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Bill to Defund University of Tennessee Diversity Office Withdrawn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.
African-American
UConn’s Residential Learning Community Comes Under Fire
Two dissident members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights have accused the University of Connecticut of promoting “racial isolation” by planning a space to increase the low retention of African American male students.
Students
UMKC Takes Issue with Education Trust Report Conclusion
According to UMKC, the university is concerned primarily with providing full access to all members of the community, and that Education Trust’s numbers do not tell the full story.
African-American
University of Missouri Announces New Diversity Official
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has named a diversity official to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at the flagship campus in Columbia. The school announced Wednesday that Kevin McDonald has been tapped to serve as the first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. President Michael Middleton said McDonald would […]
Students
Report: Black Student Graduation Rates Improving at Slower Rate Than Whites
A recent report released by the Education Trust found that Black student graduation rates improved by 4.4 percent compared to 5.6 percent for White students.
Students
Program to Help Pay for Community College for Detroit Grads
By Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit will start using state education tax dollars to fund a program that will pay for two years of community college for the city’s high school graduates. Detroit Promise scholarships will be available to students starting in 2018. The program follows promise zone legislation passed years ago by state lawmakers […]
HBCUs
Nate Parker Launching Film School at HBCU, Wiley College
“The Birth of a Nation” filmmaker Nate Parker is launching a film school at Wiley College in Texas, with plans for classes to open in the fall. Parker told reporters over the weekend that the school in East Texas will offer a comprehensive approach to being a filmmaker. Thrilled to announce the Birth of the @NateParker […]
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PAULA JOHNSON
PAULA JOHNSON has been named president of Wellesley College, effective July 1. She was chief of women’s health at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Johnson earned a bachelor’s, an M.D. and a master’s from Harvard University.
Faculty & Staff
GREGORY E. TRIPLETT
GREGORY E. TRIPLETT has been appointed associate dean for graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Honors College at the University of Missouri. Triplett earned a bachelor’s from Florida A&M University, a master’s from Florida State University and a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Community Colleges
MARJORIE L. DORIMÉ-WILLIAMS
MARJORIE L. DORIMÉ-WILLIAMS has been named director of assessment in the Office of Academic Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She was director of academic assessment at Baruch College (CUNY). Dorimé-Williams earned a bachelor’s from Saint Joseph’s University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Faculty & Staff
JULIA JASKEN
JULIA JASKEN has been named provost and dean of the faculty at McDaniel College. She was acting provost and dean of the faculty and an associate professor of English at McDaniel. Jasken earned a bachelor’s from the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota, a master’s from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate from Michigan Technological University.
Students
TANAYA M. WALTERS
TANAYA M. WALTERS has been appointed vice president for student affairs at Clark Atlanta University. She was dean of students at Johnson and Wales University in North Carolina. Walters earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Johnson and Wales.
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