership & Policy

Former S.C. State Board Chairman Gets 5-year Sentence

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Jonathan Pinson, former board chairman of the South Carolina State University, was sentenced this week to five years in prison for skimming money and receiving kickbacks from several projects. Pinson, a Greenville businessman, also must pay restitution in the amount of $337,843.05 and is subject to five years’ supervision after his release. […]

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Faculty & Staff

Gilbert Named Chairman of UF Computer Science & Engineering

One of the first hires under the University of Florida’s Preeminence Initiative less than a year ago, Dr. Juan Gilbert has been named chairman of the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering.

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