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Faculty & Staff

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.

Toldson, Belton Named Finalists for Southern University Job

Dr. Ray Belton and Dr. Ivory Toldson are the last candidates standing in the search for a new president of the Southern University System and chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus.

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Faculty & Staff

CLIFTON SANDERS

CLIFTON SANDERS has been appointed provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. Sanders was most recently interim provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. He earned a bachelor’s from Hamline University and a doctorate from The University of Utah.

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Leadership & Policy

SHEILA C. BAIR

SHEILA C. BAIR has been named president of Washington College in Maryland. She will assume the position August 1. Bair was formerly chairperson of the FDIC. Bair earned a bachelor’s and a J.D. from the University of Kansas.

Grambling Names Willie Larkin President

Morgan State University Chief of Staff Dr. Willie Larkin has been named the next president of Grambling State University.

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Out for Justice

Thrust in limelight by Freddie Gray case, Marilyn Mosby and husband Nick say HBCU helped prepare them to lead in crisis.

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Princeton to Offer African American Studies Major

Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has granted the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) academic departmental status, clearing the way for the university to begin offering a major in African American Studies in the fall.

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Leadership & Policy

Board of Shaw University Chooses Alumna as Next President

RALEIGH, N.C. —The South’s first historically black university has chosen an alumna as its next president.

South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T

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Leadership & Policy

Grambling, Southern Name Presidential Finalists

SWAC rivals Grambling State University and Southern University have both named presidential finalists.

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