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Diverse Champions

50 Years of Leadership Lands O’Banion Diverse Champions Award

Saying he was “humbled and deeply honored,” Dr. Terry O’Banion accepted the 2016 Diverse Champions Award before a packed ballroom.

Students

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell will be representing Diverse at the AACC 96th Annual Convention this weekend in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency. Please stop by the Diverse exhibit at booth #1320. Staff writer Jamaal Abdul-Alim is covering the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting today through Sunday in Washington, D.C.

Community Colleges

ACCJC Seeking to Patch Up Relationship with California Community Colleges

The ACCJC is saying that it will work with community college CEOs to improve the accreditation processes.

African-American

Hundreds Talk Networking and Community Building at SAAB Conference

Hundreds of Black men gathered this weekend at the annual SAAB conference to decompress and reunite with others who are committed to advancing the success of other young Black men.

African-American

Only Half of U.S. Students Taking ‘College-Ready’ Courses

Only about half of all U.S. high school students actually take the sequence of courses they need to be considered ready for college and careers, according to a new report being released today by the Education Trust.

African-American

BONITA STANTON

BONITA STANTON has been named founding dean of the Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) medical school. She was vice dean for research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Stanton earned a bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Yale University.

HBCUs

REGINALD SYKES

REGINALD SYKES has been named president of Bishop State Community College. He was president of Alabama Southern Community College. Sykes earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Jackson State University, and a doctorate from Mississippi State University.

Faculty & Staff

SUSAN D. STUEBNER

SUSAN D. STUEBNER has been named president of Colby-Sawyer College, effective July 1. She is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. Stuebner earned a bachelor’s from. Dartmouth College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

Faculty & Staff

Study: Higher Ed Would Pay Steep Price for Unionized Adjuncts

As adjuncts throughout the nation continue to organize themselves into collective bargaining units and push for more resources, two university professors have publicly questioned whether it’s wise for institutions to cave in to their demands.

Students

UVA Student Group Supporting Undocumented Students Finds Its Footing

A new student group at the University of Virginia—DREAMers on Grounds—is working to create a support network for students who are either undocumented or who have received DACA benefits.

Students

Chicago State U. Students Left Adrift Amid Budget Impasse

The uncertainty surrounding the south Chicago institution’s future can be demoralizing, CSU students said.

Faculty & Staff

Bill to Defund University of Tennessee Diversity Office Withdrawn

Lawmakers, angry over web postings by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the University of Tennessee, want to strip the office of all state funding for the coming fiscal year.

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