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MELISSA GONZALEZ

MELISSA GONZALEZ has been appointed interim president of the Southeast College of Houston Community College in Texas. Gonzalez has been serving as vice chancellor and chief of staff to the chancellor of Houston Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in international business and management from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.

January 3, 2018

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ALISON CURSEEN

ALISON CURSEEN will join the faculty at Boston College in the fall of 2018, holding a joint appointment in the department of English and the African and African American Diaspora Studies Program. Curseeen is currently a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University. She is a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio. She earned an MFA from American University and a Ph.D. from Duke University.

January 3, 2018

JASON RIVERA

JASON RIVERA has been named vice chancellor for student academic success at Rutgers University–Camden. Previously, Rivera served as dean of the sophomore class and director of the Intercultural Center, both at Swarthmore College. He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his master’s degree at CUNY’s College of Staten Island and his bachelor’s degree at Manhattanville College.

January 3, 2018

RON CARTER

RON CARTER has been named the Felton J. Capel Professor of Performing and Fine Arts at Fayetteville State University, a historically Black university in North Carolina. He was director of jazz studies and director of the Jazz Ensemble at Northern Illinois University. Carter holds a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

January 3, 2018

KIM FINCH-KAREEM

KIM FINCH-KAREEM has been appointed chair of the Department of Social Sciences and director of Global Education at Florida Memorial University. She was previously a visiting associate professor at Florida A&M University. Finch-Kareem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida State University in social work and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Florida A&M University.

January 3, 2018

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Report Details Evidence of Sexual Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior at APSA Annual Meetings

A new study by the American Political Science Association found that a “sizable” minority of women have experienced harassment or other inappropriate behavior at the annual meeting of the APSA.

January 3, 2018

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A Cheerleader for Art Education

When Samuel — or Sammy — Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), was awarded the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change Fellowship with a cohort of poets, musicians and multimedia artists, he realized something about his work.

January 3, 2018

Celebrating the Life of Dr. Joseph L. White

As a high school student in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, it may have been hard for Dr. Joseph L. White to see that seeking to wear the white coat of a waiter would quickly fade as a goal. By the time Dr. White died late last year at age 84, he had achieved not only what it took to be a waiter, but much, much more. In fact, according to a brief biography, White spent his adulthood blazing trails and challenging modern thinkers.

January 2, 2018

Memory and Racism

In refusing to let America forget her asthmatic father’s death at the hands of a New York cop using an illegal chokehold, Erica Garner seized the narrative that writes history. Dead at 27 after a heart attack, her persistence and zeal apparently has taken its toll.

January 2, 2018

University Employee Accused of Defrauding Florida School

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A 27-year-old Florida Atlantic University employee is accused of pretending to be a student and receiving about $24,000 worth of fraudulent checks. The Palm Beach Post reports that Denise Elizabeth Keaton registered to take classes five times in June 2014 as Elizabeth Denise Keaton and paid with about $54,000 in fraudulent […]

January 2, 2018

Most Big Public Colleges Don’t Track Suicides, AP Finds

Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems. But without that data, prevention advocates say, schools have no way to measure their […]

January 2, 2018

Getting Down to Business

Attention: Our 20 million veterans represent 9 percent of the total U.S. population. There are 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses in the U.S. that contribute $195 billion in annual payroll and account for $1.1 trillion in annual receipts. According to the study that produced those statistics, veterans have launched businesses at higher rates than non-veterans for […]

January 2, 2018

House Passes Bills to Support Veterans, Others in STEM

House lawmakers wrapped up the year by passing three bills aimed at strengthening government programs for people hoping to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. As both the government and the private sector struggle to fill STEM positions with top talent, the bipartisan legislation would support education and training initiatives for women, veterans […]

January 2, 2018

Gillette College Student, Ex-Marine Honored

Jeff Turkowski knows how to serve. The Newcastle native can pinpoint the moment he knew he wanted to serve his country in the military. Like many war veterans of his generation, it was Sept. 11, 2001. “When it happened, I couldn’t get out of my chair,” he said of the terrorist attacks on the World […]

January 2, 2018

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Job Centers Transforms Ex-Marine’s Life

Victorville, CA – Marine Corps veteran Gregory Lincoln was 59 when word came down that his government contract position was being eliminated. Making matters worse, a series of mix-ups caused his final paycheck to be garnished and unemployment benefits to be denied. “My family was facing our darkest moment ever and we had no hope,” […]

January 2, 2018

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Innovation in Higher Ed: How to Get There

The term “innovation” conjures up all sorts of high tech-centered dreams worthy of an Elon Musk keynote. “Higher education innovation” is no different, though instead of flying cars and Mars colonies, what likely comes to mind first are online and competency-based learning platforms, learning management systems, or electronic whiteboards. Few places is this more true […]

January 2, 2018

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Bill Would Allow More Transfers of Education Benefits

A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko and a Democratic colleague would enable more military service members to transfer Post-9/11 G.I. Bill education benefits to their spouses or children. Under the current program, military personnel with at least six years of service can transfer education benefits to immediate family if they commit to serving […]

January 2, 2018

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How Washington Could Shape Higher Ed in 2018

The year ahead could usher in significant changes in the federal government’s role in higher education. Events set in motion in 2017 will loom large, though resolutions may be years in the making. Here are a few things worth watching in the coming months: Senate higher education bill: Universities, families, lenders and anyone with ties […]

January 2, 2018