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Leadership & Policy

Belton In as Southern President

The Southern University System chooses a current system chancellor to serve as system president and chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus.

June 14, 2015

Louisiana Higher Ed System Avoids Major Pitfall

Louisiana’s public higher education system avoided a bleak fate with the new state budget the legislature passed on June 11.

June 14, 2015

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June 11, 2015

Charges Dropped Against UVA Student Bloodied During Arrest

Charges have been dropped against a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest sparked a public uproar and a state police investigation, a prosecutor said Thursday.

June 11, 2015

Community Colleges

Accrediting Body: Academic Fraud Nets UNC 1-year Probation

RALEIGH, N.C. ― An accreditation agency important to colleges receiving federal funds put the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on probation Thursday for a year over its academic fraud scandal. The board of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges stopped short of imposing the harshest penalty, which would have blocked […]

June 11, 2015

Professors Looking to Remain in Academy Longer

There is often discussion of moving the retirement age to 70, three years later than the current 67, as a way to cut back on social security costs. According to a newly released study by TIAA-CREF, the majority of college professors do not expect to retire by 67 ― and most don’t desire to. The […]

June 11, 2015

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African-American

The Mosbys’ Road to Baltimore Wound Through Tuskegee

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and husband, Nick, a city councilman, recall their time at Tuskegee University and how it helped prepare them for the recent crisis in Baltimore.

June 11, 2015

African-American

South Carolina State’s Probation Extended

Commission cited fewer shortcomings than it did a year ago when it first placed the institution at the edge of losing accreditation.

June 11, 2015

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Ohio Attorney General Pledges $3M to Combat College Sexual Assaults

A cultural mindset that leads to sexual assaults must be changed, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday as he announced a $3 million competitive grant program to help colleges and universities improve services for campus sexual assault victims.

June 10, 2015

LSU Educator Top Choice to Lead University of Alabama

A Louisiana State University administrator has emerged as the top choice to become the next president of the University of Alabama.

June 10, 2015

Diverse Conversations: Colleges that Excel at Multicultural Recruiting

Though not perfect in practice, U.S. college campuses are increasingly becoming more nuanced in their population makeups in order to more accurately represent the greater population.

June 10, 2015

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African-American

UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice

As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.

June 10, 2015

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Rich vs. Poor: The Growing “Class” Gap in Higher Education

Two thoughtful yet troubling articles, published within a week of each other, startled higher education leaders last week.

June 10, 2015

African-American

Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston

The cases, which seem so similar at first glance, are vastly different in almost every imaginable way.

June 10, 2015

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FELICIA BLOW

FELICIA BLOW has been named vice president for institutional advancement and executive director of the TCC Educational Foundation at Tidewater Community College. She was vice president for institutional advancement at Paul D. Camp Community College. Blow holds a bachelor’s from Hampton University and an MBA from Strayer University.

June 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SUE CUNNINGHAM

SUE CUNNINGHAM has been appointed president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Cunningham was vice-principal for advancement at the University of Melbourne. She earned a bachelor’s from Middlesex University and a master’s from Oxford University.

June 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ROBBEE BAKER KOSAK

ROBBEE BAKER KOSAK has been appointed president of The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. She was vice president of university advancement at Carnegie Mellon University. Kosak earned a bachelor’s from the Pennsylvania State University.

June 10, 2015

Leadership & Policy

SYDNEY ROSE LEO

SYDNEY ROSE LEO has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of Fisk University. She was chief financial officer of the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Leo earned a bachelor’s from Smith College, a master’s from the University of Hartford and a master’s from Bentley University.

June 10, 2015