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UIowa’s Afro House, A Safe Space for Black Students

Since 1968, the Afro-American Cultural Center at the University of Iowa has served as a welcoming and empowering space for the university’s Black students, faculty and staff to find community, engage in activism, receive support and culturally engage with others on and off campus.

May 2, 2019

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PhD Student’s App Aims to Improve College Match and Completion

As a teacher at a private high school in an affluent San Francisco Bay-area community and later as a dean at a high-needs public charter school in California, Vielka Hoy noticed wide differences between the two institutions in college-attainment rates and in where students decided to matriculate.

May 2, 2019

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BETSY P. HUANG

BETSY P. HUANG has been named associate provost and dean at Clark University. Currently, she is the Andrea B. and Peter Klein ’64 Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies. Huang received a bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Buffalo and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.

May 2, 2019

KENICHI MATSUNO

KENICHI MATSUNO has been named dean of faculty at Babson College. Prior to his new role, he served as a professor of marketing at the college. Matsuno received a bachelor’s degree from Aoymama Gakuin University, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, a master’s degree from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee.

May 2, 2019

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González Stokas Named Barnard’s First Diversity VP

Dr. Ariana González Stokas, the Dean of Inclusive Excellence at Bard College, will become Barnard College’s inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in July. González Stokas will report to president Dr. Sian Leah Beilock and work with campus constituencies, leading initiatives that cultivate a more inclusive and equitable learning environment. She will chair […]

May 2, 2019

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OYA TUKEL

OYA TUKEL has been appointed dean of Martin Tuchman School of Management at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Most recently, she was a professor, associate dean of undergraduate programs and studentservices and director of student success and engagement at Cleveland State University. Tukel earned a bachelor’s degree from the Middle East Technical University and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

May 2, 2019

All 19 NJ Community Colleges to Offer Free Tuition Program

Eligible students enrolled in all of New Jersey’s community colleges will now be able to benefit from a tuition-free program. The expanded Community College Opportunity Grant program will cover the costs of remaining financial need for students at Brookdale Community College, County College of Morris, Essex County College, Raritan Valley Community College, Rowan College at […]

May 2, 2019

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Fisk University Breaks Ground on New Center for Career Planning

Fisk University in Tennessee will break ground this week for the campus’ new Roland G. Parrish Center for Career Planning and Development. The Roland G. Parrish Center’s construction is funded by a $3 million gift – one of the largest gifts in Fisk’s history – from Parrish, a businessman and philanthropist in the Dallas area. […]

May 2, 2019

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LEE SKINNER

LEE SKINNER has been appointed dean of the Newcomb-Tulane College at Tulane University. Most recently, she was associate dean of the fauclty and professor of Spanish at Claremont McKenna College. Skinner earned a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Spanish from Emory University.

May 2, 2019

Debra McCurdy Begins Presidency at Baltimore City Community College

Dr. Debra L. McCurdy began her tenure this week as the 14th president of Baltimore City Community College (BCCC). A higher education veteran for more than 30 years, McCurdy comes to BCCC from Rhodes State College, where she served as president for 11 years. She will “rejuvenate the college and set it on a path […]

May 2, 2019

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AMILCAR SHABAZZ

AMILCAR SHABAZZ has been named president of The National Council for Black Studies. Currently, he is a professor of history and Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Shabazz received a bachelor’s degree in economics from The University of Texas at Austin, a master’s degree from Lamar University and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston.

May 2, 2019

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MARLENE L. GARCIA

MARLENE L. GARCIA has been named executive director of the California Student Aid Commission. Prior to her new role, she was manager of Apple Inc.’s Education Strategic Initiatives Group. Garcia received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature from UCLA and a master’s degree in public policy from Claremont Graduate School.

May 2, 2019

LAURA VANDENBURGH

LAURA VANDENBURGH has been appointed interim dean of the University of Oregon College of Design. Vandenburgh earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis, a master’s degree from Hunter College and a doctor of veterinary medicine from University of California, Davis.

May 2, 2019

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RICHARD D. JOHNSON

RICHARD D. JOHNSON has been appointed a faculty member in jazz studies at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, he is the piano instructor for the Ravinia Jazz Program in Chicago. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree from the Berklee College of Music and a master’s degree in jazz pedagogy from the Boston Conservatory.

May 2, 2019

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SHRUTHI MAHALINGAIAH

SHRUTHI MAHALINGAIAH has been appointed vice president of the New England Fertility Society. She currently serves as an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University. Mahalingaiah earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, a master’s degree from Boston University School of Public Health and a doctor of medicine from Harvard Medical School.

May 2, 2019

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EMORY H. WOODARD IV

EMORY H. WOODARD IV has been named dean of graduate studies at Villanova University. He currently serves as an associate professor and coordinator in media studies at Villanova. Woodard received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree and PH.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

May 2, 2019

TAMARA BROWN

TAMARA BROWN has been named executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of North Texas. Brown received a bachelor’s degree from Longwood College, a master’s of divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

May 2, 2019

WALTER SMITH III

WALTER SMITH III has been appointed chair of the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music. Prior to his new role, he served as an associate professor of jazz studies at Indiana University. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music, a master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music and a Graduate Diploma in jazz performance from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

May 2, 2019