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Why a College Degree Means Less for the Poor, Explained in One Graph

Life isn’t fair. With hard work and determination, some are able to get an education and improve their odds — or so goes a popular American belief. But according to research from the Brookings Institution, a college degree goes a lot further if you were raised in a wealthier family. Brookings economists found wealthier college […]

March 8, 2016

Lovie Smith First African American Head Football Coach for University of Illinois

The hiring of Coach Lovie Smith is a diversity milestone for the University of Illinois. He is the first African American to hold the position in the University’s history. African American studies and US history scholar and Associate Professor Sundiata Cha Jua says it’s hard to believe in 2016 there are still firsts in diversity. […]

March 8, 2016

The Ongoing Battle Over Ethnic Studies

In Tucson, Arizona, Che Guevara posters and Paulo Freire’s The Pedagogy of the Oppressed are the spark that set off a heated conflict over ethnic studies that has made national headlines for years. For critics, including two former state schools superintendents, the Mexican American studies program in the Tucson Unified School District is little more […]

March 7, 2016

ACE and ACUE Collaborate on Program to Improve College Instruction

The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) are collaborating to improve college instruction via ACUE’s professional development and certificate program.

March 7, 2016

The Plight of Most First-generation College Students

Student advocates recognize the vitally important bond between student and college, especially for those who are the first in their families to attempt a college education.

March 7, 2016

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Fight for the Diversity Vote Intensifies as Week’s Primaries Focus on Michigan and Mississippi

Late last week, Def Jam entrepreneur Russell Simmons announced he was supporting Hillary Clinton after reaching out to Bernie Sanders.

March 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Vice President Ralph Newell is attending the ACPA Convention in Montreal through Wednesday, an event attended by approximately 3,500 American College Personnel Association members and guests.

March 7, 2016

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Moore College Paves the Way for Female Design, Leadership

Moore College of Art & Design is paving the way for diversity in fashion, art and design while cultivating female leadership throughout the industry.

March 7, 2016

These Students Wanted an Education When D.C. Was the Nation’s ‘Murder Capital’

Steve Bumbaugh didn’t know that his star student’s mom was a crack addict. He didn’t know that she was too ashamed to ask anyone for help. And he didn’t know that she declined a college scholarship, which she beat every grim statistic to earn, because she was afraid her mom would overdose if she left […]

March 7, 2016

JUDY K. SAKAKI

JUDY K. SAKAKI was named president of Sonoma State University, effective July 1. She is vice president of student affairs in the Office of the President of the University of California System. Sakaki holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from California State University, Hayward (now California State University, East Bay) and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

March 7, 2016

MARY A. PAPAZIAN

MARY A. PAPAZIAN has been named president of San Jose State University, effective July 1. She is president of Southern Connecticut State University. Papazian earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

March 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

First Woman to Lead Cornell University Dies of Cancer Less Than a Year Into Tenure

Cornell University President Elizabeth Garrett, the first woman to lead the Ivy League school in upstate New York, died Sunday of cancer less than a year after starting in the position, the university announced. She was 52. Garrett had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer. She disclosed the diagnosis to the campus community on Feb. […]

March 7, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

AKINLOLU O. OJO

AKINLOLU O. OJO has been appointed associate vice president for clinical research and global health initiatives at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. He was a professor of medicine and the Florence E. Bingham Research Professor in Nephrology at the University of Michigan. Ojo received a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of Lagos in Nigeria. He earned a master’s from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and an MBA and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

March 7, 2016

LEE A. GILL

LEE A. GILL has been named chief diversity officer and special assistant to the president for inclusive excellence at Clemson University, effective April 18. Gill is associate vice president for inclusion and equity and chief diversity officer at the University of Akron. Gill earned a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan and a juris doctor from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

March 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY has been named vice president of financial and administrative operations at El Paso Community College (EPCC). She was interim vice president of financial and administrative operations at EPCC. Shaughnessy received an associate from El Paso Community College, and a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso.

March 7, 2016

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EKKARATH “EKK” SISAVATDY

EKKARATH “EKK” SISAVATDY has been selected as director of the AANAPISI program at Highline College. Sisavatdy was a program manager in the advising department at Highline. He earned a bachelor’s from Western Washington University and a master’s from Central Washington University.

March 7, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN

ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN was appointed dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, effective in May. She is a professor of law at the University of Idaho. EagleWoman earned a bachelor’s from Stanford University, a juris doctor from the University of North Dakota and a master’s from the University of Tulsa College of Law.

March 7, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

CARMEN SOLORZANO

CARMEN SOLORZANO was appointed chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is a professor of clinical surgery at the medical school and director of the Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery Center. Solorzano earned an associate from Miami Dade College, and a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of Florida.

March 7, 2016

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