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Investigation Finds History of Race/Gender-Related Issues at Manchester Community College

A six-month investigation into allegations of discrimination against Black and female employees at Manchester Community College (MCC) has found a “history of culture/climate issues with racial undertones,” Hartford Courant reported. The investigation was done by Nicholas D’Agostino, director of equal employment opportunity for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. “There is sufficient evidence to suggest that […]

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Leadership & Policy

Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey Appointed Palomar College Superintendent/President

Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey has been appointed superintendent/president of Palomar College, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Rivera-Lacey is a former Palomar assistant superintendent/vice president of student services. She most recently was vice president of student services at the San Diego College of Continuing Education. Rivera-Lacey holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from California State University, […]

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President to Step Down Next Year

The first Black woman president of a top-ranked research university is stepping down after more than two decades on the job. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, who has helmed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1999, will leave her historic post in the summer of 2022. “It has been the privilege and honor of my professional career to […]

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Tyton Partners Study the Gap Between Dreaming of Equity and Achieving Equity

Tyton Partners have released their annual update for three reports: “Hitting their Stride” “Time for Class”, and “Driving Toward a Degree.” These studies analyze the gap between institutions recognizing the need for equitable changes and the actuality of making those changes. This year, for the first time, the results of all three have been compiled. […]

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Rutgers Renames Building to Honor Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor

Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Board of Governors voted to rename a building on campus in honor of late civil rights activist and minister The Reverend Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor. Originally known as the Administrative Services Building 1, the newly named and recently renovated Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor Hall houses student services. Proctor—who first spoke at Rutgers […]

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Former FAMU, TSU President Dr. Frederick Humphries Passes Away at 85

Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, former president of Florida A&M and Tennessee State universities, passed away last week at the age of 85. During a long and distinguished career of leadership and advocacy for HBCUs, Humphries also served as president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. As news of the […]

Dr. Sylvia R. Carey-Butler Appointed as Brown University’s Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity

After recently being recognized as one of National Diversity Council’s Top 100 Diversity Officers, Dr. Sylvia R. Carey-Butler was selected as the new vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University. As the current chief diversity officer for Kennesaw State University, she leads the Presidential Task Force on Race. Some of her efforts […]

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University of Buffalo Dental School Welcomes First Cohort of Destination Dental

University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine has welcomed the first cohort of 24 students to the Destination Dental School program, an initiative to remove barriers to careers in dentistry for underrepresented students. Destination Dental School – a free, eight-week program from Jun. 5 to Jul. 31 – is open to underrepresented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate […]

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Tulane University is One of Nine Founding Members of the Diverse Built Environment Scholars Initiative

Tulane University is one of nine founding members of the Deans’ Equity and Inclusion Initiative, a partnership of U.S. schools of architecture, planning, and design fostering a diverse group of scholars focused on socio-ecological and spatial justice, equity and inclusion. Part of the initiative is a cohort-based fellowship program supporting early career faculty seeking to engage […]

Tulane School of Architecture’s fellows joining as new faculty for the 2021-2023 cohort are Omar Ali (left) and Emmanuel Osorno.

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Diné College to Hold Groundbreaking for $7.4 Million Shiprock Math and Science Building at New Mexico Campus

Diné College will hold a groundbreaking for a $7.4 million Shiprock Math and Science Building (MSB) at the Shiprock, New Mexico campus on Monday. Construction for the new building will start July 2021, with an expected completion date of March 2022. Funding for the building comes from a General Obligation Bonds passed by New Mexico […]

Leadership & Policy

Widener President Dr. Julie E. Wollman to Join Faculty at University of Pennsylvania When She Steps Down Next Year

Dr. Julie E. Wollman, president of Widener University, said that she will join the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education as a professor of practice in higher ed when she steps down next year, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Wollman will have led Widener for six years when she leaves. She starts […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Public Higher Ed to Survey About Student and Faculty Beliefs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday signed legislation mandating public higher ed institutions survey students and faculty about their beliefs to promote intellectual diversity, The Hill reported. “It used to be thought that a university campus was a place where you’d be exposed to a lot of different ideas,” DeSantis said. “Unfortunately, now the norm is, […]

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