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Section: Leadership & Policy

Leadership & Policy

Illinois State Players, Coaches Mourn 7 Victims of Plane Crash

A news conference at Illinois State University to discuss the seven school officials and fans who died in a plane crash while returning from the NCAA Tournament became a tearful, moving memorial Wednesday.

April 8, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Fort Valley University President to Step Down

The president of Fort Valley State University is stepping down after two years in the post.

April 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President

Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.

April 7, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University

As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.

April 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VALERIE SMITH

VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

April 6, 2015

COLLEEN HANYCZ

COLLEEN HANYCZ has been appointed president of La Salle University, effective in July. She is currently principal of Brescia University College in Ontario. Hanycz earned a bachelor’s from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s from Dalhousie University and a master’s and a doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

April 6, 2015

RHONDA TRACY

RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.

April 6, 2015

REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER

REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER has been named president of the Interdenominational Theological Center, effective in April. He is a former president of the Christian Theological Seminary. Wheeler earned a bachelor’s from Morehouse College, a master’s from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and a doctorate from Emory University.

April 6, 2015

Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits

The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.

March 31, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Connecticut College Cancels Classes Over Racist Graffiti

The president of Connecticut College canceled classes Monday following the discovery over the weekend of racist graffiti, scheduling a series of events in their place to promote discussion and “eradicate this ignorance and hatred.”

March 30, 2015

Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship

Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.

March 26, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Reassigns Athletic Director

Southern University Athletic Director William Broussard has been reassigned to the Southern System’s president’s office as a fund raiser.

March 26, 2015

U.Va. Board Considers Tuition Hike; Vote Expected This Week

Students would pay more to attend the University of Virginia if a proposed tuition increase is approved.

March 24, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell will be representing Diverse at the CUPA-HR Midwest Region conference in Detroit beginning Sunday at the Detroit Marriott at the Rennaissance Center. Ralph will be at Table #102, eager to discuss all that Diverse has to offer.

March 19, 2015

Janet Napolitano Apologizes for Disparaging Student Protest

University of California President Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday for calling chants by students protesting tuition hikes “crap,” a remark picked up by an open microphone at a Board of Regents meeting.

March 19, 2015

Penn State President Says Fraternity System May Need Review

Penn State’s president has told the university community an investigation into the Facebook posting of nude photographs by a now-suspended fraternity could lead to a re-evaluation of the overall fraternity system.

March 19, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Governor Calls for Investigation of University of Virginia Incident

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has called for state police to investigate an arrest of a Black student from the University of Virginia who was allegedly bloodied and bruised Wednesday morning by White officers from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Witnesses have told various news outlets that the altercation was unprovoked.

March 18, 2015

Leadership & Policy

JACOB EAPEN

Community College of Philadelphia has appointed JACOB EAPEN as vice president for business and finance. He was the former vice president for administration and chief business officer at Mercer County Community College. He holds a bachelor’s from Roosevelt University in Chicago, a master’s from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Rutgers University in New Jersey.

March 18, 2015