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Native Americans

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Donates $14 Million to Claremont Graduate University for Health Studies Center

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $14 million to Claremont Graduate University for a research center focusing on physical and mental-health challenges in underserved and tribal communities, Daily Bulletin reported. The Yuhaaviatam Center for Health Studies will be housed in the Huntley Bookstore on the Claremont Colleges’ campus. The $14 million will […]

Claremont Graduate University and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

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SACSCOC Lifts Benedict College’s Probation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) announced Tuesday that Benedict College’s probation status has been lifted after being put on probation due to financial concerns. Benedict College is in compliance with all financial accrediting standards, according to college officials. President Roslyn Clark Artis said that the school has also increased […]

Benedict College

University of Arizona to Require Recent Negative COVID-19 Test to Be on Campus in Spring

Due to the increasing surge of state COVID-19 infections, the University of Arizona will require those on campus in the spring to have a negative COVID-19 test within the previous week, AZ Central reported. Students cannot access campus Wi-Fi without a recent negative test logged, said UA President Robert Robbins. Staff and visitors are being […]

University of Arizona

Mary J. Davis Named Dean of University of Kentucky Law School, First Woman in Role

Mary J. Davis, interim dean of University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law, has been appointed dean of the law school , effective Jan. 1, 2021. She will be the first woman to be permanent dean of the law school, according to a university press release. “In addition to her university service, Mary […]

Mary J. Davis photo for dean announcement

Two Rowan University Students Charged With Vandalism, $6,000 in Damages and Repairs

Two Rowan University students have been charged with vandalizing the town of Glassboro, New Jersey’s Christmas display and a parking garage last week, resulting in approximately $6,000 in damages and repairs, Daily Voice reported. 19-year-olds Matthew Lubicky and William Fowler were charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in connection with the Dec. 4 […]

Glassboro Town Square

Former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, Co-Author of Anti-Fraud Act, Dies at 87

Former U.S. Sen. Paul Spyros Sarbanes, who co-wrote the anti-fraud Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has died at 87, Bloomberg reported. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will hold a private service soon. Sarbanes – a Maryland Democrat – served 30 years in the U.S. Senate. During that time, he served as Senate Banking Committee chairman. The […]

Sen. Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Proposal Allowing Out-of-State Representation in Louisiana Higher Ed Boards Fails

Voters rejected a proposal to allow out-of-state representation on Louisiana’s higher ed governing boards the News Star reported. Amendment No. 1 to the Louisiana Constitution would have allowed the governor to appoint up to two out-of-state members to the Louisiana Community and Technical College, LSU, Southern University and University of Louisiana management boards, News Star […]

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Vermont Legislative Panel Recommends Drastic Changes to State College System

A special legislative panel has that Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College should combine into one and that Vermont should more than double its state college system investment, among other drastic recommendations, VT Digger reported. Vermont State Colleges’ financial issues were exacerbated this spring, leading to then-Chancellor Jeb Spaulding resigning after suggesting […]

Castleton University

Dr. Enobong “Anna” Branch Appointed Vice President of Equity at Rutgers

Rutgers University appointed Dr. Enobong “Anna” Branch as its first vice president of equity in September, NJ.com reported. One goal the school has, with Branch leading the effort, is to increase inclusivity and connection across campus life. “We are a diverse community of students. But diversity isn’t the goal, right?” Branch said. “It’s to have […]

Dr. Enobong “Anna” Branch

St. Edwards University Names First Hispanic President

Dr. Montserrat “Montse” Fuentes will be the next president of St. Edwards University, effective July 1, 2021. She had stepped down as University of Iowa’s provost in July after a year, WHO Radio and The Gazette reported. She will remain a special assistant at the University of Iowa, earning vice-president-level pay under a deal she […]

Dr. Montse Fuentes

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Black Economist, Dr. Walter E. Williams, Dead at 84

Dr. Walter E. Williams, a prominent economist and longtime professor at George Mason University, died last week. He was 84. Williams died on Wednesday, a day after teaching his last class at GMU, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. From 1995 to 2001, he also served as the […]

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MSNBC’s Joy Reid to Join Howard University Faculty in Spring

MSNBC’s Joy Reid is joining the Howard University faculty as a visiting professor in the Spring semester. Reid, who hosts “The Reid Out,” will teach a course titled, “Covering Race, Gender & Politics in the Digital Age,” and will hold the Hearst visiting professorship in the university’s Department of Media, Journalism and Film housed within […]

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