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ALICIA B. HARVEY-SMITH
ALICIA B. HARVEY-SMITH has been named president of Pittsburgh Technical College. Currently, she serves as the executive vice chancellor and accreditation liaison at Lone Star College. Harvey-Smith received a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University, a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
May 14, 2019
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AMY SUEYOSHI
AMY SUEYOSHI has been appointed the first woman dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Prior to her new role, she served in the interim position at the college. Sueyoshi earned a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
May 14, 2019
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ROHIT VERMA
ROHIT VERMA has been appointed the founding provost of VinUniversity in Vietnam. Currently, he is dean of external relations at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Verma earned a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in metallurgical engineering and Ph.D. from the University of Utah.
May 14, 2019
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TYRONE JACKSON
TYRONE JACKSON has been named president of Mississippi Delta Community College. He currently is vice president for the Utica campus and district dean of students at Hinds Community College. Jackson received a bachelor’s degree in sociology, a master’s degree in education and an Ed.D. from Delta State University.
May 14, 2019
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JAFFUS HARDRICK
JAFFUS HARDRICK has been named the 14th president of Florida Memorial University. Most recently, he served in the interim position at the university. Hardrick earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a master’s of education degree in counseling from Prairie View A&M University and an Ed.D. from Baylor University.
May 14, 2019
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GLENDA M. PRIME
GLENDA M. PRIME has been appointed dean of Morgan State University’s School of Education and Urban Studies. Most recently, she served as a full professor and the chair of the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State. Prime earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology and statistics, a master’s degree and a Ph.D. all from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad.
May 14, 2019
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KRISTEN ENGLISH
KRISTEN ENGLISH has been appointed vice president for enrollment management at Monmouth College. Prior to her new role, she was associate vice president for admission at the college. English received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Butler University and a master’s degree in higher education from Merrimack (Mass.) College.
May 14, 2019
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ANTON BENNETT
ANTON BENNETT has been named the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Pharmacology at Yale University. Prior to his new role, he served as a professor of comparative medicine in Yale’s School of Medicine. Bennett received a bachelor’s degree from Liverpool John Moores University and a master’s and Ph.D. in experimental pathology from New York Medical College.
May 14, 2019
LGBTQ+
Educational Policy that is Inclusive of the LGBTQ Students at HBCUs
Unfortunately, when we talk about diversity, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students are often excluded from the conversation. The gaps in federal educational policy and a lack of institutional policy fails to address queer issues and leaves college students that identify as Queer unprotected from discrimination.
May 14, 2019
News Roundup
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Receives ‘No Confidence’ Vote
For only the second time in its history, the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) Board of Governors unanimously issued a vote of no confidence in the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. FACCC’s vote on Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s administration stems from the office’s “lack of transparency, disregard for shared governance, lack of prior […]
May 14, 2019
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LESLIE GRINAGE
LESLIE GRINAGE has been named dean of Barnard College. She currently serves as associate dean of students in the Division of Student Life at Davidson College. A first-generation college student, Grinage earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Davidson College, a master’s degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University and an Ed.D. from Vanderbilt University.
May 14, 2019
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RUTH L. STONE
RUTH L. STONE has been appointed vice chancellor for development at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Most recently, she founded and was the president of her own consulting business that assisted nonprofits in accomplishing a greater impact in their communities. Stone received a bachelor’s of fine arts degree from Mundelein College of Loyola University and will earn an executive master’s of business administration degree from Purdue University.
May 14, 2019
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Most Promising Places in Community Colleges
Most Promising Places in Community Colleges
May 14, 2019
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Talya Schwartz, MD, Appointed President and CEO of MetroPlus Health Plan
The Board of MetroPlus Health Plan today announced the appointment of Talya Schwartz, MD, as the health plan’s President and CEO. MetroPlus is the low-cost, five-star quality health insurance plan of choice for more than 500,000 New Yorkers. As the health plan owned by NYC Health + Hospitals, MetroPlus is a vital component of Mayor […]
May 13, 2019
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Northwest Kidney Centers CEO Joyce F. Jackson to Retire
Joyce F. Jackson, president and CEO of Northwest Kidney Centers for the past 20 years, has announced she will retire from her position after a successor is found. Jackson informed the Northwest Kidney Centers board of trustees last year of her intention to retire. The board has engaged a national firm to conduct a search for the […]
May 13, 2019
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Controversy Lingers Around Pregnancy Centers Near Campus
A handful of student protestors lined the sidewalk in front of First Care Pregnancy Center in Prospect Park in late April. One of their signs proclaimed that the clinic behind them was a “fake center.” The University of Minnesota students turned out to caution others against visiting pregnancy centers they view as illegitimate. Not all […]
May 13, 2019
Disparities
America Needs More Mental Health Providers. Nurses Want to Help, if States Let Them.
More than half of American adults and 80 percent of children with mental-health needs do not receive treatment, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s mental-health website. Some don’t want to seek care and the cost of treatment is a barrier for others. But even those with resources who want care are running into a […]
May 13, 2019
Nursing
Assumption College Breaks Ground on New $13 Million Health Sciences Building
WORCESTER – Assumption College on Friday broke ground on a new health sciences building, the campus’ second new building in three years and a reflection of the school’s recent expansion toward STEM-based programming. The 41,000-square-foot facility, which will be built behind the campus’ Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, is expected to cost $13 million and open in […]
May 13, 2019
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