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DAMITA DAVIS

DAMITA DAVIS has been appointed chief diversity officer at the College of Brockport of the State University of New York System. Previously the associate director of programming and educational initiatives in the Office for Institutional Diversity at Boston College, Davis holds a bachelor’sdegree and a master’s degree in human development and family studies from the University of Rhode Island. She is a doctoral candidate in higher education at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

April 29, 2021

DENISE STEPHENS

DENISE STEPHENS has been named dean of libraries at the University of Oklahoma. Stephens most recently served as vice provost and university librarian at Washington University in St. Louis. Stephens holds a bachelor’s degree and a master of library and information science degree from the University of Oklahoma.

April 29, 2021

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RHONDA M. GONZALES

RHONDA M. GONZALES has been named dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Denver. She will also be a tenured professor of history at the university. Gonzales most recently served as chair of the history department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and Ph.D. all from the University of California, Los Angeles.

April 29, 2021

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WINSTON SCOTT

WINSTON SCOTT has been appointed to the Eastern Florida State College Board of Trustees. A former astronaut, Scott flew on two space shuttle missions in the 1990s. Also a senior vice president at the Florida Institute of Technology, he holds a master’s in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. A retired Navy captain, he served as vice president of student affairs at Florida State University and served as executive director of the Florida Space Authority.

April 29, 2021

CAROL GREGORIO

CAROL GREGORIO has been named the inaugural holder of the Czarina M. and Humberto S. Lopez Endowed Chair for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research at the University of Arizona. Co-director of Sarver Heart Center and head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Arizona, Gregorio holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University at Buffalo. She also holds a Ph.D. from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in New York.

April 29, 2021

ARIETTA VÁZQUEZ

ARIETTA VÁZQUEZ has been appointed associate dean for student diversity at the Yale School of Medicine. Professor of pediatrics and founder and director of the Yale Children’s Hispanic Clinic, she researches the clinical epidemiology of infectious diseases in children focusing on the efficacy of vaccines. Vázquez is a graduate of Yale University and earned her medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico.

April 29, 2021

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VAREVA HARRIS

VAREVA HARRIS has been appointed assistant vice president for enrollment management at Benedict College. She has held a number of administrative roles at Benedict in the past. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree from Benedict, a master’s from Columbia College and a doctorate of management degree in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix.

April 29, 2021

BRYAN SAMUEL

BRYAN SAMUEL has been appointed vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Texas at Arlington. Chief diversity and inclusion officer at Kansas State University since 2018, Samuel holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in community counseling from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. He holds a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Nebraska.

April 29, 2021

FITZROY B. BECKFORD

FITZROY B. BECKFORD has been named associate dean and director of extension in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. Beckford spent over a decade with the University of Florida as a county extension director managing work in areas such as agriculture, natural resources, youth development, food systems, small farms initiatives and environmental sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in sustainability education.

April 29, 2021

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ANA RAMOS-ZAYAS

ANA RAMOS-ZAYAS has been named the Frederick Clifford Ford Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University. A professor of American studies and anthropology at Yale, Ramos-Zayas holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and Latin American studies from Yale University. She also holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University.

April 29, 2021

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RHEA BALLARD-THROWER

RHEA BALLARD-THROWER has been appointed university librarian and dean of libraries at the University of Illinois Chicago. Previously executive director of the Howard University Libraries and a tenured professor at the Howard University School of Law, Ballard-Thrower holds a master’s in information and library studies from the University of Michigan and a juris doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

April 29, 2021

VICTORIA O’KEEFE

VICTORIA O’KEEFE has been named the inaugural Santosham Chair in Native American Health at Johns Hopkins University. O’Keefe became the school’s first tenure track faculty member of Native American heritage when appointed assistant professor in the department of international health at JHU’s Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2016. A member of the Cherokee and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma, she holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University.

April 29, 2021

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March Madness Thrives Amid Scrutiny, COVID-19 Concerns

March Madness returned in 2021, after being shut down by COVID-19 in 2020. As conferences and the NCAA sought to recover some of the losses associated with last year’s canceled men’s basketball tournament, teams and a very limited number of fans returned to coliseums this spring with restrictions in place, but with cautious optimism and excitement over the perennial spring tournaments.

April 29, 2021

Pennsylvania Higher Ed System Board Votes to Advance School Merger Plan

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors has voted 17-2 Wednesday to advance a plan that would merge six of the state’s state universities into two regional schools, WHYY reported. The board voted to start public review of the plan. This opens a 60-day comment period. PASSHE is planning to have […]

April 29, 2021

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Penn State President Voices Support for Black Faculty Who Reported Hate Crime

Penn State President Dr. Eric Barron voiced support Tuesday for two Black faculty who reported a hate crime at their home, Centre Daily Times reported. The faculty told police they found a rope hanging from a tree Monday and felt it was placed there to harass them, Patton Township police Chief Tyler Jolley said. However, […]

April 29, 2021

Faculty & Staff

University of Colorado Boulder to Vote on Measure Censuring President for DEI Failure

University of Colorado Boulder’s faculty assembly is to vote on a measure censuring CU President Dr. Mark Kennedy for failure to lead on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues, Denver Post reported. The censure vote will be carried out by more than 60 faculty, said Bob Ferry, chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. “The faculty […]

April 29, 2021

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Tennessee State University Looking to Start Division I Ice Hockey Program

Tennessee State University (TSU) is looking to start an NCAA Division I ice hockey program, Nashville Post reported. TSU is expected to announce plans to do a feasibility study to determine the viability of starting a TSU hockey program. TSU’s would be the first Division I hockey team in the history of the nation’s Historically […]

April 29, 2021

2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

April 29, 2021

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