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DILCIE PEREZ

DILCIE PEREZ has been named vice president/assistant superintendent of student services at Cerritos College. Prior to her new role, she served as dean of student life & judicial affairs at MiraCosta Community College District. Perez earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University San Marcos, a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University and an Ed.D. from San Diego State University.

March 20, 2019

AVIS PROCTOR

AVIS PROCTOR has been appointed the sixth president of Harper College. Currently, she is the president of Broward College’s North Campus. Proctor received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from Florida A&M University, a master’s degree in teaching mathematics from Florida Atlantic University and a doctoral degree in higher education from Florida International University.

March 20, 2019

PAM JACKSON

PAM JACKSON has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University. Prior to her new role, she served as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the university. Jackson received a bachelor’s in psychology from Albion College, a master’s degree from Troy State University, a master’s degree from FSU and a Ph.D. from UNC Charlotte.

March 20, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Praise Greets Folt Selection as First Woman USC President

Less than three months after an unceremonious departure from her job as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Carol L. Folt has been named the first female president of the University of Southern California.

March 20, 2019

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JOHN GATES

JOHN GATES has been named provost for diversity and clinical professor in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He currently is an administrator in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. Gates earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. from the University of London.

March 20, 2019

DELRISH MOSS

DELRISH MOSS has been named police captain and public information officer at Florida International University. Most recently, he was a police chief in Ferguson, Missouri. Moss is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Florida International University.

March 20, 2019

CHERYL A. MCCONNELL

CHERYL A. MCCONNELL has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Satin Joseph’s University. Prior to her new role, she was dean of the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at Rockhurst University. Mc-Connell received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from Wichita State University and a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University.

March 20, 2019

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Program Offers $75,000 Loan Repayment to Michigan Medical Graduates

Four Michigan universities have teamed up to develop a program offering upcoming medical graduates a $75,000 loan repayment to work in rural and urban underserved communities. Michigan Doctors, or MIDOC, is a partnership between Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Western Michigan University. The program has developed select residency openings for graduating medical students, […]

March 20, 2019

$80,000 in Grants Going to Five Virginia Universities for Tobacco-Free Campus Initiatives

Five Virginia universities, including three in Richmond, are getting a total of $80,000 in grants to help them eliminate the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on campus. The retail pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. announced the grants on Tuesday, along with the American Cancer Society and the Truth Initiative, a non-profit tobacco control […]

March 20, 2019

Robert Morris University Unveils Plan to Consolidate Schools

Robert Morris University unveiled its plan Wednesday morning to reduce its number of schools from five to four. The university did not eliminate one of the schools, as had been speculated. Instead, three of the five schools — the School of Communications and Information Systems, School of Education and Social Sciences, and the School of […]

March 20, 2019

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Allen University, Wofford College Get Grants Toward Tobacco Free Campus

Two universities here in South Carolina are aiming to have their students incorporate a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their peers. The CVS Health Foundation, Truth initiative along with The American Cancer Society are helping them do just that with a $28 thousand dollar grant given to them today, Tuesday March 19th, 2019. Read More

March 20, 2019

Laredo Trailblazer Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa Jr. Dies at 94

Joaquin Cigarroa Jr., a trailblazing doctor who served the Laredo area for over six decades, has died at the age of 94. Cigarroa, a father of 10, was the first Harvard University medical student from the Texas-Mexico border. Read More

March 20, 2019

Teaching Assistants Go on Strike at University of Illinois at Chicago: ‘We Have to Fight For the School to Care About Us’

Graduate student employees at the University of Illinois at Chicago, saying they don’t earn a living wage, went on strike Tuesday after more than a year of contract negotiations failed to produce a new work agreement. Graduate and teaching assistants formed picket lines outside of several east campus buildings and held an afternoon rally and march. […]

March 20, 2019

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Proficiency Over Privilege

We are appalled but not surprised about the revelation of the ubiquitous celebrity admissions scandal. To clarify, the story of college acceptance abuse was steered by the privilege of wealthy individuals who sought to circumvent the traditional admissions process and fraudulently forge college entry.

March 20, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Lake Superior College Appoints Dr. Patricia L. Rogers Next President

The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has appointed Dr. Patricia L. Rogers as the next president of Lake Superior College. Rogers will begin her new role on July 1. Rogers currently is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Winona State University, a role she’s had since 2013. She also […]

March 20, 2019

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Early Presidential Departure Makes Room for New Interim President at Saint Augustine’s University

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) alumnus Dr. Gaddis Faulcon is now interim president of the Raleigh-based university following the Board of Trustees’ request for former president Dr. Everett Ward to step down last week, four months ahead of his planned retirement.

March 20, 2019

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University of Houston-Downtown Expands Food Scholarship Program to All Students

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has announced it has expanded its existing partnership program with the Houston Food Bank to provide food scholarships for fresh and healthy meals to all UHD students. Students can apply for the food scholarship by visiting the Food for Change Market in UHD’s One Main Building and filling out the […]

March 20, 2019

CSU Northridge Taps Dr. Mary Beth Walker as Provost, VP for Academic Affairs

Dr. Mary Beth Walker, interim president at Georgia Gwinnett College and associate provost for strategic initiatives and innovation at Georgia State University, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Walker, a prominent economist, has over three decades of experience working in higher education, including serving as a […]

March 20, 2019