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Community Colleges
HOUSSAM TOUTANJI
HOUSSAM TOUTANJI has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University, effective July 1. He was a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama at Huntsville. Toutanji earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northeastern University and a doctorate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
April 19, 2015
Community Colleges
JULIET WEISSMAN
JULIET WEISSMAN has been named chief administrative officer of the technology campus of Cornell University. Weissman was vice president of organizational effectiveness at the College Board. She earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University.
April 18, 2015
Faculty & Staff
NANCY TARGETT
NANCY TARGETT has been appointed interim president of the University of Delaware. She was dean of and a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at Delaware. Targett earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maine.
April 18, 2015
Community Colleges
Diverse on the Go…
Diverse Executive Editor David Pluviose, Vice President of Business Development and Technology Ralph L. Newell, Vice President of Operations and Advertising William E. Cox Jr. and Staff Writer Catherine Morris will be among the staffers covering the AACC 95th Annual Convention Saturday through Tuesday in San Antonio.
April 16, 2015
Community Colleges
In Case You Missed It…
Analysis: Medicaid Spending to Hurt Higher Ed  AERA Sessions Pinpoint the Necessity of Social Justice Padrón  Honored With Fourth Annual Diverse Champions Award What’s Really Wrong With Britt McHenry’s Actions on That Video
April 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
NC Community College System President Leaving for Va. Job
The president of North Carolina’s community college system is leaving to become president of Northern Virginia Community College.
April 16, 2015
Students
‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction
A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.
April 15, 2015
Community Colleges
Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome
A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them.
April 15, 2015
Community Colleges
City College of San Francisco Gains Political Support
As the college continues to regroup from the blow it was dealt several years ago, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the body that oversees California’s community colleges, has come under increasing scrutiny.
April 15, 2015
Community Colleges
Students Seek Answers as UNC Suspends Mexican American Studies
More than 50 people who attended a forum on Friday are demanding answers after a degree majoring in Mexican American studies was suspended.
April 12, 2015
Latinx
A Look at the College Tuition Perks at Starbucks, McDonald’s
Starbucks says it will now cover four years of tuition reimbursement for workers to earn an online undergraduate degree from Arizona State University, instead of just two years.
April 7, 2015
Community Colleges
Philadelphia Latest City to Offer Free Community College Tuition
The city of Philadelphia just joined the vanguard of states and cities implementing free tuition at local community colleges.
April 7, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University
As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.
April 6, 2015
Students
COLLEEN HANYCZ
COLLEEN HANYCZ has been appointed president of La Salle University, effective in July. She is currently principal of Brescia University College in Ontario. Hanycz earned a bachelor’s from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s from Dalhousie University and a master’s and a doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.
April 6, 2015
Students
RHONDA TRACY
RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.
April 6, 2015
Students
REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER
REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER has been named president of the Interdenominational Theological Center, effective in April. He is a former president of the Christian Theological Seminary. Wheeler earned a bachelor’s from Morehouse College, a master’s from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and a doctorate from Emory University.
April 6, 2015
Community Colleges
Are Millennials a Socially Awkward Generation?
According to many consultants, employers, professors, pundits and other purveyors of the culture, the answer is yes.
March 31, 2015
Students
Unusual Amount of Cheating Suspected at Stanford University
An unusually high number of students at Stanford University are suspected of cheating during the most recent term, putting faculty members and administrators of the prestigious institution on alert.
March 29, 2015
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