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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Intel Putting $5M Toward Georgia Tech Diversity Push
The Georgia Institute of Technology will receive $5 million over the next five years from Intel to increase the number of minorities and women going into engineering and computer science.
August 4, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARGARET FAUT CALLAHAN
MARGARET FAUT CALLAHAN has been appointed provost of Loyola University Chicago. She was interim provost and dean of the College of Nursing at Marquette University. Callahan earned a bachelor’s from Loyola University Chicago, and a master’s and a doctorate from Rush University in Chicago.
August 1, 2015
Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It…
Black Students Lagging in College Readiness Despite Taking Prep Courses Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper
July 31, 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
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
Students
Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players
Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.
July 30, 2015
Students
FTC Investigating Online College University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group told shareholders Wednesday.
July 29, 2015
Community Colleges
NC Auditor: Ousted Community College Head Spent on Himself
A new state audit says the former president of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington spent nearly $36,000 in vending money on personal expenses and $3,000 extra to operate his leased car.
July 28, 2015
African-American
Women Studies, Gender Studies Facing Roadblocks at HBCUs
Prominent scholars in women’s and gender studies face challenges in increasing its presence on HBCU campuses.
July 28, 2015
Disabilties
ADA at 25: Making Life Accessible
Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down.
July 28, 2015
African-American
In Tech Boom, Oldest Chinatown in U.S. Is “Last Frontier”
For a century and a half, San Francisco’s Chinatown, the nation’s oldest, has sheltered waves of immigrants. It’s the birthplace of Chinese America, and to some extent, the broader Asian America.
July 28, 2015
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
Community Colleges
THUY THI NGUYEN
THUY THI NGUYEN has been named interim general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She was interim president and chief executive officer of the Community College League of California. Nguyen holds a bachelor’s from Yale University and a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles.
July 28, 2015
Students
MILTON OVERTON
MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.
July 28, 2015
Students
Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students
A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.
July 27, 2015
Disabilties
Marshall’s Handling of American Indian Remains Investigated
Marshall University’s handling of American Indian remains is under investigation by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
July 27, 2015
African-American
Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper
When I met Dr. Cooper in September 2013, he had just been named Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
July 27, 2015
HBCUs
Spelman College Discontinues Cosby Professorship
Spelman College has recently decided to officially terminate a professorship endowed by Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille. The professorship was suspended in December admit growing allegations against Cosby.
July 26, 2015
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