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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
BAISHAKHI TAYLOR
BAISHAKHI TAYLOR has been named dean of students at Middlebury College in Vermont. She was associate dean of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. Taylor holds a master’s from the University of Northern Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Kentucky.
December 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
ANGELA FELECIA EPPS
ANGELA FELECIA EPPS has been named dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law, effective January 4. She is a professor of law at the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Epps earned bachelor’s degrees from Cornell College in Iowa and a juris doctor from Creighton University in Nebraska.
December 16, 2015
Students
IVAN L. HARRELL II
IVAN L. HARRELL II has been appointed executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. He was vice president of student success at Lone Star College. Harrell earned a bachelor’s from Wittenberg University, a master’s from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate from Florida State University.
December 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Glasper Moves Forward with League of Innovations
Rufus Glasper will become the CEO and president of the Arizona-based League for Innovations next year.
December 15, 2015
Students
The Silent Minority: Hmong Women in Higher Education
Despite a history lacking a value on education for women, today Hmong women are actively pursuing degrees in higher education.
December 15, 2015
Students
Social Media Will Broadcast the 2015 ‘Revolution’
In the 1970s Gil Scott-Herron decreed that the revolution will not be televised; however, students in 2015 have taken up a revolutionary insurgence vis-a-vis multiple forms of “social” media.
December 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University of Missouri Teaching Waivers Scrutinized
by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers […]
December 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Jewish Man Says Christian School Didn’t Hire Him Over Faith
by Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. – A Portland man says a small private Christian college in Portland discriminated against him by refusing to hire him because he’s Jewish. In a lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Noel M. King says he applied for an adjunct professor of psychology position at Warner Pacific College in […]
December 14, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Eddinger Guides Through Stellar Leadership, Mentorship at Bunker Hill
Dr. Pam Eddinger leads Bunker Hill Community College through mentorship, commitment and strong values.
December 13, 2015
MSIs
In Case You Missed It…
Terrorist Fear Emerges as Biggest Threat to Diversity on Campus and Our Nation Scalia’s ‘Mismatch Theory’ a Foe to Diversity, Inclusion Raising Consciousness for the Future of Higher Education Studies Show MSIs Best Value in Higher Education
December 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Virginia State to Name Makola Abdullah President
Virginia State University will name Bethune-Cookman Provost and Academic Officer Makola M. Abdullah as its next president Friday. Abdullah, a Chicago native, succeeds interim President Pamela Hammond at the historically Black university in Petersburg, Va., and is expected to take office on Feb. 1. Hammond took over as president when Keith Miller resigned last December. […]
December 9, 2015
Latinx
De los Santos Turning Over League Reins to Glasper
The League for Innovation in Community Colleges (League) announced that long-serving CEO Gerardo de los Santos will step down in February 2016.
December 8, 2015
Students
Carolina Panthers Owner Gives Johnson C. Smith $250K
Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, has donated $250,000 to a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship fund. The money will go to the President’s Gap scholarship fund, which covers the financial gap between a student’s financial aid package and the cost of tuition at the historically Black institution. The fund was created in 2012. […]
December 8, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Agency Lifts Sanction on Norfolk State
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has notified Norfolk State University that it has satisfied all the agency’s accreditation concerns and that it will be removed from probation status. NSU Interim President Eddie N. Moore Jr. was notified of the decision as he attended the agency’s annual meeting in Houston. […]
December 8, 2015
Community Colleges
Study Finds Students’ Homelessness, Hunger Community College Issues
A study from the Wisconsin HOPE lab surveyed students at 10 community colleges across the country and found that 13 percent of respondents were homeless and 20 percent reported “very low” food security.
December 7, 2015
Community Colleges
State Lawmakers in 10 States Push Debt-free College Options
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Lawmakers in 10 states launched a legislative push Monday intended to make debt-free public college a priority of the 2016 election. In a teleconference, the group of Democrats announced plans to introduce resolutions in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the political battleground state of Ohio […]
December 7, 2015
African-American
Stop Questioning HBCU Relevancy and Learn from Our Success
Despite the remarkable contributions of their graduates, HBCUs find themselves frequently thwarting attacks and budget cuts, forcing them to defend their value to postsecondary education, the nation and the larger global economy.
December 6, 2015
African-American
Studies Show MSIs Best Value in Higher Education
When it comes to the best return on investment regarding a college education, minority-serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States continue to lead the way.
December 6, 2015
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