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News Roundup
Coconino Community College President Announces Retirement
Dr. Colleen Smith, president of Coconino Community College in Arizona, announced this week that she intends to retire after a 41-year career.
April 1, 2022
Latest News
The Study of Happiness Finds a Home at Centenary University
Centenary University, a small liberal arts institution in Hackettstown, New Jersey, will host the first ever master’s program in Happiness Studies.
April 1, 2022
Latest News
Biden Names Chris Paul and Taraji P. Henson to HBCU Board of Advisors
Basketball star Chris Paul, point guard for the Phoenix Suns, and actor Taraji P. Henson have been appointed by President Biden to the White House board of advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
April 1, 2022
On the Move
DEVAL L. PATRICK
Deval L. Patrick has been appointed professor of practice and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
March 31, 2022
HBCUs
HBCU Leaders Will Address Institutions' Futures at Inaugural Convening
From May 31 to June 2, scholars, practitioners, industry leaders, and administrators seeking to strengthen HBCUs will gather at an inaugural convening in Charlotte, North Carolina.
March 31, 2022
Views
Lessons Learned in College
Obviously, I learned many lessons in college, and wanted to share those that have greatly helped shape my career as a university professor.
March 31, 2022
Latest News
Lincoln College to Close Its Doors
While fall 2019 saw a record-breaking enrollment, the pandemic’s impact was too much for the campus to overcome.
March 31, 2022
Students
Access for All
The pandemic has brought all students challenges, but none more than students with disabilities.
March 31, 2022
Latest News
From President to Professor, Simmons to Stay at Prairie View
Dr. Ruth Simmons, who earlier this year announced her intention to step down, has decided to stay on at the university as a professor and continue to help the university with its fundraising and research partnerships.
March 31, 2022
News Roundup
Illinois State Board of Education Considers Changing Standardized Testing
The Illinois State Board of Education is weighing potential updates to its testing system to improve state assessments for elementary and middle-school students.
March 31, 2022
On the Move
FELICIA SALINAS-MONIZ
Felicia Salinas-Moniz has been named director of the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
March 30, 2022
HBCUs
Forgotten Leaders - How HBCUs and PBIs Can Amplify Black Women's Roles in Social Justice Movements
The creation of social justice advocacy centers, putting more women in positions of leadership, and connecting the dots from the institution’s history to the present can amplify the work of Black woman in social justice movements.
March 30, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent Named Next President of Talladega College
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, who is currently a professor and the executive director of the Civil Rights and Education Initiative at the University of Kentucky, has been named the 21st president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama.
March 30, 2022
Students
Report Examines Impact of Emergency Micro-Grants
Grants decreased students’ time to completion but did not necessarily boost overall graduation rates.
March 30, 2022
Champions Award
A Purpose-Driven Life
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher is the 2022 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.
March 30, 2022
On the Move
MINERVA TANTOCO
Minerva Tantoco has been named the inaugural chief artificial intelligence officer at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University. Tantoco was previously the chief technology officer for the City of New York.
March 30, 2022
On the Move
JANE OKECH
Jane Okech has been appointed vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Vermont (UV). Okech is currently UV’s associate dean for academic and faculty affairs and professor of counselor education in the College of Education and Social Services.
March 29, 2022
On the Move
CYNTHIA BREAZEAL
Cynthia Breazeal has been named dean for digital learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor of media arts and sciences and head of the personal robots group at the MIT Media Lab.
March 29, 2022
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