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Sports
HBCUs to Seek Delay on NCAA Requirement
Fourteen of 21 Division I athletic teams facing postseason competition bans this coming school year are based at historically Black colleges and universities.
June 18, 2015
Students
University of Maine at Machias
University of Maine at Machias SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Machias, Maine Dr. Melvin Adams III Founded in 1909 Dean of Students and Admissions www.machias.edu/ Founded in 1909, the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) is a member college of the University of Maine System, specializing in a curriculum that interprets the traditional liberal arts education […]
June 18, 2015
Students
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College)
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Williamsport, Pa Elliott Strickland Founded in 1914 Chief Student Affairs Officer www.pct.edu Founded in 1914 as the Williamsport Technical Institute, the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) is a special mission affiliate of the Pennsylvania State University. Since its founding in 1914, Penn College has […]
June 18, 2015
African-American
Dolezal Was Asked if She Tried to Mislead Howard University
Rachel Dolezal, who has posed for years as a Black woman, faced tough questions about her racial identity long before her career as a civil rights advocate was derailed by this week’s revelations that she grew up “Caucasian.”
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON
EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON has been appointed president of Coppin State University, effective July 1. She is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Thompson earned a bachelor’s from Tennessee State University, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARGARET MCKENNA
MARGARET MCKENNA has been appointed president of Suffolk University, effective this summer. She is a visiting professor and acting director of the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University, and president emerita of Lesley University. McKenna earned a bachelor’s from Emmanuel College and a juris doctor from Southern Methodist University.
June 17, 2015
Students
MICHAEL V. PHAM
MICHAEL V. PHAM has been appointed vice president of administrative services at Highline College. He was vice president of administrative services at Seattle Central College. Pham earned two associate degrees from Seattle Central, a bachelor’s from Central Washington University and an MBA from City University of Seattle.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
June 17, 2015
African-American
Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege
Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.
June 16, 2015
LGBTQ+
Professor Uses Workshop to Promote LGBT, Minority Awareness
Annual LGBTQ conference encourages educators from around the country to share best practices and initiatives across academic and student affairs and across various diversities and disciplines.
June 15, 2015
Sports
In Case You Missed It…
Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston Report: Calif. Community Colleges Can Expect Surge in Black Enrollment Media Fuels Negative Perception of Black Athletes Diverse Conversations: Why Diversity on Campus Matters in Real World
June 11, 2015
African-American
The Mosbys’ Road to Baltimore Wound Through Tuskegee
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and husband, Nick, a city councilman, recall their time at Tuskegee University and how it helped prepare them for the recent crisis in Baltimore.
June 11, 2015
African-American
South Carolina State’s Probation Extended
Commission cited fewer shortcomings than it did a year ago when it first placed the institution at the edge of losing accreditation.
June 11, 2015
African-American
UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice
As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.
June 10, 2015
Students
Rich vs. Poor: The Growing “Class” Gap in Higher Education
Two thoughtful yet troubling articles, published within a week of each other, startled higher education leaders last week.
June 10, 2015
African-American
Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston
The cases, which seem so similar at first glance, are vastly different in almost every imaginable way.
June 10, 2015
Faculty & Staff
JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS
JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS has been appointed president of Dakota State University, effective in late summer. She is currently vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University. She earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from University College London.
June 10, 2015
Students
Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males
14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.
June 10, 2015
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