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Faculty & Staff
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR.
LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR. has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne, effective August 10. He was a professor and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Stillman College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.
July 28, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
DANIELLE CONWAY
DANIELLE CONWAY has been appointed a professor and dean of the University of Maine School of Law. She was the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law and director of the Hawai‘i Procurement Institute at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Conway earned a bachelor’s from New York University, a juris doctor from Howard University and a master’s from The George Washington School of Law.
July 27, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
CARLOS PATO
CARLOS PATO has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He was Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences and chair of the psychiatry department at the University of Southern California. Pato earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and an M.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
July 27, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President
And you thought President Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.
July 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Cosby’s Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees
Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.
July 23, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Professor’s Facebook Comments Stir Controversy
Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.
July 23, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
Applicants Urged to Speak Up at Negotiating Table
Too often the applicants — particularly women and minorities — who are new to the world of academe don’t come to the negotiation table fully aware of how to bargain for a better job.
July 23, 2015
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Students
Professor: Student Debt Threatening American Dream
William Elliott said stakeholders must ask whether students who go to college and get debt can “achieve similar long-term outcomes as someone who didn’t take out debt.”
July 22, 2015
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Students
Va. Faith-based School Drops Same-Sex Marriage Hiring Ban
Eastern Mennonite University says it will no longer discriminate against job prospects who are in same-sex marriages.
July 21, 2015
Faculty & Staff
USDA Pledges to Continue to Give 1890 Schools a Hand
The Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, outlined a series of initiatives that the USDA will undertake to help the 1890 land grant institutions.
July 16, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.
July 15, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Feds Investigate Hiring Practices at Police Department in Kentucky
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating hiring practices at the Bowling Green Police Department.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University Helps Florida Veterans Find Livelihood in Farming
Mat Santos stands at the edge of seven acres of land, the field of his future, pondering what to plant, grow and harvest, and sell.
July 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
False Hope a Problem in Adult Math Education
In order to achieve better math outcomes in adult education, the field must abandon a series of “false hopes” that essentially have set the system up for failure.
July 13, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
Gov. Scott Walker Uses Education as Platform for Presidency
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Monday formally launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, touting his record on education as one of the key reasons he believes he is qualified to seek the nomination.
July 13, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
LEAH BORNSTEIN
LEAH BORNSTEIN has been named president of Aims Community College in Colorado, effective August 1. She was president of Coconino Community College in Arizona. Bornstein earned an associate and bachelor’s from Bradford College in Massachusetts, a master’s from the University of Vermont and a doctorate from the University of Denver.
July 13, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
SHEILA RADFORD-HILL
SHEILA RADFORD-HILL has been named chief diversity officer of Dominican University in Illinois. Radford-Hill was executive director of the Diversity Center at Luther College in Iowa. She earned a bachelor’s from DePaul University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate from Columbia Commonwealth University.
July 13, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
JOWEL LAGUERRE
JOWEL LAGUERRE has been appointed chancellor of Peralta Community College District in California. He was superintendent and president of Solano Community College District. Laguerre earned a bachelor’s from L’UniversitĂ© d’Etat d’Haiti: Ecole Normale SupĂ©rieure in Haiti, and master’s degrees and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.
July 13, 2015
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