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Section: Institutions
African-American
Lifelong Learner, Activist Earns Her Degree
Alabama State University cites Jean Graetz and her husband, Robert, as “famous and nationally acclaimed civil rights pioneers, who were among the few White residents of Montgomery who openly and actively supported the civil rights movement.”
May 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Governor Signs Bill Firing Remainder of S.C. State’s Trustees
The bill, passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, allows seven Republicans one week to appoint new trustees to the HBCU’s governing board.
May 8, 2015
African-American
Drastic Fix Offered for Maryland Higher Ed
HBCU backers call for the merger of the University of Baltimore and Morgan State University as one step to end program duplication and the maintenance of unequal segregated systems.
May 8, 2015
Students
Feminist Group Accuses University of Ignoring Cyberthreats
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. ― A feminist group on the campus of the University of Mary Washington accuses the school of failing to act on sexual and violent cyberthreats made against its members, according to a complaint filed Thursday.
May 7, 2015
Latinx
Padrón’s Career Built on Making American Dream Accessible
Miami Dade College has prospered under Eduardo Padrón’s leadership as president over the last 20 years. The higher education icon is the 2015 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.
May 7, 2015
Students
Star Turn
University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono’s hyper-engagement with students, focus on expanding faculty corps, wins rave reviews.
May 7, 2015
Students
Hunger Striking Students Frustrated with Tufts University Response
Tufts University students on a hunger strike over janitor layoffs completed their third full day without food Wednesday, expressing growing frustration at the university’s lack of response to their demands.
May 6, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Protesters Take on Racial Profiling at Providence College
More than 100 Providence College students, supporters and faculty and staff members rallied against racial profiling they say is widespread among security guards at the private Catholic school.
May 5, 2015
Community Colleges
Accelerated Learning Program Pushes the Envelope
The Community College of Baltimore’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) has quickened the path towards credit-bearing courses for students in developmental writing classes and inspired other colleges to adopt a similar program.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
BEVERLEE MCCLURE
BEVERLEE MCCLURE has been appointed president of Adams State University. She was chief executive officer of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. McClure holds a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA from the University of Arkansas and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
JOSE SARTARELLI
JOSE SARTARELLI has been named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is chief global officer and dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He will take office in July. Sartarelli earned a bachelor’s from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. He earned an MBA and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE has been named president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, effective July 1. She last served as interim president at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. Pierce Burnett earned a bachelor’s from The Ohio State University and a master’s from Georgia College in Milledgeville.
May 5, 2015
Students
College President Upsets Faculty by Opposing Gay Marriage
Some professors say they are upset to learn that Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland signed his name to an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing gay marriage.
May 4, 2015
Community Colleges
Study Fills Void on Wage Data for Community College Grads
Many career technical education programs show “substantial, positive earnings effects,” but a more granular look at the programs — and the characteristics and motives of students who enroll in them — is needed in order to determine which programs yield the best results.
May 4, 2015
Community Colleges
Smith College Votes to Accept Transgender Applicants
Smith College is changing its policy to accept self-identified transgender women.
May 3, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Social Justice and HBCUs: The Fight for Equality in Baltimore
The recent events in Baltimore highlight the economic, political and social disparities that continue to persist in communities throughout the United States.
May 3, 2015
HBCUs
MAHESH DAAS
MAHESH DAAS has been named dean of the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning at the University of Kansas. He was a professor and chair of the architecture department at Ball State University. Daas earned a bachelor’s from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India, a master’s from Kansas State University and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
May 1, 2015
HBCUs
A Day To Remember
Commemorations of various key moments in the U.S. Civil War, which ended 150 years ago, have come and gone, but this month will present occasions for several more. Although Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, various battles, skirmishes and subsequent surrenders continued through May of that year and beyond.
May 1, 2015
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