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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
After Narrow Vote, FAMU Board Chairman Resigns
Saying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday.
October 25, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Diverse on the Go
Ralph Newell, Vice President for Business Development & Technology, is representing Diverse at the HERC Annual Fall Meeting in Portland, Oregon, through Thursday.
October 25, 2015
Faculty & Staff
UNC Faculty Group Says Secrecy to Hurt New University Head
Faculty representatives for North Carolina’s public university system said Thursday the next president of the 17-campus University of North Carolina will take the job with extra baggage by failing to meet with teachers and researchers first.
October 22, 2015
Faculty & Staff
EDWARD CHIU
EDWARD CHIU has been named senior vice president for advancement at Babson College. He was vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Chiu earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Connecticut.
October 21, 2015
Students
COLLEEN SMITH
COLLEEN SMITH has been appointed president of Coconino Community College in Arizona, effective February 1. She is district senior vice president for academic affairs at Collin College in Texas. Smith earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Texas A&M Commerce (formerly East Texas State University), and a doctorate from Texas Woman’s University.
October 21, 2015
Leadership & Policy
TAMARA RODENBERG
TAMARA RODENBERG has been named president of Bethany College in West Virginia, effective January 1. She is vice president for advancement for the Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Rodenberg earned a bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, a master’s from Lexington Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
NA’ILAH NASIR
NA’ILAH NASIR has been appointed vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley, effective November 1. She is associate dean of diversity for social sciences, a full professor in the School of Education and the Department of African American Studies, and holds the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities and the Williams Chair of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. Nasir earned a bachelor’s from UC Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
October 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Tennessee Lawmaker Considering Bill to Allow College Faculty to be Armed
A Republican state lawmaker says he might offer legislation authorizing faculty and employees at Tennessee’s public higher education institutions to carry firearms and have “the best chance possible to defend themselves” if there’s a campus shooting.
October 15, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Tufts University, Goucher College Revoke Honorary Degrees Given to Cosby
Two more colleges announced Thursday they have rescinded honorary degrees given to Bill Cosby, adding to a growing list of schools distancing themselves from the entertainer embroiled in allegations of sexual assault.
October 15, 2015
Faculty & Staff
UC Berkeley Astronomer Marcy Resigns Over Student Sexual Harassment
A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many years, two top administrators said.
October 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University of Washington Names Cauce as President
The University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.
October 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Iowa Faculty Unhappy with New President Get Nebraska Boost
Faculty members unhappy with the Iowa Board of Regents choice for president of the University of Iowa have gotten support from teachers in neighboring Nebraska.
October 12, 2015
Students
Educators Seeking Means to Open Doors for First-generation Students
Supporting first-generation students is a priority that many institutions have identified, but not many have mastered.
October 12, 2015
Students
Old Gift to Dartmouth College Leads to New Investigation
In 1807, the state gave the college 42 square miles of land with the provision that the income it produced go toward educating students from poor New Hampshire families.
October 12, 2015
Students
Indiana University Fraternity Charter Revoked Over Explicit Video
Alpha Tau Omega revoked the charter and closed its Indiana University chapter Thursday following the release of a video purportedly showing a fraternity member performing a sex act on a woman.
October 8, 2015
Students
JULIANNA BARNES
JULIANNA BARNES has been appointed president of Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California, effective October 5. Barnes was vice president of student services at San Diego Mesa College. She holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s and a doctorate from San Diego State University.
October 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN
K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN has been appointed senior vice president of the Medical Center and dean of the Medical College at Rush University in Chicago. He was dean of Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Krishnan earned an M.B.B.S. from Madras Medical College in India.
October 8, 2015
Leadership & Policy
KIMBREA J. BROWNING
KIMBREA J. BROWNING has been appointed vice president for enrollment management at Union Institute & University. Browning was senior director of admissions at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. She earned a bachelor’s from Murray State University in Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus.
October 8, 2015
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