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HBCUs
South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T
The trouble with the National Spelling Bee; My solutions
May 31, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Grambling, Southern Name Presidential Finalists
SWAC rivals Grambling State University and Southern University have both named presidential finalists.
May 31, 2015
Sports
In Case You Missed It
Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring NCORE a Safe Space for All
May 29, 2015
African-American
September Trial Date Set for U.Va. Student in Bloody Arrest
A September trial date has been set for a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest outside a bar sparked a public uproar.
May 28, 2015
Faculty & Staff
VICTORIA WATTS
VICTORIA WATTS has been appointed chair of dance at Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently lecturing at the University of South Australia. Watts earned a bachelor’s from the University of Surrey, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from George Mason University.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
BRANDEN GRIMMETT
BRANDEN GRIMMETT has been named associate vice provost for the Office of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University. He will assume the position June 1. Grimmett is the current and founding director of the Piper Center for Vocation and Career at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota.He earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf’s and a master’s from Harvard University.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
KANWAL SINGH
KANWAL SINGH has been appointed dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence College, effective August 1. She was associate dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence. Singh earned a bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
May 27, 2015
HBCUs
TRAVIS HILL
TRAVIS GILL has been named director of institutional equity at Kansas State University. He was director of investigations and outreach, institutional Title VI coordinator and deputy Title IX coordinator in the Office of Institutional Equity at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Oklahoma and a juris doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.
May 26, 2015
African-American
KHRISTINA GONZALEZ
KHRISTINA GONZALEZ has been named associate dean of the college for programs of access and inclusion at Princeton University. She was associate director of the Writing Center at Princeton. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Notre Dame University and a doctorate from Brown University.
May 26, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Former S.C. State Board Chairman Gets 5-year Sentence
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Jonathan Pinson, former board chairman of the South Carolina State University, was sentenced this week to five years in prison for skimming money and receiving kickbacks from several projects. Pinson, a Greenville businessman, also must pay restitution in the amount of $337,843.05 and is subject to five years’ supervision after his release. […]
May 22, 2015
HBCUs
University of Minnesota Honors Dr. Robert J. Jones
The University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) has been renamed The Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in honor of the State University of New York at Albany president.
May 21, 2015
HBCUs
Proving the Possible
The University of New Hampshire’s Dr. Yitang Zhang becomes an overnight sensation after solving a centuries-old mathematical riddle.
May 21, 2015
Students
Coppin State University Names First Female President
Dr. Evelyn Maria Thompson, who has served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY at Oneonta since 2011, will be Coppin State University’s first female president.
May 20, 2015
HBCUs
Black Caucus Announces Tech Diversity Push
The Congressional Black Caucus became the latest and the most visible group of advocates to call on Silicon Valley technology companies to boost minority employment in their firms.
May 20, 2015
HBCUs
Thomas Sanchez Commencement Speech at Northwest Missouri State University
Thomas Sanchez, CEO of Social Driver, talks about the challenges he faced as a Hispanic growing up in rural America, rising in positions in corporate America, and then becoming an entrepreneur.
May 15, 2015
Students
U.Va. Dean Sues Rolling Stone Over Debunked Gang Rape Story
A University of Virginia associate dean sued Rolling Stone magazine on Tuesday for more than $7.5 million, saying a debunked account of an alleged gang rape on campus cast her as the “chief villain.”
May 12, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse on the Go
Executive Director of Advertising Donald Washington will be among the Diverse staffers attending the The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders today at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
May 11, 2015
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
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