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Dr. Micah Griffin Appointed Senior Director of University Health Services at Penn State

Dr. Micah Griffin has been appointed senior director of University Health Services (UHS) at Penn State. He previously served as director of health programs at the City University of New York’s Kingsborough Community College. Griffin has extensive experience with matters of campus and student health, now serving on the American College Health Association board as […]

January 6, 2021

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Vice President at Columbia University Charged with Aggravated Sex Assault

Marcelo Velez, vice president for Manhattanville Development at Columbia University, has been charged with aggravated sex assault – and other counts – for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a child under 13 in New Jersey, NBC New York reported. The prosecutor’s office in New Jersey is alleging that the married, 55-year-old man’s abuse of […]

January 6, 2021

Georgia’s Runoff Election Captures National Attention

Like much of the nation, Julian Alexander Arriola-Hemmings has spent the past few months closely monitoring the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia.

January 5, 2021

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Community Colleges

Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna Selected as President of Monroe Community College

Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, who was recently appointed president of Monroe Community College (MCC), has always found education to be “inherit” in her genes.

January 5, 2021

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Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury

U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, finds a recently released report.

January 5, 2021

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Harris-Stowe State University and IBM Partner to Train Students on Technology Skills

Harris-Stowe State University has received $2 million in resources from IBM for a digital skills program that helps train students in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, data science, cybersecurity, cloud and quantum, according to a Harris-Stowe press release. This partnership is part of IBM’s work with U.S. historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) […]

January 5, 2021

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Dr. MarTeze Hammonds Appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Dr. MarTeze Hammonds has been appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s first chief diversity officer, Murray Ledger & Times reported. Hammonds is the owner of MDH Consulting Group and a senior consultant for diversity and inclusion for the American Cancer Society. In higher ed, he served in various roles, including associate dean for diversity and inclusion […]

January 5, 2021

Dr. MarTeze Hammonds

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Capital Community College Receives Grant for Black Church History Project

Capital Community College received a $149,426 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create a curriculum, exhibit and lecture series about the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black house of worship in Hartford, Ct., the Hartford Courant reported. CCC humanities department chair Dr. Jeffrey Partridge – who is leading […]

January 5, 2021

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University of Tennessee Hires Outside Legal Counsel to Help With Compliance Investigation into Football Program

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has hired outside legal counsel to help with a compliance investigation into the school’s football program, 10News reported. “We take seriously our institutional commitment to NCAA compliance, and are reviewing regulatory issues that have been brought to our attention. As part of that process, we are currently working with […]

January 5, 2021

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Community Colleges

Flat is the New Up: How the Year of Covid-19 Continues to Reinvent Higher Ed

Along with its persisting global presence and its surging number of victims, COVID-19 has conjured numerous challenges due to its unprecedented nature. Whether we see the vast changes around us as positive or not, we need to adapt to stay in the performance race. Higher education is facing some critical demands, and it might be useful to summarize some gripping ones, along with the ways we’re collectively addressing them.

January 5, 2021

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Higher Education Scholars Share Policy Hopes After Dr. Miguel Cardona’s Nomination For Secretary of Education

President-elect Joe Biden chose Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s first Latino education commissioner, to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. While Cardona’s experience lies in the K-12 sphere, higher education experts are hopeful about what his selection might signal for higher education policy.

January 4, 2021

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New Denver High School Modeled After HBCUs

A new public high school founded upon the principles of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is scheduled to open its doors in Denver in fall 2021.

January 4, 2021

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Former N.C. A&T Chancellor Dr. James Renick Dead at 72

Former N.C. A&T Chancellor Dr. James Renick, 72, died Jan. 3 from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the News & Record reported. His daughter, Karinda Renick, had said on Facebook that James was ill since late 2019 and was later diagnosed with the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which affects nerve cells in […]

January 4, 2021

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Penn Must Cut Ties with Dr. Albert Kligman, Who Conducted Unethical Human Research on Black Men | Opinion

Recently, a series of police killings of unarmed African Americans, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has renewed attention to the history of abuses and institutional racism in the United States. This national conversation has led to institutional name changes (for example, removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs) and […]

January 4, 2021

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Nyack College Buildings Have Safety Violations to Be Cured Before Schools Open: Officials

Numerous fire and safety violations and the need for special permits would halt any immediate plans to establish schools at the Nyack College campus, village officials said Tuesday. Read More

January 4, 2021

College Students Use Their Skills to Help Fight the Pandemic

Real-world experience without a degree. More than two dozen students at Wichita State University are using their skills to fight the pandemic. Read More

January 4, 2021

Wichita State University

UAB Becomes Nation’s First Health-Promoting University

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first university in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter and become an internationally recognized Health Promoting University, said UAB President Ray Watts. Read More

January 4, 2021

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OU Building to Be Used As COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site

Ohio University’s Athens campus will be a distribution location in January 2021 for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for frontline health care workers. Read More

January 4, 2021

Ohio University’s Athens campus