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Section: Institutions
African-American
UDC President: America Needs to Address Relationship With Black Men
University of the District of Columbia President Ron Mason speaks out after the violent arrest of a young Black man on the college campus.
October 20, 2015
Community Colleges
DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA
DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA has been named president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, effective January 14. She is chair of the department of pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and a professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Laraque-Arena holds a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
PSYCHE WILLIAMS-FORSON
PSYCHE WILLIAMS-FORSON has been appointed an additional post of chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. Williams-Forson earned a bachelor’s from the University of Virginia, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
SONIA NAJJAR
SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.
October 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
TAMARA RODENBERG
TAMARA RODENBERG has been named president of Bethany College in West Virginia, effective January 1. She is vice president for advancement for the Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Rodenberg earned a bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, a master’s from Lexington Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
NA’ILAH NASIR
NA’ILAH NASIR has been appointed vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley, effective November 1. She is associate dean of diversity for social sciences, a full professor in the School of Education and the Department of African American Studies, and holds the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities and the Williams Chair of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. Nasir earned a bachelor’s from UC Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Cal State Faculty to Vote on Major Strike Over Contract
SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty members at the California State University’s 23 campuses are voting online and in person on whether to permit their labor union to call a strike over stalled salary negotiations.
October 19, 2015
Students
Community College Offers Transgender Student Housing Program
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Western Community College is offering a pilot housing program that aims to help transgender students feel more comfortable.
October 19, 2015
Students
Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant
A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.
October 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program
DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.
October 18, 2015
Students
Community College Leaders Advocate for Stricter Standards of Assessment
The AACT and the ACCT released a joint statement last week announcing that they are weighing in to advocate for more rigorous standards of assessment in secondary school.
October 18, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Tufts University, Goucher College Revoke Honorary Degrees Given to Cosby
Two more colleges announced Thursday they have rescinded honorary degrees given to Bill Cosby, adding to a growing list of schools distancing themselves from the entertainer embroiled in allegations of sexual assault.
October 15, 2015
HBCUs
Xavier University Paragon Blanche Francis Dies
Blanche Francis, civic activist and wife of legendary Xavier University president emeritus Norman C. Francis, died Monday at her home in New Orleans of respiratory arrest. She was 89.
October 13, 2015
MSIs
MSI Faculty Struggling to Find Career Balance
Faculty at minority-serving institutions struggle with balancing a full course load as well as service and research responsibilities.
October 13, 2015
Students
MSIs Need to Embrace Competency-Based Learning Strategies
It is essential for HBCUs, TCUs and other MSIs to be a part of the planning and implementation of such CBL strategies since these institutions are likely to be major producers of the national workforce of the future.
October 13, 2015
Students
Educators Seeking Means to Open Doors for First-generation Students
Supporting first-generation students is a priority that many institutions have identified, but not many have mastered.
October 12, 2015
Students
Enrollment Up 24 Percent at College on Navajo Nation
Enrollment is up at the country’s first tribally controlled college.
October 8, 2015
Students
JULIANNA BARNES
JULIANNA BARNES has been appointed president of Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California, effective October 5. Barnes was vice president of student services at San Diego Mesa College. She holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s and a doctorate from San Diego State University.
October 8, 2015
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