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Asian American Pacific Islander
After Brexit Vote and the DACA Block: Can We Really Reverse Diversity?
On the week of the disappointing coincidence of the Brexit vote and the Supreme Court decision to block DACA, I happened to be performing my one-man show on Asian American history in New York City.
June 27, 2016
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LAWRENCE A. Q. BURNLEY
LAWRENCE A. Q. BURNLEY has been named vice president for diversity and inclusion at the University of Dayton. He is associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and an assistant professor of history at Whitworth University in Washington. Burnley earned a bachelor’s from the University of Cincinnati, a master’s from the Christian Theological Seminary in Indiana and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
June 27, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Bridging the Generational Gap to Understand Shifts in Meaning of Gender
College administrators and faculty need to bridge the generational gap between students in order to fully understand how students today view the meaning of gender.
June 27, 2016
African-American
Randolph Dedicates Career to ‘Discovering’ Florynce Kennedy
The course of Dr. Sherie M. Randolph’s career completely changed when she discovered Flo Kennedy, whose life she chronicles in a book two decades in the making.
June 27, 2016
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Fishing for Funding
Exploring best practices in donor cultivation, alumni relations.
June 27, 2016
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VERONICA COHEN
VERONICA COHEN has been appointed associate vice president for major and planned gifts at Claflin University. She was vice president of university advancement at Mississippi Valley State University. Cohen earned a bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s University and a master’s from Springfield College.
June 27, 2016
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PATRICIA PIERCE RAMSEY
PATRICIA PIERCE RAMSEY has been appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University, effective July 1. She is a professor and chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at Bowie State University. Ramsey earned a bachelor’s from Norfolk State University, a master’s from Howard University, a master’s from Harvard University and a doctorate from Georgetown University.
June 27, 2016
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CHERYL TAYLORE LEE
CHERYL TAYLORE LEE has been named chair of the Medical Center’s Department of Urology and the Dorothy M. Davis Chair in Cancer Research at The Ohio State University. She was the Dr. Robert H. and Eva M. Moyad Research Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan. Lee earned a bachelor’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.D. from Albany Medical College.
June 27, 2016
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THUY THI NGUYEN
THUY THI NGUYEN has been named president of Foothill College. She was interim general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She earned a bachelor’s from Yale University and a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles.
June 27, 2016
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LINDA D. ROSE
LINDA D. ROSE has been named president of Santa Ana College, effective July 18. She was president of Los Angeles Southwest College. Rose earned an associate from West Los Angeles Community College; a bachelor’s and a master’s from California State University, Dominguez Hills; and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
June 27, 2016
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NEELI BENDAPUD
NEELI BENDAPUDI has been appointed provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas. She was dean of the School of Business and Henry D. Price Professor of Business at Kansas. Bendapudi earned a bachelor’s and an MBA from Andhra University in India and a doctorate from Kansas.
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Ohio Gerontology Center Gets $1.4 Million for Research
OXFORD, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.4 million research grant to a university’s gerontology center in southwestern Ohio. Miami University in Oxford says the money awarded to its Scripps Gerontology Center will be used for research on older learners and their ability to complete college programs. The center’s senior research […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
WVU Gets $1.2 Million to Train Rural Nurses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University School of Nursing is using a $1.2 million federal grant to train advance practice nursing students. The university says the three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will be used to implement the “Improving Nursing Scholarship, Practice, Innovation, Research and Education to Care for WV,” or INSPIRE […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Camp Offers Options for Speech Deficits
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Bradyn Bennett stepped away from a game of bowling to introduce himself. Using an iPad, the 9-year-old Dixie Bee Elementary third-grader pressed a series of buttons to form a sentence, which an app verbalizes for him. “My name is Bradyn Bennett,” the program’s text-to-speech function announced. The conversation came as Bradyn […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Law Exempts Hair Braiders from Licensing and Sanitation Course
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two women challenging Iowa’s regulation on African-style hair braiding plan to drop a lawsuit they filed last year because of an upcoming change in state law, a move that highlights occupational licensing requirements around the country that research show can be burdensome to workers. The lawsuit filed in district court by […]
June 27, 2016
Policies
911 Calls for Toilet Needs Reveal Gaps in Home Care
TAMPA, Fla. — Paralyzed from the waist down, Khalid Mahmud spends most of his time in a hospital bed in his living room. For the most part, Mahmud and his wife are able to meet his daily needs. But when the 72-year-old needs to use the portable toilet at his bedside, they summon help. They […]
June 27, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Race Still a Crucial Factor in College Admissions Process
A new college guidebook examines the college admissions process from the Asian American perspective.
June 26, 2016
International
Experts: Britain’s Withdrawal From EU Won’t Affect Study-abroad Programs
Academics leaders say study-abroad programs in England won’t be significantly affected by Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
June 26, 2016
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