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Dr. Belinda ’Otukolo Saltiban Appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Vanderbilt

Dr. Belinda ’Otukolo Saltiban has been appointed associate vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion at Vanderbilt University. Prior to the appointment, she had served as chief inclusion and diversity officer at Utah Valley University, assistant dean of undergraduate studies at University of Utah and director of the Office for Inclusive Excellence at University of Utah. ’Otukolo […]

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Mishaela Durán Appointed President/CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment

Mishaela Durán has been appointed president and CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment, effective Sept. 7. Durán is a senior executive on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families’ leadership team. Durán previously served as chief of staff at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. “I […]

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Iona College to Launch Mentoring Program

Iona College will launch a mentoring program this fall to advance students’ goals and give alumni a new way to support students. The “Gaels Go Further Mentoring Program” will have academic and business development professional Colleen Slattery as its inaugural director. Slattery most recently was coordinator of workforce development programs at Stony Brook University. The […]

Yale University Drama School Goes Tuition-Free Following $150 Million Gift

The Yale University School of Drama is going tuition-free due to a $150 million donation from entertainment executive David Geffen, WTNH reported. This applies to both the school’s current and future students. Tuition costs will be eliminated for students pursuing a degree or certificate enrolled for fall semester and returning students. The drama school will […]

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Institute of International Education Selects 40 Institutions to Receive Study Abroad Grant

The Institute of International Education (IIE) named Harris-Stowe State University, a historically Black university in Saint Louis, Missouri, as one of 40 recipients for a grant focused on increasing access to study abroad opportunities. As part of the IIE American Passport Project grant, 25 first-year students are selected from each institution to receive U.S. passports […]

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Emory University Plans to Address Racially Fraught Past With Name Changes, Memorials and Land Acknowledgements

Emory University announced this week that it will be making several plans to reconcile with its racially fraught past, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. One of these plans include the renaming of several buildings. Emory will rename Language Hall on its Oxford College in honor of the late Horace J. Johnson Jr., who became the first […]

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Bethune-Cookman University Receives Funding to End Dorm Construction Project

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education for $108 million to end a controversial deal for a new dorm, Click Orlando reported. The current B-CU leadership announced the agreement to secure funding as part of the HBCU Capital Financing Program and Rice Capitol, effectively resulting in the end of […]

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Syracuse University to Hire Outside Firm to Review Women’s Basketball Program

Syracuse University will hire an outside firm to review its women’s basketball program, following allegations of threats, bullying and unwanted physical contact by Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman, The Associated Press reported. This comes almost 10 weeks after Hillsman attributed the departure of 11 players to attrition, COVID-19 and the transfer portal. No formal […]

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GWU to Remove Name of Former Pro-Segregation President from Student Center

The George Washington University (GWU) will rename the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center – the school’s student center – following recommendations of a committee of students, faculty, staff and alumni, according to GWU officials. GWU’s Board of Trustees’ voted to rename the student center the University Student Center. GWU will begin the process of changing signage […]

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Howard University Names Dr. Cynthia Evers Vice President of Student Affairs

Dr. Cynthia Evers has been appointed vice president of student affairs at Howard University. Evers, who previously served as the interim vice president, has “demonstrated unwavering commitment to student development, diversity and assessment,” said Howard University President Dr. Wayne. A. I. Frederick. Evers brings over two decades worth of experience to the role, having worked […]

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Klobuchar, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Workers to Earn College Credit for Apprenticeships

U.S Senators Amy Klobuchar and Jerry Moran has introduced legislation that will allow workers to earn college credit for completed apprenticeships. Apprenticeships to College Act was was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the National Apprenticeship Act, led by Representative Josh Harder. The Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium (RACC) is an existing collaboration […]

Bryant University Awarded with $650,000 for STEM Scholars Program Funding

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted $650,000 to Bryant University’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) scholarship Program. The funding is aimed at encouraging women, minorities and low-income students to pursue STEM careers. According to university officials, approximately 75% of the grant allocation will be for scholarships. “In addition, Bryant’s STEM Scholars program will […]

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