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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and New Mexico State University Receive Grant for Student Transfer Model

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) have received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). They will use the money to create an undergrad student transfer model meant to improve rates of transfer, retention and graduation of engineering students, according to WICHE officials. Traditional pathways […]

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

Migration Policy Institute Releases Fact Sheets to Help Address Integration Needs of U.S. Immigrant Families

The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy (NCIIP) has published U.S. and state fact sheets to help efforts to more equitably address the integration needs of U.S. immigrant families through the early childhood, K-12, post-secondary, adult education and health and social services systems. The fact sheets – for 31 states – provide […]

Migration Policy Institute

African-American

Howard University Announces Endowed Scholarship to Honor Alum

Howard University has announced a new endowed scholarship – beginning with more than $200,000 – in honor of alum David Neal McGruder, Esq. McGruder, ’93, died on Dec. 25, 2020, at age 49. As an attorney, McGruder fought for justice, often representing young people of color and union workers. “The David McGruder Scholarship for Service […]

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Community Colleges

Dr. Sonya Christian Selected Chancellor of Kern Community College District

Dr. Sonya Christian, who currently serves as the president of Bakersfield College, has been tapped as the next chancellor of the Kern Community College District (KCCD), KGET reported. In the past, Christian has served as mathematics faculty, department chair and dean at Bakersfield College. KCCD consists of Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College and Porterville […]

Dr. Sonya Christian

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Former Obama Administration Education Secretary Dr. John B. King Jr. Announces Maryland Gubernatorial Bid

Dr. John B. King Jr. – former education secretary under President Barack Obama – is seeking the Democratic nomination to be Maryland’s next governor, his campaign announced Tuesday, The Washington Post reported. King, 46, said his focus would be on inequity and expanding education access. If elected, he would be Maryland’s first Black governor. “If you […]

Dr. John B. King Jr.

Survey: Quarter of Last Year’s High Schoolers Decided to Delay College Plans Due to Pandemic

A survey has found that a quarter of last year’s high school students decided to delay college plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WBMA reported. “I want to go to college, but now I’m like man, my life is set. I have this set. I kept on asking the question, do I want to go, […]

Princeton University Establishes Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity

Through a significant gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity has been established at Princeton University. The center – named after 2001 Princeton alum Emma Bloomberg – will integrate Princeton’s college access and opportunity initiatives and be a research and innovation hub. Programs to be expanded and integrated into the […]

Dr. Khristina Gonzalez

Survey: Voluntary Support and Giving to U.S. Higher Ed Totals $49.5 Billion in 2020

A survey has found that voluntary support of U.S. higher ed institutions totaled $49.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020, The Los Angeles Business Journal reported. The Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey results – including responses from 873 institutions – were released in February by the Council for Advancement and […]

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

Mellon Foundation Gives $950,000 Grant to UIC to Continue Leading Latino Doctoral Fellowship Program

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) will continue offering a Latino doctoral fellowship program through a three-year $950,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, according to UIC officials. Partnering with the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR), UIC has overseen the IUPLR/UIC Dissertation Completion Mellon Fellowship program since 2014, when it received a $800,000 […]

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Portland Community College Leaders Announce Retirements

Mark Mitsui, Portland Community College (PCC) president, and Sylvia Kelley, PCC executive vice president, have both announced their retirements. Mitsui will retire in June 2022 at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. Kelley will retire in December 2021. “During his tenure, Mitsui championed Pathways to Opportunity, a statewide partnership made up of all 17 […]

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Faculty & Staff

Northern Michigan University Faculty Call for Pay Raises

Northern Michigan University faculty are calling for pay raises after they say they agreed to a one-year pay freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Detroit News reported. NMU proposed a two-year contract with no increase in base pay with a 1% bonus, union leader Dwight Brady said. The current contract expires June 30. “Last […]

Northern Michigan University

Excelencia in Education to Host Virtual Briefing on History of HSIs

Excelencia in Education, partnering with University of Texas at Austin, will host a virtual briefing on the history of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The event, “National Briefing on 25 Years of HSIs: Accelerating Latino Student Success,” will take place 1 – 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Apr. 21. Featured speakers include Excelencia in Education President […]

Dr. Miguel Cardona

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