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Dr. Irelene Ricks Program Advisor – American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Ricks, a Washington, D.C., native, has been working in education for more than 20 years. She has served as a grants administrator at Howard University, policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, program manager for NOAA’s Office of Education, director of minority affairs for the American Society for Cell Biology in […]
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Bertha Hampton Miller – Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, Fayetteville State University
Miller has held several administrative positions since arriving at Fayetteville State University in 1998: acting vice chancellor for academic affairs, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of history and special assistant to the chancellor. Earlier in her career, Miller served as chair of the Department of History at North Carolina A&T State […]
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Mabel Jones Matthews – Director for the Office of Education Infrastructure Division, NASA
In her current position, Matthews shares responsibility for providing strategic leadership in NASA’s efforts in achieving excellence in STEM education. Matthews served as university program manager for NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program. Previously, she served in several senior-level higher education positions, including vice president, dean of academic affairs, academic division chairperson and as […]
April 25, 2014
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Dr. Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Howard, president of AASCU since 2009, is the first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. She is the former president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York and the vice president for public service and urban affairs […]
April 25, 2014
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Dr. Yvonne Maddox – Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
As the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, Maddox guides the NICHD’s organizations and programs, and advises the director on internal affairs of the Institute’s $1.3 billion budget. Maddox has received both the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award and the […]
April 25, 2014
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Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
Host of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Nikki Giovanni – University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech
Since establishing herself in the mid-’70s as a leading poetic voice and a major force in the Black arts movement, Giovanni has received 20 honorary doctorates and various other awards, including the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters. She teaches writing and literature […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Juliet V. GarcĂa – President, University of Texas at Brownsville
GarcĂa became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville in January 1992. When she was named president of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she became the fi rst Mexican American woman in the nation to become president of a college or university. GarcĂa has advocated increasing access to higher education through innovation and experimentation, […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Ana Gil-Garcia – University Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
Gil-Garcia is a three-time Fulbright U.S. Scholar, author and tenured professor at Northeastern Illinois University. An advocate for Latino educational leaders, she was named as one of the “Top Ten Chicago Latinos” in 2009. At the beginning of 2014, Chicago Public Schools appointed Gil-Garcia one of the 13 Latino Advisory Committee members, the District’s first-ever […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Gilda R. Daniels – Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
A voting rights expert, Daniels is an associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she teaches critical legal theory, election law and civil procedure. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of race, law and democracy. Her law review articles have appeared in the Cardozo Law Review, the Denver University […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey
Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]
April 25, 2014
Students
House Refuses to Put Limits on Tulane Scholarships
Lawmakers in the Louisiana House don’t want to restrict how they can dole out $6.8 million in Tulane University scholarships each year.
April 24, 2014
Students
Author Janet Mock Propels Transgender Conversations in Academia
Janet Mock’s memoir inspires academic exploration of transgender issues and helps shape the evolution of women’s, gender and sexuality studies.
April 24, 2014
Students
Technology and Online Education
In this issue, Diverse takes a closer look at the prevalence and ever-changing nature of social media at higher education institutions. Diverse also profiles Professor Kari Frisch of Central Lakes College, a national leader in online education.
April 24, 2014
Students
UT Austin President Says $325K Payment was Properly Approved
AUSTIN, Texas—University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers said he was told that $325,000 in extra compensation he received while dean of the law school was properly authorized at the time even though a newspaper found no evidence that the chancellor ever signed off.
April 21, 2014
Students
More Latino Than White Students Admitted to UC
More Latino than White students in California have been offered admission to the state’s premier public universities for the first time, officials said Friday, a milestone that reflects the diverse racial makeup of a state where Latino children represent a majority of students in public schools.
April 20, 2014
Students
Ky. Supreme Court: Former Seminary Professor Can Proceed with Suit
Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a tenured professor who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009, can proceed with a lawsuit against his former employer.
April 20, 2014
Students
Diverse Docket: Former Interim Band Director Can Pursue Claim vs. Alabama A&M
The former interim band director who was denied promotion and tenure at Alabama A&M University has no factual grounds for a gender bias allegation but still can pursue a retaliation claim based on his EEOC charge.
April 17, 2014
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