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Leadership & Policy
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Vice President Ralph Newell is attending the ACPA Convention in Montreal this weekend, an event attended by approximately 3,500 American College Personnel Association members and guests.
March 4, 2016
Students
Program Launched to Increase Study Abroad at MSIs
The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has teamed up with CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange to launch a three-year strategy to increase study abroad at minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
March 3, 2016
Community Colleges
LSAMP Students Tackling Problems That Hit Close to Home
Bugs with a deadly bite. Waterborne pathogens that threaten our health. Bad breath and gum disease. These are some of the practical problems being tackled by students involved in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.
February 25, 2016
Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It…
Profile of Nation’s Innovators Doesn’t Mirror Those of Gates, Zuckerberg Booker T. Washington: A Complicated Legacy Reinvention Initiative Cause for Debate at City Colleges of Chicago University Leaders Debate Police Involvement in Campus Sexual Assaults
February 25, 2016
Students
CENTRE COLLEGE
Centre College SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Danville, Kentucky Randy Hays Established: 1819 Vice President and Dean of Student Life www.centre.edu “Working at Centre for these 20-plus years has been rewarding beyond what I ever anticipated. I am so fortunate to work with a team of educators who are dedicated to preparing our students for lives […]
February 25, 2016
Students
INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
IUPUI SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport Established: 1969 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.iupui.edu “I am humbled by the recognition as one of the 2016 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs. In the Division of Student Affairs at IUPUI, we work diligently to create spaces that recognize, respect […]
February 25, 2016
Students
DARRELL BAZZELL
DARRELL BAZZELL has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of The University of Texas at Austin, effective April 18. He is vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bazzell earned a bachelor’s from UW–Madison.
February 25, 2016
HBCUs
JANICE ZUMMO
JANICE ZUMMO has been named assistant dean of support services at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She was director of the Coordinated Undergraduate Education Initiative at Medgar Evers College. Zummo earned a bachelor’s from the City University of New York, a master’s from Teachers College at Columbia University and a doctorate from Walden University in Minnesota.
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
Faculty & Staff
MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN
MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN was appointed assistant professor of professional practice and associate dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University-Newark. Esquilin was director of Intercultural Resources and Social Justice Programs at Columbia University. Esquilin earned a bachelor’s from the University of Vermont and a master’s from Teachers College, Columbia University.
February 25, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Despite Headlines, PWIs Need not Stop Preaching
Faith-based PWIs can salvage their reputations even while sticking to their values when encountered with differences.
February 24, 2016
African-American
Booker T. Washington: A Complicated Legacy
Booker T. Washington’s curriculum practice of connecting education to the social life and needs of his students in furtherance of the democratic prospect was powerfully unique and created a vision for future generations of educators.
February 23, 2016
Students
Remedial Programs a Weak Spot at Community Colleges
Developmental education has been identified as one of the barriers to improved graduation and completion rates at community colleges, according to a new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement.
February 23, 2016
Students
Budget plan would cut $8M from University of Missouri system
By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker proposes cutting $8 million from the University of Missouri system roiled by recent race-related protests at its Columbia campus. The possible cuts were rolled out Tuesday by Republican House Budget Chairman Tom Flanigan of Carthage. The cuts include reducing funding to the Columbia campus by […]
February 23, 2016
Community Colleges
Reinvention Initiative Cause for Debate at City Colleges of Chicago
Faculty leaders at The City Colleges of Chicago say there is conflict between the college’s original mission of providing broad access to Chicagoans across the city and the administration’s current methods of consolidation and improving graduation numbers.
February 22, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Board Reprimands College President for Plagiarism
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ― Trustees of an Iowa community college have reprimanded the school president for plagiarizing a portion of his Martin Luther King Day speech last month. Last week the Kirkwood Community College board approved a motion expressing its disappointment that President Mick Starcevich didn’t attribute the source of an anecdote he used. It […]
February 15, 2016
Students
Schumer Pushes Legislation to Reduce College Student Debt
SYRACUSE, N.Y. ― Sen. Charles Schumer says a new legislative package he’s promoting will put America on the path to debt-free college. Schumer was at the Syracuse University campus on Monday to promote the package, called the RED ― Reducing Educational Debt ― Act. He said college is a necessity in today’s globally connected economy, […]
February 15, 2016
Students
Open-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College Affordability
STORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]
February 11, 2016
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