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Brigham Young University Says LGBTQ+ Behavior Remains Banned

Brigham Young University (BYU) administrators have asserted that “homosexual behavior” remains banned on campus after recent changes to the honor code had suggested that same-sex relationships would now be tolerated by the school, reported The Hill. In late February, the Mormon university had updated its Church Educational System Honor Code by removing “homosexual feelings” under […]

March 5, 2020

UT Arlington President Vistasp Karbhari to Step Down From Position

University of Texas Arlington (UT Arlington) president Vistasp Karbhari said on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his leadership position effective Aug. 31. Karbhari became president of UT Arlington in June 2013. Earlier this week, the University of Central Florida said he’s one of the finalists for the job of the institution’s president, reported […]

March 5, 2020

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Students Petition UC Irvine After Campus Police Arrest a Black Alumna

Shikera Chamndany, a Black alumnus in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine, went to campus to collect her transcripts on Feb. 20. She ended up spending the night in Orange County Women’s Jail.

March 4, 2020

Ethnic Studies Faculty Embrace Academic Twitter

When Harvard University denied tenure to renowned Latinx scholar Dr. Lorgia García Peña, a small group of faculty took García Peña’s plight to perhaps the largest academic forum of them all — academic Twitter.

March 4, 2020

UTTIYO RAYCHAUDHURI

UTTIYO RAYCHAUDHURI has been named vice provost and primary advocate for internationalization eﬀ orts at the University of Denver. Most recently executive director in the Oﬃ ce of Global Learning at Cornell University, Raychaudhuri holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India as well as a master’s degree in recreation and leisure studies and a Ph.D. in forestry and natural resources from the University of Georgia.

March 4, 2020

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SHELLY CASTANEDA

SHELLY CASTANEDA has been appointed executive director of college safety at Bakersfield College in California. The former chief deputy of the Kern County Sheriff’s office, Castaneda holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Bakersfield College and a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Bakersfield.

March 4, 2020

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TONI SIMS-MUHAMMAD

TONI SIMS-MUHAMMAD has been appointed associate vice president for academic affairs at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. Currently chair of the school’s social science department, Sims-Muhammad holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Louisiana, a master’s degree in social science and sociology from Grambling State University and a doctorate in African American studies from Clark Atlanta University.

March 4, 2020

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JAMINA SCIPPIO-MCFADDEN

JAMINA SCIPPIO-MCFADDEN has been named director of the University of Massachusetts Center at Springfield where she has been serving as interim director for the past year. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Bethune-Cookman University, a master’s degree in communications from the University of Florida and is currently a doctoral candidate in education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

March 4, 2020

HOWARD O. GIBSON

HOWARD O. GIBSON has been named the vice president of the division of academic affairs at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The former interim president of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Gibson holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, a master’s degree in business administration and a Ph.D. in urban higher education — all from Jackson State University in Mississippi.

March 4, 2020

MARY-ANN IBEZIAKO

MARY-ANN IBEZIAKO has been appointed assistant vice president for utilities at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Most recently director of engineering and energy at the University of Maryland, College Park, Ibeziako holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cleveland State University and a master’s in business administration from Case Western Reserve University.

March 4, 2020

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AUGUST WASHINGTON

AUGUST WASHINGTON has been appointed senior associate vice chancellor for public safety and special initiatives at Vanderbilt University. As the school’s associate vice chancellor and chief of police, Washington holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Grambling State University in Louisiana.

March 4, 2020

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MARIA RAMIREZ

MARIA RAMIREZ has been named assistant director of faculty development and diversity at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University. Previously a senior student advisor at NYU and coordinator of pre-college programs at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Misericordia University in Pennsylvania as well as a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs at New York University.

March 4, 2020

MARY DANA HINTON

MARY DANA HINTON has been named president of Virginia’s Hollins University. Currently president of Minnesota’s College of Saint Benedict, Hinton holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Williams College, a master’s degree in clinical child psychology from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. in religion and religious education from Fordham University.

March 4, 2020

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SHERRHONDA “SHER” GIBBS

SHERRHONDA “SHER” GIBBS has been appointed dean of the Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado. Currently interim director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Management and the Alvin Williams Endowed Chair of Minority Entrepreneurship, Gibbs holds a bachelor’s from Grambling State University, a master’s in business administration from Winona State University and a Ph.D. in business administration from Jackson State University.

March 4, 2020

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SUZANNE RIVERA

SUZANNE RIVERA has been appointed president of Macalester College. Most recently vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University, Rivera holds a bachelor’s in American civilization from Brown University, a master’s in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas.

March 4, 2020

S. DAVID WU

S. DAVID WU has been named president of the City University of New York’s Baruch College. He is the first Asian American leader of a CUNY college. Currently provost and executive vice president at George Mason University, Wu holds a bachelor’s from Tunghai University in Taiwan as well as a master’s and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

March 4, 2020

MARCIA CONSTON

MARCIA CONSTON has been named president of Tidewater Community College (TCC). Currently vice president for enrollment and student success services at Central Piedmont Community College, Conston holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Jackson State University; a master’s from Hood Theological Seminary; and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi.

March 4, 2020

ALLISON VORDERSTRASSE

ALLISON VORDERSTRASSE has been appointed dean of the University of Massachusetts’s Amherst College of Nursing. Currently a faculty member and director of the Florence S. Downs Ph.D. Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development at New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Vorderstrasse holds a bachelor’s in nursing from Mount Saint Mary College as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in nursing from Yale University School of Nursing.

March 4, 2020

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