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News Roundup: Page 155

Howard Alumnus, Football Player Referees Super Bowl

Former Howard University football player, Greg Steed, was one of five African American NFL officials refereeing Sunday’s Super Bowl game in Miami. Steed, who is in his 17th season as an NFL official, began his career officiating high school football before moving onto college football conferences such as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Howard’s conference), the Atlantic […]

Dr. Constance M. Carroll Announces Retirement in 2021

After serving as San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) chancellor since 2004, Dr. Constance M. Carroll has announced she will retire in 2021. As the longest-serving chancellor in the district’s history, Carroll has overseen major changes within the state’s second-largest community college district, including “unprecedented student success” and more than $1.4 billion in new construction […]

Macalaster College Names Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th President

Macalester College has appointed Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th president. For the past nine years, Rivera has served as vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) where she was responsible for the school’s $400 million research enterprise. In addition, having served in various local and national social justice organizations, […]

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Honored with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award

NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has selected Dr. Melvin Terrell, vice president emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University as the recipient for its 2020 Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award. Each year the award, named after the first person of color to serve as NASPA president and the first Black administrator […]

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Old Dominion Among 119 Universities Designated 2020 Community Engagement Classification

Along with 119 other universities in the nation, Old Dominion University has received The Carnegie Foundation’s 2020 Community Engagement Classification. The Community Engagement Classification is an elective designation that assesses and indicates a school’s commitment to community engagement. After a process of self-study by each institution, the provided data and documentation is then assessed by […]

Northern Illinois University Eliminates Use of Standardized Test Scores in Admissions

Northern Illinois University (NIU) will eliminate the use of standardized test scores when making general admission and merit scholarship decisions, beginning with applications for the 2021 fall semester. As a result of the new, test-blind policy, the school says any high school graduate who applies with a cumulative GPA or 3.0 or above will be […]

Maryland Legislature Reverses Governor’s Veto of the Dream Act Expansion

Maryland’s Democratic-majority legislature reversed five of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the expansion of the state’s Dream Act – which has offered in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants since 2012 reported The Washington Post. The expansion of Maryland’s Dream Act removes a restriction that required undocumented students to attend two-year community colleges before enrolling in […]

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National Campus Leadership Council Appoints New Executive Director

The National Campus Leadership Council (NCLC), which works to strengthen student leadership in higher education, appointed Sarah Schultz as its executive director, citing her as a “talented leader in the higher education nonprofit space.” Most recently, Schultz served as deputy executive director of Young Invincibles, a national research and advocacy organization that works to broaden […]

Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions Offers New Internship Program

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has created a new internship program for master’s students in all disciplines who are seeking research and administrative experience. The John Smartt Summer Scholars Program, named in honor of the philanthropist John Smartt, will provide the opportunity for interns to work on-site in New Brunswick, New Jersey […]

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Wake Forest Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Integrating Residence Halls

Wake Forest University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of integrating its women’s residence halls this weekend. To memorialize the anniversary, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane, the first two African-American women to live on campus, will speak openly about their experiences of living in the residence halls. Alongside them, Awilda Neal, Linda Holiday and […]

Morehouse Receives One Million to Fund King Chapel and Endowed Chair

Philanthropists Ken and Kathryn Chenault have donated $1 million to Morehouse College, half of which will support the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Restoration Project and half of which will continue funding for the Dr. Hortenius Chenault Endowed Chair in Math and Science. Named after Chenault’s father who was an alumnus of Morehouse, the […]

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Dr. Curtis D. Byrd Appointed Special Adviser to Provost at Georgia State University

Dr. Curtis D. Byrd has been named the Special Adviser to the Provost at Georgia State University. An expert on diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, Byrd most recently served as research associate and consultant for the HBCU STEM Undergraduate Success Center at Morehouse College. He has also held other administrative posts, including Assistant […]

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