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HBCUs
White Violence and Black Success: Why HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats
Throughout the long arm of history, the ebb and flow of white violence against HBCUs has always stemmed from instances of Black progress.
February 16, 2022
Howard University received three bomb threats in just under two months.
On the Move
DEMETRIUS D. SMITH
Demetrius D. Smith has been named associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia. He has been serving as special assistant to the vice chancellor for DEI and student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
February 16, 2022
Demetrius D Smith
On the Move
RACHELLE HERNANDEZ
Rachelle Hernandez has been appointed vice provost for student affairs at Johns Hopkins University. She has most recently been serving as the inaugural senior vice provost for enrollment management and student success at the University of Texas at Austin.
February 16, 2022
Rachelle Hernandez
News Roundup
Deborah F. Stanley to Receive 2022 ACE Donna Shavlik Award
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Deborah F. Stanley, interim chancellor of The State University of New York (SUNY) and former president of SUNY Oswego, will receive this year's ACE Donna Shavlik Award.
February 16, 2022
Deborah F. Stanley, interim chancellor of The State University of New York (SUNY) and recipient of the 2022 ACE Donna Shavlik Award
Leadership & Policy
For-Profit Colleges Seeking to Become Nonprofits May Face Tighter Regulations
The Department of Education is weighing proposed regulations for when colleges change owners.
February 16, 2022
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Latest News
Tallahassee Community College Receives Top Award from Achieving the Dream
At the DREAM 2022 virtual conference, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges united by a mission of equity, announced the winner of its highest honor, the Leah Meyer Austin Award: Tallahassee Community College (TCC).
February 15, 2022
Dr. Jim Murdaugh, president of Tallahassee Community College.
Community Colleges
Achieving the Dream Puts a Focus on Inequities
Achieving the Dream (ATD) has updated their mission statement to focus on achieving equity through addressing oppression.
February 15, 2022
Heather McGhee, trustee emeritus at Demos and author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We can Prosper Together
Demographics
Valerie Boyd, Biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, Dead at 58
Valerie Boyd—a well-known journalist, biographer and professor at the University of Georgia—died over the weekend. She was 58 years old.
February 15, 2022
Valerie Boyd
On the Move
PHILIP HONG
Philip Hong has been named dean of the University of Georgia School of Social Work. He is currently a professor and associate dean for research at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work.
February 15, 2022
Philip Hong
HBCUs
Life After the Acquisition: Delaware State and Wesley College
After Wesley College closed its doors and became DSU: Downtown, the work to combine two thriving cultures continues.
February 15, 2022
Wesley College's main building, wearing its new moniker. It is now the hub for DSU: Downtown's Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.
Latest News
Polls Shows Broad Public Support in Reduction or Removal of Student Loans
A new poll from the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and Data for Progress shows that 63% of likely voters support action by the federal government to cancel some or all student debt.
February 15, 2022
Mike Pierce, executive director and co-founder of the Student Borrower Protection Center.
News Roundup
NASFAA Survey Reveals Early FAFSA's Impact
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) found in its recent survey that more than a third of the higher education institutions that responded said they sent financial aid offers to students before February 2022.
February 15, 2022
Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
On the Move
PARDIS MAHDAVI
Pardis Mahdavi has been appointed provost and executive vice president at the University of Montana. Mahdavi was most recently served as dean of social sciences at Arizona State University.
February 14, 2022
Pardis Mahdavi
Home
How Chamberlain University's Dr. Kenya Beard is Improving Nursing Education
Dr. Kenya Beard is playing an outsized role in shaping how many of the nation’s nurses are being educated.
February 14, 2022
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News Roundup
University of Maryland, Baltimore County is Officially a Research 1 Institution
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is officially a Research 1, or R1, university. It joins a list of 146 institutions classified as such in the nation.
February 14, 2022
Yonathan Zohar, left, and Jorge Gomezjurado at IMET aquaculture research facility in 2016.
Opinion
A Dilemma for African Americans…Choosing a Major?
Many African Americans graduate from high school, enter college and are immediately stuck with a dilemma. What should I major in?
February 14, 2022
Dr. Errick D. Farmer
Health
MSU Offers New Doctoral Program in Indigenous and Rural Health
As part of its efforts to address the health and wellness of Indigenous and rural communities in Montana and beyond, Montana State University is offering a new doctoral program in Indigenous and rural health.
February 14, 2022
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Health
University of Louisiana Health Offers Free College Tuition to Employees, Dependents
UofL Health is helping their employees’ who have dreams of a college education a reality.
February 14, 2022
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