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Section: Leadership & Policy
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ONTARIO WOODEN
ONTARIO WOODEN has been named associate vice chancellor for innovative, engaged and global education in the Division of Academic Affairs at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). He was dean of the University College at NCCU. Wooden earned a bachelor’s from Albany State University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Indiana University Bloomington.
August 9, 2015
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Students
Mount Washington College in N.H. to Close Next Year
MANCHESTER, N.H. ― Officials say a Manchester, New Hampshire, college is closing next year due to declining enrollment.
August 6, 2015
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Chancellor Resigns
The University of Illinois found itself trending on higher education social media for all the wrong reasons on Thursday.
August 6, 2015
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Students
UConn Expands Tuition Benefits for Veterans
STORRS, Conn. ― The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees has voted to expand a program that gives tuition breaks to some veterans and their dependents.
August 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Grambling, Southern among 5 La. Universities Sharing $20M Grant
Five Louisiana universities are sharing a five-year $20 million grant to build a national consortium that supports advanced manufacturing research.
August 3, 2015
Faculty & Staff
DAVID GOMEZ
DAVID GOMEZ has been named president of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. He was interim president of Hostos Community College. Gomez earned a bachelor’s from the University of Albany, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Columbia University.
July 30, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN
ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN has been named vice president for institutional advancement of Jackson State University. He was vice president for institutional advancement at Stillman College. He earned a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University and a master’s from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.
July 30, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
Push for Wage Reform Continues in NY
Rather than ending New York’s long debate over the minimum wage, the plan to give a big pay bump to fast-food workers guarantees the debate will continue in the halls of the state Capitol for years to come.
July 28, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
Cal State University Approves 2 Percent Raise for Executives
California State University presidents and other executives will receive an across-the-board 2 percent pay increase, a raise faculty union leaders brandished as part of a trend of “misplaced priorities.”
July 21, 2015
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
Leadership & Policy
JUDY MINER
JUDY MINER has been named chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College District. She was president of Foothill College. Miner earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco, and a doctorate from the University of San Francisco.
July 20, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
Clemson Trustees Call Tillman ‘Repugnant,’ Fail to Remove Name
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Clemson University trustees passed a resolution Friday calling the racist views of one of its founders, Benjamin Tillman, “repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose,” but did not call for removing the name of the late governor and U.S. senator from a key campus building. Instead, the trustees unanimously agreed to [
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July 19, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Major Cyber-attack Targets UCLA Hospital System
LOS ANGELES ― A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital system put at risk the personal information for up to 4.5 million people, officials said Friday. UCLA Health said in a statement that, while there’s no evidence hackers acquired personal or medical data, it can’t be ruled out yet. Officials said [
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July 19, 2015
Leadership & Policy
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July 16, 2015
Students
Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role
A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.
July 14, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Disney Accepts Sikh Worker’s Turban and Beard
A Sikh American deliveryman who said his routes at Walt Disney World were restricted so visitors wouldn’t see his turban and beard has won the right to have the same routes as other delivery workers.
July 14, 2015
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
LEAH-BORNSTEIN
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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