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Leadership & Policy

Denise Whisenhunt Named President of Grossmont College

Denise Whisenhunt has been named president of Grossmont College, effective July 1, pending contract approval by the school’s governing board, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Whisenhunt has been vice president of student services at San Diego City College since 2013. In the past, she was interim president of the school and interim vice president of […]

Denise Whisenhunt

Leadership & Policy

Lafayette College President Dr. Alison Byerly Named President of Carleton College

Lafayette College President Dr. Alison Byerly has been named president of Carleton College, effective Aug. 1, lehighvalleylive.com reported. Byerly – Lafayette’s first female president – announced in October plans to step down as the college’s president when her contract ends on June 30. During her tenure, her accomplishments include doubling Lafayette’s financial aid budget, the […]

Alison R. Byerly

Leadership & Policy

Former UC President Janet Napolitano Receives ACE Lifetime Achievement Award

Janet Napolitano, former University of California president and first woman in that role, has been given the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Lifetime Achievement Award. Napolitano is currently a professor of public policy and director of the Center for Security in Politics at The Goldman School at UC Berkeley. She was U.S. secretary of homeland […]

Janet Napolitano

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy Appointed President of Illinois State University

Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy has been appointed president of Illinois State University, effective July 1. Kinzy is currently the vice president for Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University. In the past, she has served as vice president of research and professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers, The State University […]

Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy

African-American

Jackson State University Honors Class of 1970, 51 Years After Police Anti-Protest Shooting

Jackson State University is honoring the Class of 1970, 51 years after White police officers marched onto the campus of the HBCU to violently quell protests against racism, ABC News reported. Police shot indiscriminately after someone threw a bottle, with the gunfire killing two people – 21-year-old Phillip Gibbs and 17-year-old James Green – and […]

Jackson State University

Ohio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis Announces Plans to Step Down as President

Ohio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis announced Thursday plans to step down as president June 30, 2021, and become a faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences, Gallipolis Daily Tribune reported. Nellis became Ohio University’s 21st president in 2017. During Nellis’s time, OU gained recognition for diversity efforts, modernized the general education […]

Dr. M. Duane Nellis

Some Students Optimistic About Starting Job Earnings After Graduation

Approximately 17% of students expect earning more than $85,000 per year from their first job after graduation, according to a recent survey by AIG Retirement Services and EVERFI, CNBC reported. $85,000 was the most common response from students in the survey, which asked more than 20,000 college students nationwide. A $85,000 starting salary is not […]

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Leadership & Policy

Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay Appointed President of Modesto Junior College

Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay has been appointed president of Modesto Junior College (MJC), effective June 1, The Modesto Bee reported. Bandyopadhyay is currently the interim president at MJC. Bandyopadhyay was president of Columbia College when named as acting MJC president in January. In the past, he has served as executive vice president of educational programs and […]

Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay (1_fitted

Community Colleges

Dr. Christine Holt to Become Chancellor of University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

Dr. Christine Holt is to become the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, the Magnolia Reporter reported. University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt said he will make the recommendation to UA trustees. His recommendation is subject to final approval by UA trustees at their next meeting May 26-27. Holt is […]

Dr. Christine Holt

Community Colleges

Achieving the Dream Announces Release of Guidebook to Help Understand Students

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced the release of a guidebook for leaders of community colleges and four-year institutions to better understand students. The Knowing our Students Guidebook addresses matters such as what it means to really know students, useful data points, effective use of data and challenges. “It is critical that we know our […]

President Biden Nominates Obama-era Education Department Civil Rights Leader to Same Position

President Joe Biden has nominated Catherine Lhamon to lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, a role Lhamon held in the Obama administration, NBC News reported. Biden announced Lhamon’s nomination as assistant secretary for civil rights Thursday. Lhamon is currently a domestic policy adviser at the White House. She was chair of the […]

Catherine Lhamon

Robert Caslen Resigns as University of South Carolina President

Robert Caslen has resigned as president of the University of South Carolina, The State reported. Caslen’s tenure at USC was brief, and despite him making some advancements for the school, his time was known for his public speaking gaffes. Caslen will be replaced in the interim by former USC President Dr. Harris Pastides, During Caslen’s […]

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