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An Open Letter: America’s Real Education Scandal
Dear Secretary DeVos: I was encouraged to see that in response to the current college scandal you called for all admissions to be based on merit. However, in order for that to happen, we will have to radically restructure our system of education.
April 2, 2019
Community Colleges
Aspen Institute Recognizes 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Winners
Indian River State College (IRSC) and Miami Dade College (MDC), both in Florida, are the co-winners of this year’s 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, a national recognition from the Aspen Institute highlighting their outstanding commitment to student success and equitable student outcomes amongst a pool of 1,000 community colleges across the country.
April 2, 2019
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2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com Fairfax, Va.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce the 2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. The findings will be published in the May 16, 2019 edition of the magazine. Through partnership with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational […]
April 2, 2019
News Roundup
UNC-Chapel Hill Unsung Founders Memorial Vandalized With Urine, Racist Language
A memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that is dedicated to African-American workers and slaves, was recently vandalized with urine and racist language written in permanent marker, university officials said. Unsung Founders Memorial was defaced on Sunday, March 31 at around 1:30 a.m. by two individuals, one of whom has ties to […]
April 2, 2019
News Roundup
Rutgers University Faculty Union Discuss Potential Strike
Rutgers University faculty union members are preparing to participate in a potential strike to fight for salary raises, among other things. This would be the first faculty strike in Rutgers’ history. The union, Rutgers AAUP-AFT, has been in negotiations with university administrators for over a year on a new contract to create an agreement on […]
April 2, 2019
News Roundup
Temple University Take Steps to Become Tobacco-Free
Temple University president Dr. Richard Englert has announced it will begin to implement steps “in the coming months” to become a tobacco-free campus. The move follows a report from a smoke-free campus task force that provide recommendations “to address the dangers of secondhand smoke and tobacco use on campus.” “After extensive data collection and review, […]
April 2, 2019
News Roundup
Vanderbilt Chancellor Announces Plans to Step Down Amid Health Problems
Vanderbilt University has announced that its chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos will step down from his post in August, due to health problems. Zeppos said he plans to take a one-year leave of absence before returning to the campus as a law professor. “I truly love Vanderbilt and serving you has been a privilege,” Zeppos said […]
April 2, 2019
Sports
Dr. David Wilson Appointed to NCAA Board of Governors, Division I Board of Directors
The NCAA has announced that Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors, effective August 2019. “Dr. Wilson has a wealth of experience and is a proven leader on the Division I level,” Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner Dr. Dennis […]
April 2, 2019
Students
Purpose First Strategy Helps Students Make Informed College, Career Choices
A new report by Complete College America (CCA) outlines the components of its strategy Purpose First that helps students look at their options, make informed decisions on a major and achieve goals toward on-time graduation.
April 1, 2019
Community Colleges
Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students
Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1. Gateway College National Network is now an initiative of Achieving the Dream (ATD), working together to link the success networks for high school and college students to improve college readiness, expand personalized student supports, and broaden services to help colleges graduate more students from vulnerable populations.
April 1, 2019
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Fed-up Faculty: Yale Ethnic Program a Hot Mess, We Quit
The chair of the Ethnic, Race, & Migration studies at Yale University affirmed Monday that she and 12 other senior faculty are withdrawing from the academic program because it isn’t getting the needed resources that students deserve and that university leaders have been promising for years.
April 1, 2019
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2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
Recognizing the 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.
April 1, 2019
News Roundup
Michèle Alexandre Named First African-American Dean of Stetson University College of Law
Stetson University has appointed Michèle Alexandre, a civil rights, gender and race scholar as the first African-American dean of the College of Law. Alexandre will begin her new role in June 2019. Currently, Alexandre serves as associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life, professor of law and the Leonard B. Melvin, Jr. Lecturer at […]
April 1, 2019
Leadership & Policy
Wilson College President Announces Plans to Step Down at End of Academic Year
Dr. Barbara Mistick, president of Wilson College, has announced that she will relinquish her duties as president at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Mistick began her role as the college’s 19th president in 2011 after serving as the president of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Since then, Wilson experienced increases in enrollment as […]
April 1, 2019
Policies
Turning Bystanders Into First Responders
One April morning in 2014, a sixteen-year-old sophomore at Franklin Regional Senior High, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, stole two butcher knives from his parents’ kitchen, hid them in his backpack, and took them to school. He was wearing all black and, according to witnesses, had a “blank expression.” Just before first period, in the hall of […]
April 1, 2019
Nursing
Need For Nurses: Quad-Cities Colleges, Health Care Providers Work to Meet Growing Demand
We’re always going to need nurses. That’s what many Quad-Cities college students hear while picking a career. Baby boomers — a large portion of existing nurses — are graying, and upcoming generations aren’t large enough to completely replace them in the workforce. And as health-care needs expand, nurses are in high demand. Read More
April 1, 2019
Disparities
Suicide Prevention And Mental Health Awareness Event Draws Crowd to URI
“Suicide prevention and mental-health awareness is something that’s just so important. It needs to be vocalized more on campus.” Thus did University of Rhode Island junior Kylee Harris capture the essence not only of the school’s annual “Be 5K” fund-raising walk and run Sunday but also URI’s overall approach to caring for the minds of […]
April 1, 2019
News Roundup
Viola Davis is Barnard College’s Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker
Award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian Viola Davis has been named the Barnard College’s commencement speaker during its 127th commencement ceremony on May 20. Davis will also receive the college’s highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction during the ceremony for her human rights work. “I am thrilled to have Viola Davis bring words of inspiration […]
April 1, 2019
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