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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
University of California Seeks Input for Rewrite of Free Speech Policy
The University of California Board of Regents is going back to the drawing board Monday and getting public input after a proposed policy on intolerance was roundly rejected by Jewish organizations that say it doesn’t go far enough to address antisemitism on campuses.
October 26, 2015
HBCUs
Diversity Key Part of Military’s Marching Orders
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently emphasized the importance of diversity in the military, saying, “ … We must start from a position of inclusivity, not exclusivity. Anything less is not just wrong — it’s bad defense policy, and it puts our future strength at risk.”
October 26, 2015
African-American
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October 23, 2015
African-American
South African President to Meet Students Protesting Tuition Hikes
Thousands of South African university students demonstrated outside the headquarters of the country’s ruling African National Congress party and a courthouse on Thursday, pressing a nationwide campaign against tuition hikes that they say should be scrapped.
October 22, 2015
Latinx
New Regulation Could Impact Teacher Ed Programs at MSIs
A new U.S. Department of Education (ED) regulation aimed at improving teacher quality at post-secondary institutions could have a long-term impact on minority serving institutions (MSIs).
October 22, 2015
Students
ELREO CAMPBELL
ELREO CAMPBELL has been appointed an associate dean and director of financial aid at Colby College. He was dean of student financial services at Newbury College. Campbell earned an associate from the Community College of Philadelphia, a bachelor’s from Drexel University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
October 22, 2015
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 22, 2015
Faculty & Staff
EDWARD CHIU
EDWARD CHIU has been named senior vice president for advancement at Babson College. He was vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Chiu earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Connecticut.
October 21, 2015
Students
COLLEEN SMITH
COLLEEN SMITH has been appointed president of Coconino Community College in Arizona, effective February 1. She is district senior vice president for academic affairs at Collin College in Texas. Smith earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Texas A&M Commerce (formerly East Texas State University), and a doctorate from Texas Woman’s University.
October 21, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
Faculty & Staff
K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN
K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN has been appointed senior vice president of the Medical Center and dean of the Medical College at Rush University in Chicago. He was dean of Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Krishnan earned an M.B.B.S. from Madras Medical College in India.
October 8, 2015
Leadership & Policy
KIMBREA J. BROWNING
KIMBREA J. BROWNING has been appointed vice president for enrollment management at Union Institute & University. Browning was senior director of admissions at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. She earned a bachelor’s from Murray State University in Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus.
October 8, 2015
Students
KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA
KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and external affairs for the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. She was director of advancement, North America, for The University of Queensland, Australia. Osseiran-Hanna earned a bachelor’s from George Washington University.
October 8, 2015
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