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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Faculty & Staff
AKINLOLU O. OJO
AKINLOLU O. OJO has been appointed associate vice president for clinical research and global health initiatives at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. He was a professor of medicine and the Florence E. Bingham Research Professor in Nephrology at the University of Michigan. Ojo received a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of Lagos in Nigeria. He earned a master’s from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and an MBA and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
March 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY
JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY has been named vice president of financial and administrative operations at El Paso Community College (EPCC). She was interim vice president of financial and administrative operations at EPCC. Shaughnessy received an associate from El Paso Community College, and a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN
ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN was appointed dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, effective in May. She is a professor of law at the University of Idaho. EagleWoman earned a bachelor’s from Stanford University, a juris doctor from the University of North Dakota and a master’s from the University of Tulsa College of Law.
March 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
CARMEN SOLORZANO
CARMEN SOLORZANO was appointed chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is a professor of clinical surgery at the medical school and director of the Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery Center. Solorzano earned an associate from Miami Dade College, and a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of Florida.
March 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
KAREN L. MILLER
KAREN L. MILLER was appointed vice president for human resources and risk at Middlebury College in Vermont, effective in April. She is special advisor to the president at Morehouse College. Miller earned a bachelor’s from Emory University and a juris doctor from Harvard University.
March 7, 2016
African-American
Why Obama Must Not Reach Out to Trump’s Angry Whites
The best way for President Obama to counter the Trump effect and the power of racist ideas is for him to focus on instituting his plans and policies during the remainder of his presidential term.
March 6, 2016
African-American
Education Expert: There’s Not Enough Follow Through on Equity Policies
Estela Bensimon says that, despite the emergence of favorable policies meant to bring about more equity for Black and Latino college students, policies alone are not enough to do the job.
February 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
KATHY BRITTAIN RICHARDSON
KATHY BRITTAIN RICHARDSON has been appointed president of Westminster College, effective July 1. She is provost and a professor of communication at Berry College in Georgia. Richardson earned a bachelor’s from Shorter College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Georgia.
February 25, 2016
African-American
BRYAN TERRY
BRYAN TERRY has been appointed vice chancellor for enrollment management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was associate provost for enrollment management at UNC-Greensboro. Terry earned a bachelor’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MBA from Fontbonne University and a doctorate from Illinois State University.
February 25, 2016
Students
Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Home for the In-betweeners
HSIs are best suited to advance Latino/a students as they provide support, culturally responsive learning environments and, most important, a home for the in-betweeners.
February 21, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access
Goshen College will partner with a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to study mental health disparities that communities of color face.
February 17, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Iranian-Born Gharipour Building Reputation as Champion of Architecture
Dr. Mohammad Gharipour, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is sharing with the world his view that architecture exists within a cultural context.
February 16, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Guinier: America Needs Large-scale Social Movement
A large-scale social movement is needed to impact political decisions in a way that makes them more reflective of the will of the American people, Harvard law professor Lani Guinier argued Tuesday during a forum on higher education.
February 16, 2016
Students
Texas A&M leaders Visit School, Apologize for Race Incident
DALLAS ― Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp apologized Tuesday to high school students for racial insults that some minority students say they heard while visiting the College Station campus last week. Sharp and Texas A&M President Michael Young met privately with the junior class at Uplift Hampton Preparatory, according to a statement from […]
February 16, 2016
Latinx
Indiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct Cases
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ― Indiana University plans to begin reviewing 18 sexual misconduct cases this week, following allegations that the school’s associate dean of students sexually assaulted a woman at a December conference. In an open letter published Feb. 4, Jill Creighton accused Jason Casares of sexually assaulting her in December at a conference in Fort […]
February 16, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Malagon Embraces Her Role of Facilitating Brilliance in the Community
Dr. Maria C. Malagon, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is focused on issues relating to immigration and education.
February 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Replacement for Scalia Becoming an Issue of a Generation
In a presidential election year, with 34 Senate seats also in play, the death of Antonin Scalia and his replacement become an urgent campaign issue.
February 14, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Yes, Black History Month is Relevant
In various quarters of the nation, people will engage in various celebrations and acknowledgments of the history of people of African descent.
February 14, 2016
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