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Dr. Georgina Dodge Named VP of Diversity and Inclusion at University of Maryland

Dr. Georgina Dodge, chief diversity officer and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bucknell University, has been named vice president of diversity and inclusion at the University of Maryland. “I am honored to be chosen to lead diversity and inclusion at the University of Maryland,” said Dodge. “Across many higher education institutions, I […]

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Delaware Valley Alumnus Donates $1.57M To Support Financial Aid, Agricultural Program

Delaware Valley University alumnus Jim Harteis has donated $71,000 to the university to support student financial aid opportunities and a $1.5 million estate gift to support Delaware Valley’s agricultural programs. The oldest of 10 siblings, Harteis was raised on a small farm and worked several jobs to put himself through school in addition to relying […]

Newberry College Announces New Tuition Promise Program For Incoming Freshmen, Transfer Students

Newberry College has announced the launch of a new program called Tuition Promise, which would freeze tuition for incoming freshmen and transfer students for the next four years while they attend the school. The program does not apply to room and board costs. “Our goal is to ensure that families have a financial aid plan […]

USF Names Dr. Steve Currall Next President

Dr. Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, has been named the next president of the University of South Florida (USF). He will succeed Dr. Judy Genshaft, who recently announced plans to step down as president after 19 years at the university. “I am thrilled to be selected to […]

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UGA Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Suspended Following Racist Video

University of Georgia (UGA)’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended by the national fraternity organization following the emergence of a video where several members used racist slurs and laughed about “beating Black people.” UGA officials have also begun an investigation regarding the students featured in the video, university spokesperson Greg Trevor told The Hill. […]

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School Announces Efforts to Help Argosy Students After Closure

Following the announcement that Argosy University is closing its campuses across the nation, online graduate school Claremont Lincoln University, based in Claremont, California, has announced it will work to accept as many Argosy University graduate students as possible. The school focuses on civic engagement, social justice and organizational leadership. “I can’t imagine how disheartening it […]

College of St. Joseph to Close At End of Current Semester

College of St. Joseph president Dr. Jennifer Scott has announced that the school will close its doors at the end of the current semester, citing issues with financial stability. The small, independent college located in Rutland, Vermont currently serves around 200 students and employs a little over 90 people. The first priority of college officials, Scott […]

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Duke Begins Auditing Years of Admissions Processes Amid National Scandal

Amid the national college admissions scandal, Duke University has begun auditing the last several years of its admissions. No Duke coaches or administrators were mentioned in the scandal. The FBI charged over 40 people, from university officials, coaches and parents, in an alleged plan to illegal purchase a student’s admission into college, by either claiming […]

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SC Dems Voice Opposition to Required Constitution 101 Course

South Carolina Democrats have expressed opposition to a Republican-proposed legislation that would require state institutions to teach a “Constitution 101” course. The bill would update a current requirement to teach the course, which would cover America’s founding documents, such as the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers in state universities, something that the […]

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Stony Brook Receives NSF Grant to Support Alliance to Mentor, Recruit Minority Ph.D. STEM Faculty

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $1.7 million grant to the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education to support the establishment of an alliance program that provides historically underrepresented minority Ph.D. students in STEM with career development in the hopes to recruiting them into faculty positions. Stony Brook created the alliance between […]

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Nassau Community College Announces Next President

The Nassau Community College (NCC) Board of Trustees have announced that Dr. Jermaine Williams has been named its next president, effective July 1. Williams currently serves as vice president for student affairs at North Shore Community College, where he has worked to reform academic advising and establish policies that address student housing and food insecurity. […]

Dr. Amilcar Shabazz Appointed President of The National Council For Black Studies

The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) has announced during its recent annual conference that Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst professor, has been named its next president. An expert on the political economy of social and cultural movements, public policy and education, Shabazz joined UMass Amherst in 2007 and teaches in […]

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