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Section: Leadership & Policy

AUDREY BILGER

AUDREY BILGER has been appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Pomona College, effective July 1. She is a professor of literature and founding faculty director of the Center for Writing & Public Discourse at Claremont McKenna College. Bilge earned a bachelor’s from Oklahoma State University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

January 20, 2016

Leadership & Policy

St. Bonaventure University President Announces Retirement

OLEAN, N.Y. ― St. Bonaventure University President Sister Margaret Carney is retiring. The 74-year-old announced Tuesday that she will leave her position at the western New York university on July 31. She’s been at the Franciscan college for 20 years and has been president for the last 12. In an email to the college community, […]

January 19, 2016

Leadership & Policy

2015: Yet Another Turbulent Year for Black America

To put it bluntly, 2015 was a year that left its brash, brutal, ugly stain of racism on America.

January 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Donald Trump: An ‘Angry Voice’ or ‘Great for African-Americans’?

Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Donald Trump has a message for all Americans.

January 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Six Finalists for Southern University-Shreveport Chancellor

SHREVEPORT, La. ― Six semifinalists are in the running for chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport. The Southern University System Board of Supervisors’ Chancellor Search Committee named them Friday as: Rodney Ellis, higher education consultant and former chancellor of Central Louisiana Technical and Community College in Alexandria Aubra Gantt, vice president for academic outreach and […]

January 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

N.C. Community Colleges Weigh Differing Costs by Campus

WENTWORTH, N.C. ― North Carolina community college leaders could decide whether to let schools tack a local surcharge onto student tuition as campuses search for money to upgrade equipment to train future workers for jobs in manufacturing and health care. Campus presidents of the 58-school system will decide later this month whether to push for […]

January 18, 2016

Distinguished Guest

We would like to thank Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, president of the College of Saint Benedict, for stopping by the Diverse offices Thursday and sharing her insight with the editorial staff.

January 14, 2016

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Ithaca College President Announces 2017 Retirement

ITHACA, N.Y. ― Ithaca College President Tom Rochon has announced retirement plans following several unsettled months that saw protests over the racial climate on campus and no confidence votes by staff and students. Rochon says Thursday that he’ll retire at the end of the next academic year, on July 1, 2017. In a letter to […]

January 14, 2016

After Troubles in Columbia, Fewer Freshman Apply to Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email from the university’s director of enrollment. So far, the university has received 18,377 freshmen applications, compared to 19,318 applications last year. However, this year’s […]

January 13, 2016

Ethics Probe Ordered Over School’s Request for State Money

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s House speaker has ordered an ethics investigation into whether a consultant for Wright State University possibly advised the school’s president to offer to throw him a major fundraiser while he was advocating for state money. Emails reviewed by the Dayton Daily News show consultant Ron Wine advised WSU […]

January 12, 2016

Leadership & Policy

MARY-RITA MOORE

MARY-RITA MOORE has been named president of Triton College, effective in January. She was interim president of Triton. She earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Rosary College, now Dominican University.

January 12, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

SEELPA KESHVALA

SEELPA KESHVALA has been appointed president of Lone Star College-Cy-Fair. She was president of the Warsaw Campus of Ivy Tech Community College. Keshvala earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

January 12, 2016

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Leadership & Policy

H.E.L.F. Serves to Enhance HBCU Leadership

The Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) is helping to spearhead a movement that honors the HBCU tradition while challenging the universities to become even greater and more responsive to the needs of today’s students.

January 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

KEITH YAMAMOTO

KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.

January 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Morgan to Retire Amid ‘Unworkable’ Tennessee Board of Regents Shakeup

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Chancellor John Morgan is stepping down as head of the Tennessee Board of Regents amid Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s plans to grant more autonomy to the six four-year universities in the system. Morgan said Thursday that he had originally planned to retire when he turns 65 next year, but instead moved the […]

January 7, 2016

University of Missouri Faculty Voices Support for Professor

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri faculty members have come out in support of a University of Missouri assistant communications professor who drew criticism for trying to stop a photographer from taking pictures during campus protests in November. The Kansas City Star reports that the faculty on Tuesday made public a letter of support that […]

January 6, 2016

University of Missouri Agriculture Group Goes All-Female

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― An agriculture leadership group at the University of Missouri is made up of all female students for the first time, reflecting a slow but steady shift in the industry. Thirteen students were selected in December as the first all-female group of Dickinson Scholars, the Columbia Missourian reported. The university’s College of Agriculture, […]

January 5, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Tiffin President Charles Resigns

After six months in office, Tiffin president Dr. Curtis B. Charles resigned, effective Friday. The university cited a “difference in views on strategic vision” as the rationale behind Charles’ departure. Charles previously served as the senior associate vice chancellor for institutional transformation at Fayetteville State University. He has held administrative and teaching positions at the […]

January 4, 2016