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Faculty & Staff
2 University of Iowa Student Groups Say They Have Lost Faith in Regents
University of Iowa students are joining the faculty in issuing votes of no-confidence in the school’s governing board, days after the hiring of a president with little campus support or higher education experience.
September 9, 2015
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Convictions vs. Tax Exemptions: Christian Colleges May Have to Make Choice
When the Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriages in June, it turned a spotlight on Christian colleges and universities.
September 9, 2015
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Community Colleges
Obama Wants Public Groundswell for Free Community College
Unable to have his way with Congress, President Barack Obama reached back to his roots as a community organizer and sought Wednesday to spark a national movement in support of his idea for free community college.
September 9, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer
Not a week goes by where those of us in the HBCU community are confronted with the question of the continued relevancy of HBCUs.
September 9, 2015
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African-American
Yale Begins ‘Conversation’ 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
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LGBTQ+
The New Face of the NAACP
Pastor, lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks breathes new life into storied civil rights advocacy organization.
September 9, 2015
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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 bachelor’s from Haverford College and a juris doctor from the University of Georgia.
September 9, 2015
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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 bachelor’s from Kean University (formerly Newark State College), and a master’s and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.
September 9, 2015
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Leadership & Policy
LESTER ARNOLD
LESTER ARNOLD has been named associate vice chancellor for human resources at Winston-Salem State University. He most recently served as senior vice president of human resources for FOCUS Brands Inc. Arnold earned a bachelor’s from Norfolk State University and an MBA from the University of Hartford.
September 9, 2015
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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 bachelor’s from Northern Arizona University and a master’s from Arizona State University.
September 9, 2015
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Students
DON-TERRY VEAL
DON-TERRY VEAL has been named chief of staff for the president at Morgan State University. He served as director of the Center for Governmental Services at Auburn University. Veal earned a bachelor’s from Southern University at New Orleans, a master’s from The University of Mississippi and a doctorate from Northern Illinois University.
September 9, 2015
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Students
MARCUS A. WHITEHURST
MARCUS A. WHITEHURST has been named vice provost for educational equity at Pennsylvania State University. He was interim vice provost for educational equity at Penn State. Whitehurst holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Binghamton University, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Penn State.
September 9, 2015
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Students
Sex Talk Part of Curriculum Under New York Campus Safety Law
They’d barely arrived on campus at St. Bonaventure University, but already the new students were talking about hooking up.
September 8, 2015
Students
Couple Donates $20M to Notre Dame to Aid Low-income Students
A New Jersey couple has donated $20 million to the University of Notre Dame to help low-income students pay tuition and other expenses.
September 8, 2015
African-American
Lomax Continues to Focus on Lifelong Mission
Over the past several years, UNCF President and CEO­ Michael Lomax has continued to propel the philanthropic organization to new heights.
September 8, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
University of Iowa Faculty Leader Warned Regents About Choosing Harreld
The University of Iowa’s governing board was issued a stern warning that selecting Bruce Harreld as the next school president would badly damage its relationship with the faculty.
September 8, 2015
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Students
New Analysis Calls for Increased Scrutiny of Accrediting Agency
The analysis states that, while ACICS’ performance is worse than that of its peers, its problems are “emblematic of larger structural flaws that exist in this national accreditation space.”
September 8, 2015
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Faculty & Staff
Some Purdue Students Oppose Name Change for Tech College
Purdue University senior Austin Haberly doesn’t want Purdue Polytechnic Institute on his degree.
September 7, 2015
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