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On the Move
ALEX WOOD
Alex Wood has been named assistant vice president for equity and inclusion and campus diversity officers of Southwest Minnesota State University.
August 9, 2022
News Roundup
APLU President Praises Biden's CHIPS and Science Act, Urges Congress for Further Action
Following his attendance of the signing of President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities President Peter McPherson praised the move but urged Congress to take further action.
August 9, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Georgia State University Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Minority Women in STEM Initiative
Georgia State University has been awarded $1 million from the NSF to launch an initiative to better recruit, retain, and support of women faculty in STEM fields, especially women from underrepresented minority backgrounds.
August 9, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Education Department to Host College Success and Equity Summit Aug. 11
The U.S. Department of Education will host the Raise the B.A.R. (Bold + Action + Results) in College Excellence and Equity Summit on Aug. 11, a one-day event at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Auditorium.
August 9, 2022
On the Move
KELLIE BYRD-DANSO
Kellie Byrd-Danso has been named vice president for student affairs at Central Connecticut State University.
August 8, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Scholars Remember Dr. James Turner, Pioneer of Africana Studies
Dr. James Turner, a pioneer in the field of Black studies and the founding director of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, died last week.
August 8, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Jobs for the Future Awarded $5 Million to Assist Young Adults Access Apprenticeships
National nonprofit Jobs for the Future’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help more than 1,000 school-age youth access apprenticeships.
August 8, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Two Women Return to UVA as Deans
Dr. Marianne Baernholdt will become dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing, effective Aug. 1. And Dr. Stephanie Johnson Rowley became dean of UVA’s School of Education and Human Development on Jul. 1.
August 8, 2022
HBCUs
Hampton University Receives Donation from the Pastor of Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church
Hampton University received $25,000 on Jul. 2, from the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church.
August 8, 2022
Demographics
Massachusetts Becomes Latest State to Ban Hair-Based Discrimination
Massachusetts has become the latest state to enact bans against hair-based discrimination after Gov. Charlie Baker signed The CROWN Act into law last month.
August 7, 2022
African-American
In Exhibit, Satterfield Tells Us: Take Time to Heal
Satterfield says he believes his work "could be helpful, useful, a missile of compassion, of empathy.”
August 7, 2022
On the Move
GABRIEL WARREN
Gabriel Warren has been named academic dean over the Business, Human Services and Industry Division at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minn.
August 5, 2022
HBCUs
Clark Atlanta University Receives $10 Million from NSF for Initiative to Increase Black People in Data Science
Clark Atlanta University has received a $10 million award from the National Science Foundation INCLUDES program to establish an initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black people in data science and advance social justice in the field.
August 5, 2022
Faculty & Staff
More Than 100 Cal State Long Beach Faculty Come Out in Support of Colleague Who Alleged Racial Profiling from Campus Police
More than 100 Cal State Long Beach faculty have signed a letter supporting colleague Dr. Steven Osuna, who has accused campus police of racial profiling and discrimination when an officer refused to unlock a door May 25.
August 5, 2022
Faculty & Staff
University of Idaho Law School Discrimination Case Will Go to Trial
A discrimination case involving University of Idaho College of Law professor Shaakirrah Sanders will go to trial, giving Sanders the chance to argue that she was discriminated against by school deans.
August 5, 2022
News Roundup
Dr. Myra Blanco Appointed Senior Faculty Fellow for Virginia Tech Office of Research and Innovation
Dr. Myra Blanco has been appointed senior faculty fellow for the Virginia Tech Office of Research and Innovation.
August 5, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Nasser Paydar Confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
Dr. Nasser Paydar has been confirmed as assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
August 5, 2022
Institutions
San Diego Community College District Receives $975,000 Federal Grant to Expand Free Online Textbook Program
San Diego Community College District has received a $975,000 federal grant to expand a free online textbook program. The money will be used to create more zero-textbook-cost courses, which use free digital materials.
August 4, 2022
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