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Section: Institutions
Students
Dr. Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Howard, president of AASCU since 2009, is the first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. She is the former president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York and the vice president for public service and urban affairs […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
Host of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]
April 25, 2014
African-American
Dr. Marybeth Gasman – Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
Gasman, a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, holds secondary appointments in history, Africana studies, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also directs the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at Penn. Gasman has written or edited 15 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges: A History […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Juliet V. GarcĂa – President, University of Texas at Brownsville
GarcĂa became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville in January 1992. When she was named president of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she became the fi rst Mexican American woman in the nation to become president of a college or university. GarcĂa has advocated increasing access to higher education through innovation and experimentation, […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Ana Gil-Garcia – University Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
Gil-Garcia is a three-time Fulbright U.S. Scholar, author and tenured professor at Northeastern Illinois University. An advocate for Latino educational leaders, she was named as one of the “Top Ten Chicago Latinos” in 2009. At the beginning of 2014, Chicago Public Schools appointed Gil-Garcia one of the 13 Latino Advisory Committee members, the District’s first-ever […]
April 25, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Alecia DeCoudreaux – President, Mills College
DeCoudreaux had a distinguished career as a lawyer and senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company before becoming president of Mills College in July 2011. She has served as a trustee and board chair at Wellesley College, director of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, honorary director of the Indiana University Foundation and a member of […]
April 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Dr. Joyce Brown – President Fashion Institute of Technology
Brown became the sixth – and first female and first AfricanAmerican – president of the Fashion Institute of Technology, a specialized college of art and design, business and technology of the State University of New York in 1998. She has held senior administrative posts at the City University of New York, including acting president and […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey
Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]
April 25, 2014
African-American
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Higher Ed Diversity Advocates Focus on Bigger Picture After Supreme Court Setback Iona College’s Billi Godsey Inspires Young Women On and Off the Court Momentum Continues to Build for Posse Foundation’s STEM Program Understanding the Political, Social Attitudes of AAPI Communities
April 24, 2014
Sports
Grambling Students Vote for Athletics Fee
Grambling State University’s athletic programs will get a boost in the fall after students approved an athletics fee that will generate an additional $1 million annually.
April 24, 2014
Students
House Refuses to Put Limits on Tulane Scholarships
Lawmakers in the Louisiana House don’t want to restrict how they can dole out $6.8 million in Tulane University scholarships each year.
April 24, 2014
African-American
The Bottom Line Not the Answer in College Choice
A recent article in The Atlantic provided without context resulted in yet another negative story about HBCUs.
April 24, 2014
Students
Technology and Online Education
In this issue, Diverse takes a closer look at the prevalence and ever-changing nature of social media at higher education institutions. Diverse also profiles Professor Kari Frisch of Central Lakes College, a national leader in online education.
April 24, 2014
MSIs
Welcome Aboard!
Wendi Mays has joined the Diverse team as the Digital & Webinar Business Development Manager. She has worked in marketing management for over 16 years, specializing in managing and producing webinars for the last 6 years. Wendi currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia.
April 23, 2014
Community Colleges
St. Augustine’s Names Ward Interim President
St. Augustine’s University turned to its alumni ranks and named Everett B. Ward as its interim president on Wednesday.
April 23, 2014
HBCUs
Rutgers Names New Chancellor for Camden Campus
The dean of the University of Maryland’s law school has been named the new chancellor for Rutgers University’s Camden campus.
April 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Professor May Have Been Beaten Over Grade
Police are investigating the beating of a Miami Dade College music professor to see whether it was ordered by a student angry over a bad grade.
April 22, 2014
Sports
Did Big Time Football Trump Justice at Florida State University?
Investigation shows Florida State University and Tallahassee cops botched case of rape suspect and Heisman winner Jameis Winston.
April 21, 2014
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