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CLARENCE MCKINNEY
CLARENCE MCKINNEY has been appointed head football coach at Texas Southern University. Prior to his new role, he was associate head coach and running back coach at the University of Arizona. McKinney earned a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Mary (N.D.) and a master’s from Prairie View A&M University.
January 25, 2019
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KELLY ROUDEBUSH
KELLY ROUDEBUSH has been appointed the first female chief of the Michigan State University Police Department. Prior to her new role, she served as deputy chief of the field services bureau in the department. Roudebush earned a bachelor’s in communication arts and sciences from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Western Michigan University.
January 25, 2019
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ANITA JONES THOMAS
ANITA JONES THOMAS has been named executive vice president and provost at St. Catherine University. Currently, she serves as dean of the College of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. Thomas received a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master’s and doctorate in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago.
January 25, 2019
HBCUs
Tuskegee President: Diversity is Important at HBCUs
Speaking at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Dr. Lily D. McNair said that some incorrectly believe that historically Black colleges and universities do not have to grapple with diversity issues.
January 24, 2019
Funding
Park University Offers Tuition Assistance to Coast Guard Students During Government Shutdown
Park University, a nonprofit, private institution located in Parkville, Missouri, has announced it is assisting U.S. Coast Guard members during the partial federal government shutdown.
January 24, 2019
News Roundup
Green Mountain College Announces Closure, Partnership to Help Students Complete Degree Programs
Green Mountain College (GMC) Board of Trustees have announced that the 185-year-old institution will close its doors at the end of the spring 2019 semester. GMC officials said the college has created a teach-out partnership with Prescott College to help GMC students complete their degrees before the school closes. Under the partnership, Prescott will admit […]
January 24, 2019
News Roundup
University of South Florida St. Petersburg Sends 430 Acceptance Emails By Accident
Officials at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) said it recently sent 430 acceptance emails to student applicants by accident. The university said the emails were delivered on Saturday, Jan. 19 and were a result of “human error”, according to a statement to ABC News. “All of us work in higher education because […]
January 24, 2019
Latest News
Virginia Tech Program Trains Data Scientists to Solve Urban Problems
Data will become a more important part of problem-solving as America’s urban centers continue to gain a greater share of the U.S. population, and students at Virginia Tech are part of a forward-looking research program that uses data in an interdisciplinary approach to address areas of concern to urban planners, government policymakers and local communities.
January 24, 2019
HBCUs
Bennett College Continues $5M Fundraising Campaign as Feb. 1 Deadline Approaches
Bennett College, the private, all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) in Greensboro, NC, received two major financial gifts on Thursday, bringing its fundraising total to $2.7 million, president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced in a news conference.
January 24, 2019
News Roundup
Temple University Health System Changes Management as Part of new Restructuring Plan
In a recent letter sent to Temple University Health System faculty, chief medical officer Susan Freeman and chief administrative officer Alan Rosenberg will be stepping down from their posts as part of the system’s restructuring. The letter, written by the system’s president and chief executive Larry Kaiser, also stated that Temple University Hospital’s CEO Verdi […]
January 24, 2019
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2019 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award Winners Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Matthews Minter Maya@DiverseEducation.com Phone: 703.385.2411 FAIRFAX, Va. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Dr. John Hope Franklin Award. Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, one of the nation’s most prominent historians, is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African and African […]
January 24, 2019
Academics
Mott Community College Recieves MVAA Grant to Support Veterans Beginning College Career
Mott Community College (MCC) has received a Military Credit Equivalency grant from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) to support veterans make the most of their military education as they begin their higher education career. Mott Community College is one of seven institutions that received over $258,000 in grant funds from the Michigan Veterans Affairs […]
January 24, 2019
Academics
Two Military Education Institutions Affected by Partial Government Shutdown
Military educational institutions across the country have generally been unaffected by the partial government shutdown as a result of the Department of Defense continuing to be funded, however the Coast Guard Academy and National War College in Washington, D.C. have been affected. The U.S. Coast Guard receives funding from the Department of Homeland Security, one […]
January 24, 2019
Funding
Most Military Branches are Seeing an Increase in TA Benefit Usage, Except for the Army
According to data from the U.S. Department of Defense, usage of the military tuition assistance (TA) benefit has been stable across most military branches, except for the Army, which has seen significant drops in usage of the benefit. In fiscal 2018, the U.S. Army recorded approximately 82,000 military service members and veterans using the TA […]
January 24, 2019
News Roundup
Michael Bloomberg: Johns Hopkins University Needs Armed Police Force
Former Mayor of New York and major donor to Johns Hopkins University Michael Bloomberg, recently said it’s “ridiculous” that the university does not have an armed police force. “When you have a city that has the murder rate that Baltimore has, I think it’s ridiculous to think that they shouldn’t be armed,” Bloomberg said. The […]
January 24, 2019
African-American
Xavier University to Develop Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management Program
With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.
January 23, 2019
Sports
Report: NFL Gender Hiring Lags Behind Racial Hiring
The National Football League (NFL) received an overall grade of ’B’ in the 2018 Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC) from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). But gender hiring across the league received average to low grades.
January 23, 2019
Opinion
Learning How to Teach is Important – Even if You Don’t Want to Be Faculty
While not every student intends to teach after completing a terminal degree in education, I would argue that it would be to all students’ benefit to learn how to help others learn effectively. Sure, there are structures in place for graduate students to have experiences being a TA for a course, teaching a course on their own and maybe even earning a teaching certificate; but how are these experiences evaluated?
January 23, 2019
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