News Roundup: Page 29

State Department Names Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders

For their ongoing engagement with the Fulbright Program—which offers individuals the opportunity to conduct research and teach worldwide—20 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were recognized by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The institutions were acknowledged for their work during the 2019-2020 school year as part of […]

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Howard University School of Law Receives $10 Million Grant, Creates Public Service Law Scholarship

Howard University School of Law has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to create the Greene Public Service Scholars Program, which aims to support law students committed to public service law careers. The Jerome L. Greene Foundation grant is the largest gift in the law school’s history. Students in the program will […]

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Dr. Angel Gonzalez Appointed Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer at New Jersey City University

Dr. Angel Gonzalez has been appointed New Jersey City University’s inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO). In this role, Gonzalez will be a part of the school’s senior leadership team. Gonzalez has served as program manager for the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE), interim director of the CIE and interim assistant dean for diversity […]

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Alabama State University Receives $300,000 Grant to Increase Diversity in Cybersecurity

Alabama State University has been awarded a $300,000 cybersecurity grant to increase diversity in the field, the Washington Examiner reported. The “Increasing the Diversity in Cyber Security Through Undergraduate Research Experiences” grant will be used to increase cybersecurity graduates and ensure minority student growth in the cybersecurity sector. “The objectives of this project are to […]

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Southern University Receives $1 Million Gift for Business Scholarships from Alums

Mark A. and Dawn Malveaux will be gifting $1,000,000 to Southern University – their undergrad alma mater – and the money will support academic scholarships to business students and general programming in the College of Business, located on its Baton Rouge Campus. The gift is one of the largest donations given to the school by […]

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Dr. Francine Conway Appointed Chancellor-Provost of Rutgers University New Brunswick

Dr. Francine Conway has been appointed chancellor-provost of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, a new position that combines the two roles, effective July 1, following approval of the three-year appointment by the Rutgers Board of Governors. Conway has been New Brunswick provost since November 2020. She is an internationally recognized child psychologist. As provost, she will continue […]

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Marquette University Philosophy Professor Receives Career Enhancement Fellowship

Dr. Desiree Valentine, an assistant professor of philosophy in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. The fellowship program aims to increase the presence of minority junior faculty and other faculty committed to removing racial disparities in the arts and humanities. […]

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Report: Number of Full-Time Exempt Higher Ed Employees Decreases, But Some Roles See Growth

The number of full-time exempt higher ed employees decreased 0.4% in the last year (2020-21), a contrast from the overall 4.4% increase in the year before, according to a new report from College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). 2021 Professionals in Higher Education Annual Report showed that some positions had growth. Four […]

Student Freedom Initiative Partners with Cisco and AVC Technologies

The Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) is partnering with Cisco and AVC Technologies, with Cisco committing $100 million in technologies. Both AVC and Cisco will provide ongoing technical support. AVC will work with HBCUs to find infrastructure gaps and address them, with Cisco providing the necessary solutions to be installed by AVC. Cisco will invest $50 […]

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Nina King Promoted to Duke University Athletic Director

Nina King has been appointed Duke University’s athletic director, a promotion from her current role as senior deputy director of athletics, ESPN reported. She will be Duke’s first woman athletic director and the third Black woman to lead a Power 5 athletic department. King has been Duke’s chief operating officer, chaired the Division I women’s […]

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Dr. James L. Moore III Receives ACE’s 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership

Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University (OSU), has been awarded the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award. The award—named in honor of the late Reginald Wilson, ACE’s senior scholar emeritus—is given to an individual with a […]

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Study: Private, Nonprofit Schools Have Record High Average Tuition Discount Rates

Private higher ed institutions drastically discounted tuition and fee prices for most students in 2020-21, according to a new study from National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). These discounts show a continuing increasing trend in tuition discounting, a trend quickened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study showed that […]

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