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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
DAVID M. STEELE-FIGUEREDO
DAVID M. STEELE-FIGUEREDO has been named president of Woodbury University, effective Nov. 16. He was dean of San Jose State University’s Lucas College & Graduate School of Business. He earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Birmingham University in England.
November 4, 2015
Community Colleges
DWIGHT C. WATSON
DWIGHT C. WATSON has been named provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. He was dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Watson earned an associate from the University of South Carolina Sumter, a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and a doctorate from North Carolina State University.
November 4, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Welcome Aboard!
Iraolyn Humphreys has joined the Diverse family as an Advertising Account Manager. She has 10 years of sales and account management experience in the government and commercial space. She is a writer and music enthusiast and enjoys college football.
November 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Fort Valley State Students Back Ousted Swanier in Bid to Save Job
A group of current and former Fort Valley State students are rallying behind a popular tenured associate professor who was notified earlier this year that her position is being eliminated due to efforts to cut costs at the financially strapped public Black university.
October 28, 2015
Students
Ole Miss Removes Mississippi Flag with Confederate Emblem
The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag with its Confederate battle emblem from its place of honor on campus Monday morning after students and faculty called it a divisive symbol that undermines efforts to promote diversity, tolerance and respect.
October 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Welcome Aboard
Andres Fuentes has joined Diverse as Director of Advertising. Fluent in Spanish and English, he has more than 20 years of experience in administrative positions in various industries, from automotive to media. In his spare time, Fuentes is a drummer for a rock band and an airplane pilot. He has three children.
October 25, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
College Access Remains Major Hurdle for Hispanics, AAPIs in California
While the number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Hispanics continues to steadily increase throughout California, these groups still do not have equal access to the state’s colleges and universities.
October 25, 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
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
Community Colleges
Franklin & Marshall Latest to Rescind Cosby Honorary Degree
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania college has become the latest school to rescind an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby.
October 20, 2015
Community Colleges
DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA
DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA has been named president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, effective January 14. She is chair of the department of pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and a professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Laraque-Arena holds a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
SONIA NAJJAR
SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.
October 20, 2015
Leadership & Policy
TAMARA RODENBERG
TAMARA RODENBERG has been named president of Bethany College in West Virginia, effective January 1. She is vice president for advancement for the Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Rodenberg earned a bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, a master’s from Lexington Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
October 20, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Cal State Faculty to Vote on Major Strike Over Contract
SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty members at the California State University’s 23 campuses are voting online and in person on whether to permit their labor union to call a strike over stalled salary negotiations.
October 19, 2015
Students
Community College Offers Transgender Student Housing Program
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Western Community College is offering a pilot housing program that aims to help transgender students feel more comfortable.
October 19, 2015
Students
Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant
A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.
October 19, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program
DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.
October 18, 2015
Students
Community College Leaders Advocate for Stricter Standards of Assessment
The AACT and the ACCT released a joint statement last week announcing that they are weighing in to advocate for more rigorous standards of assessment in secondary school.
October 18, 2015
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