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College of the Albemarle Plans to Offer Course on Mental Health First Aid
The College of the Albemarle (COA) announced plans to offer a mental health first aid course, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Launching this spring, the eight-hour course will highlight warning signs for substance abuse or mental health issues. Between 35-40% of Americans reported at least one mental or behavioral health condition from April to June 2020, according […]
January 7, 2021
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North Carolina HBCU Launches First Graduate Program in Its 154-Year History
An historically Black university in North Carolina, Saint Augustine’s University, has launched a graduate program for the first time in its 154-year history, announced the school Wednesday. The fully online program will offer a Master of Public Administration (MPA) designed to prepare career professionals to serve as public administrators, public managers and policy analysts who […]
January 7, 2021
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Riots at U.S. Capitol Prompt Strong Response from Higher Ed Leaders
An insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon dominated the national headlines and prompted a forceful rebuke from politicians, law enforcement officials and higher education leaders from coast to coast.
January 6, 2021
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Northern Virginia Community College Hires First Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Growing up in a mixed-race household, Dr. Nathan Carter knows what it’s like to have hard conversations about race. With White friends, he faced stereotypes about what it meant to be Black. With Black friends, he heard assumptions about what it meant to be White.
January 6, 2021
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Report: Leadership at FBS Institutions Continues to Lack Diversity
The latest report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) gives FBS schools an F for gender hiring, but improvement may lay ahead.
January 6, 2021
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Howard University President Urges Black America to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is urging Black America to get vaccinated in a public service announcement, according to university officials. Frederick – a practicing surgeon who has the sickle cell disease – was one of the first to get vaccinated at Howard University Hospital. “The coronavirus pandemic is having a significant […]
January 6, 2021
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UNC Wilmington to Cluster Hire for Africana Studies, Race, Racial Inequality and Social Justice
University of North Carolina Wilmington’s College of Arts and Sciences will be making a cluster hire in the areas of Africana studies, race, racial inequality and social justice, according to a UNCW university officials. The hires will be in psychology, history, sociology, criminology, film studies and philosophy, with more hires in other subjects in the […]
January 6, 2021
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Dr. Ronnie Hopkins Appointed Interim President at Voorhees College
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins has been appointed interim president of Voorhees College after the departure of Dr. W. Franklin Evans, the school’s ninth president, The Times and Democrat reported. After four years as president, Evans took another job as the first African American president of West Virginia’s West Liberty University on Jan. 1. Previously, Hopkins was […]
January 6, 2021
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Dr. Micah Griffin Appointed Senior Director of University Health Services at Penn State
Dr. Micah Griffin has been appointed senior director of University Health Services (UHS) at Penn State. He previously served as director of health programs at the City University of New York’s Kingsborough Community College. Griffin has extensive experience with matters of campus and student health, now serving on the American College Health Association board as […]
January 6, 2021
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Vice President at Columbia University Charged with Aggravated Sex Assault
Marcelo Velez, vice president for Manhattanville Development at Columbia University, has been charged with aggravated sex assault – and other counts – for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a child under 13 in New Jersey, NBC New York reported. The prosecutor’s office in New Jersey is alleging that the married, 55-year-old man’s abuse of […]
January 6, 2021
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Georgia’s Runoff Election Captures National Attention
Like much of the nation, Julian Alexander Arriola-Hemmings has spent the past few months closely monitoring the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia.
January 5, 2021
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Community Colleges
Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna Selected as President of Monroe Community College
Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, who was recently appointed president of Monroe Community College (MCC), has always found education to be “inherit” in her genes.
January 5, 2021
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Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury
U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, finds a recently released report.
January 5, 2021
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Harris-Stowe State University and IBM Partner to Train Students on Technology Skills
Harris-Stowe State University has received $2 million in resources from IBM for a digital skills program that helps train students in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, data science, cybersecurity, cloud and quantum, according to a Harris-Stowe press release. This partnership is part of IBM’s work with U.S. historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) […]
January 5, 2021
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Dr. MarTeze Hammonds Appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s First Chief Diversity Officer
Dr. MarTeze Hammonds has been appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s first chief diversity officer, Murray Ledger & Times reported. Hammonds is the owner of MDH Consulting Group and a senior consultant for diversity and inclusion for the American Cancer Society. In higher ed, he served in various roles, including associate dean for diversity and inclusion […]
January 5, 2021
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Capital Community College Receives Grant for Black Church History Project
Capital Community College received a $149,426 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create a curriculum, exhibit and lecture series about the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black house of worship in Hartford, Ct., the Hartford Courant reported. CCC humanities department chair Dr. Jeffrey Partridge – who is leading […]
January 5, 2021
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University of Tennessee Hires Outside Legal Counsel to Help With Compliance Investigation into Football Program
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has hired outside legal counsel to help with a compliance investigation into the school’s football program, 10News reported. “We take seriously our institutional commitment to NCAA compliance, and are reviewing regulatory issues that have been brought to our attention. As part of that process, we are currently working with […]
January 5, 2021
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Community Colleges
Flat is the New Up: How the Year of Covid-19 Continues to Reinvent Higher Ed
Along with its persisting global presence and its surging number of victims, COVID-19 has conjured numerous challenges due to its unprecedented nature. Whether we see the vast changes around us as positive or not, we need to adapt to stay in the performance race. Higher education is facing some critical demands, and it might be useful to summarize some gripping ones, along with the ways we’re collectively addressing them.
January 5, 2021
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