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MIGUEL MARTINEZ-SAENZ

MIGUEL MARTINEZ-SAENZ has been named president of St. Francis College. He was previously provost and vice president for academic affairs at Otterbein University. Martinez-Saenz earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida.

September 21, 2017

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A First at Fisk: Tanya Torres Steps Into Groundbreaking Role

As the 2017-18 school year starts, Tanya Torres debuts as president of Fisk’s Student Government Association (SGA), making her the first Hispanic to serve as the elected student leader of the 151-year-old historically Black university.

September 20, 2017

Advocates: Support Vital for Students From Foster Care System

When it comes to accessing college, students who have experienced the foster care system have a steep hill to climb. Studies indicate that while the majority of foster youth say that they want to go to college few will ever attain a degree.

September 20, 2017

Debra Schilling Wolfe

Rutgers Grad Students Belatedly Receiving Summer Grants

As the fall semester begins at Rutgers University, hundreds of graduate students are only now receiving their summer funding.

September 20, 2017

MELLASENAH Y. MORRIS

MELLASENAH Y. MORRIS has been appointed interim dean of the DePauw University School of Music. She recently retired as dean of the Peabody Conservatory. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and a master’s degree and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University.

September 20, 2017

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PATRICIA GRANT

PATRICIA GRANT has been named senior associate dean for the undergraduate program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Grant was previously interim senior associate dean for the past year. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree and an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

September 20, 2017

MARIA DE LOURDES DIECK-ASSAD

MARIA DE LOURDES DIECK-ASSAD has been appointed vice president for hemispheric and global affairs at the University of Miami. She was previously dean emeritus and distinguished professor of economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM). Dieck-Assad earned a bachelor’s degree from ITESM, a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

September 20, 2017

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JIMMY T. TATE

JIMMY T. TATE has been named chief of staff at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Previously, he served as president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Tate earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and an Ed.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

September 20, 2017

NOBLE MASERU

NOBLE MASERU has been named director of the Center for Health Equity at the University of Pittsburgh. He will also be associate dean for diversity and a professor of public health practice. Maseru earned a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University, a master of public health degree from Emory University and a Ph.D. from Clark Atlanta University.

September 20, 2017

DERIC C. SAVIOR

DERIC C. SAVIOR has been appointed head of medical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital (TUH). Savior previously led the Fox Chase thoracic oncology section at TUH. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University and an M.D. from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.

September 20, 2017

CRYSTAL DEGREGORY

CRYSTAL DEGREGORY has been named director of the Atwood Institute for Race, Education and the Democratic Ideal at Kentucky State University. She is also the founder and executive editor of HBCU story.org. DeGregory earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, a master’s degree from Tennessee State University and another master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.

September 20, 2017

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DANITA BROWN-YOUNG

DANITA BROWN-YOUNG has been named vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Brown-Young previously served as vice provost of student affairs and dean of students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University, a master’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a Ph.D. from Ohio University.

September 20, 2017

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UNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic Boycott

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at North Carolina’s flagship public university have embarked on a monthlong boycott of commercial goods on campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the boycott launched Monday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a social media […]

September 20, 2017

College Towns Feel Pinch From Rental Sites Such As Airbnb

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town’s funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Now, renting in Cambridge can feel like that – something critics say is made tougher by short-term rental websites like Airbnb, through which property owners can make more […]

September 20, 2017

Frat at Cornell University to Close Amid Beating Probe

ITHACA, N.Y. — A national fraternity says it will close its Cornell University chapter in the wake of an investigation into an attack against a Black student by a white student that police say may have been racially motivated. Psi Upsilon’s alumni board of governors told the Ivy League school on Tuesday that the chapter […]

September 20, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging In

NEW YORK — A professor who tweeted about teaching “future dead cops” at a college of criminal justice says he’ll continue to speak out despite being placed on leave. Michael Isaacson tells the Daily News that he refuses to remain silent amid a “coordinated campaign” against him. The adjunct economics professor tweeted Aug. 23 that […]

September 20, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Alaska President Vows to Give Back His Bonus

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen has pledged to donate his $50,000 bonus to the school. The university’s Board of Regents approved a $50,000 bonus for Johnsen last week, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. “As president, I am committed to giving back to this great university,” Johnsen said, “and to supporting the […]

September 20, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of New Mexico Expands Drug Testing for Athletes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico will be expanding drug and alcohol testing for its athletes. Interim University President Chaouki Abdallah met with coaches Tuesday and announced the expanded program. University officials told the Albuquerque Journal that expanding the program was the right thing to do. The new initiative will be an additional […]

September 20, 2017