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Section: Institutions
Students
Regents Approve Albany State, Darton State Merger
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the merger of Albany State University and Darton State College, a move pushed forward by system Chancellor Henry “Hank” M. Huckaby. Huckaby, who presides over 30 public colleges and universities across the state and oversees an $8.1 billion annual budget, says that […]
November 11, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Regents Approve Albany State, Darton State Merger
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the merger of Albany State University and Darton State College, a move pushed forward by system Chancellor Henry “Hank” M. Huckaby.
November 11, 2015
Students
R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student
We should all be finally noticing the new — really the old — Black student activism and it’s been a long time coming.
November 11, 2015
Students
Yale Students March Over Concerns About Racial Sensitivity
Hundreds of Yale students and supporters marched across campus Monday to protest what they see as racial insensitivity at the elite Ivy League school
November 9, 2015
Sports
Yale University Officials Respond to Discrimination Concerns
Yale University officials have responded to complaints regarding a perceived antagonistic atmosphere toward minority students at the prestigious Ivy League institution.
November 8, 2015
Sports
University of Missouri Football Players Boycott
More than 30 football players from the University of Missouri have decided to boycott all team activities until President Tim Wolfe resigns or is fired.
November 8, 2015
African-American
HBCU Leadership: Black Colleges Still Matter
HBCU leaders, alumni and supporters gathered in Philadelphia last week for a town hall to discuss the way ahead for historically Black colleges.
November 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Union Push Gains Steam Among Yale, Harvard Grad Students
Efforts to unionize graduate students at private universities are gaining momentum as the National Labor Relations Board shows new openness to arguments that they are not just students, but also school employees.
November 5, 2015
HBCUs
5 Stabbed, Attacker Killed at U. of California, Merced
An assailant stabbed five people as students headed to class at a rural university campus in central California before police shot and killed him, authorities said Wednesday.
November 4, 2015
Faculty & Staff
CINDY D. KAM
CINDY D. KAM was named William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She also serves as senior associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Science and is the director of the Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Laboratory at Vanderbilt. Kam holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
November 4, 2015
Community Colleges
MILAGROS PEĂ‘A
MILAGROS PEÑA has been appointed dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. She was associate dean for behavioral and social sciences at the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Peña earned a bachelor’s from Iona College in New York, a master’s from the Union Theological Seminary in New York, and a master’s degree and a doctorate from Stony Brook University of the State University of New York.
November 4, 2015
Community Colleges
DAVID M. STEELE-FIGUEREDO
DAVID M. STEELE-FIGUEREDO has been named president of Woodbury University, effective Nov. 16. He was dean of San Jose State University’s Lucas College & Graduate School of Business. He earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Birmingham University in England.
November 4, 2015
Community Colleges
DWIGHT C. WATSON
DWIGHT C. WATSON has been named provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. He was dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Watson earned an associate from the University of South Carolina Sumter, a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and a doctorate from North Carolina State University.
November 4, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Yale University Devotes $50M to boosting Faculty Diversity
Yale University says it will devote $50 million over the next five years to increasing the diversity of its faculty.
November 3, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Welcome Aboard!
Iraolyn Humphreys has joined the Diverse family as an Advertising Account Manager. She has 10 years of sales and account management experience in the government and commercial space. She is a writer and music enthusiast and enjoys college football.
November 2, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Bid
Harvard law professor Larry Lessig is ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
November 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
South Carolina State Responds to Segregation Lawsuit
South Carolina’s only historically Black public university says that it has immunity and that current and former students who brought a federal court lawsuit alleging that the state operates a segregated system of higher education have no standing to sue.
November 2, 2015
HBCUs
University President Posed for Photo in Sombrero, Poncho
The University of Louisville apologized to the school’s entire Hispanic community Thursday after a photo surfaced showing President James Ramsey among a group of staffers at a Halloween party dressed in matching stereotypical Mexican costumes.
November 1, 2015
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