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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
African-American
Yale Begins âConversationâ on Calhoun College Name
Yale University officials have launched a campus conversation on whether to rename a residential college named for 19th century alumnus John C. Calhoun, a leading ideologue of American slavery.
September 9, 2015
Students
JOAN T.A. GABEL
JOAN T.A. GABEL has been named executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. She was Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. Dean at the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri. Gabel earned a bachelorâs from Haverford College and a juris doctor from the University of Georgia.
September 9, 2015
Students
MARION GILLIS-OLION
MARION GILLIS-OLION has been named dean of the School of Education at Fayetteville State University (FSU). She was the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, SACS liaison, and director of self-study at FSU. Gillis-Olion earned a bachelorâs from Kean University (formerly Newark State College), and a masterâs and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.
September 9, 2015
Students
MANNY ROMERO
MANNY ROMERO has been appointed executive director of public affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Most recently, he was director of public relations at Baruch College. Romero earned an associate from Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona, a bachelorâs from Northern Arizona University and a masterâs from Arizona State University.
September 9, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Some Purdue Students Oppose Name Change for Tech College
Purdue University senior Austin Haberly doesnât want Purdue Polytechnic Institute on his degree.
September 7, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Soccer Players Suspended for a Match after Blackface Incident
Five members of the womenâs soccer team at a private Christian university in Washington state were suspended for one match Wednesday after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs.
September 3, 2015
Students
Students Ask Education Department to Discharge College Debt
Almost 12,000 students are asking the federal government to discharge their college loan debt, asserting that their school either closed or lied to them about job prospects, according to government data released Thursday.
September 3, 2015
Community Colleges
Michigan State Engineering Tops 1,000 Female Students
The Michigan State University College of Engineering has more than 1,000 female undergraduate students for the first time as administrators try to recruit more women to the field.
September 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Rejuvenated ASALH Gearing Up for Centennial Commemoration
More than 1,500 participants will travel to Atlanta later this month to commemorate the Association for the Study of African American Life and Historyâs centennial during a four-day annual meeting and conference.
September 2, 2015
Students
Study: Pot More a Habit for College Students Than Cigarettes
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
September 1, 2015
Students
Ohio University Student Sues Sorority for 2014 Injury
An Ohio University student is suing a sorority at the Athens school for an injury she suffered at the chapter house in 2014.
August 31, 2015
African-American
Morgan State Task Force to Address Policing, Poverty in Baltimore
The state of Maryland recently issued the nationâs first formal guidelines against racial profiling, an announcement that came four days after Morgan State University announced the launch of a new task force aimed at addressing some of the cityâs most pressing issues, including public safety.
August 31, 2015
Community Colleges
AAC&U Announces Participants in New Diversity Initiative
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced yesterday the selection of 12 institutions that will participate in a new âCommitting to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: Campus-Based Strategies for Student Successâ initiative funded by a $499,798 grant from USA Funds.
August 26, 2015
African-American
Study Outlines Benefits of Refinancing Student Loans
Recent college graduates should consider refinancing their student loans as one of the many options that might help them to save money in the long term.
August 26, 2015
Community Colleges
MARY WAY BOLT
MARY WAY BOLT has been named president of Cecil College in Maryland. She was interim president of Cecil College. Bolt received an associate degree from Cecil College and a bachelorâs and a masterâs from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She earned a doctorate from Widener University.
August 26, 2015
Students
JABBAR R. BENNETT
JABBAR R. BENNETT has been named associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University and an associate professor of medicine, effective October 1. He is currently associate dean of the Graduate School and associate dean for diversity and director of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University. Bennett earned a bachelorâs from North Carolina A&T State University and a doctorate from Meharry Medical College.
August 26, 2015
Community Colleges
MARK MATSUMOTO
MARK MATSUMOTO has been appointed dean of the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced. He was associate dean of research and graduate education in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. Matsumoto earned a bachelorâs from the University of California, Irvine, and a masterâs and a doctorate from the University of California, Davis.
August 26, 2015
Students
Program Offers Tips for First-generation College Students
A new orientation program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is helping students who are the first in their family to attend college prepare for the rigors of higher education.
August 25, 2015
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