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MICHELLE L. WEBB
MICHELLE L. WEBB has been appointed director of academic assessment at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Webb received a doctorate in occupational therapy from the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and a doctorate in higher and postsecondary education from Argosy University.
May 30, 2019
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DEUS BAZIRA
DEUS BAZIRA has been appointed co-director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact at Georgetown University Medical Center. Previously, he served as founding director for the Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Bazira received a master’s degree from the University of Cape Town and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
May 30, 2019
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SUSAN HOWARTH
SUSAN HOWARTH has been named executive vice president for strategy, operations and finance at Western Kentucky University. Previously, she was director of decision support at the University of Louisville. Howarth earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University.
May 29, 2019
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LESLIE DOYLE
LESLIE DOYLE has been named chief inclusion officer at Rockhurst University. Previously, she was director of service, diversity and social justice at Fontbonne University. Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University, a master’s degree from the University of Kansas, a master’s degree from Fontbonne University and an Ed.D. from Maryville University.
May 29, 2019
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SAÚL JIMÉNEZ-SANDOVAL
SAÚL JIMÉNEZ-SANDOVAL has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fresno State University. He currently serves as dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at the university. Jiménez-Sandoval received a double bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish, a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of California, Irvine and professional certificates in critical theory from Cornell University.
May 29, 2019
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Remembering Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall
Widely recognized as a towering figure in the field of medicine, a brilliant surgeon and educator who broke color barriers while reaching the pinnacle of his profession, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., died on May 25 in Washington, D.C. at age 89.
May 29, 2019
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Serving Others
Catholic universities across the U.S have long made social justice a part of their mission.
May 29, 2019
STEM
Pioneering Geneticist’s Podcast Plums Race and Ancestry
Dr. Janina M. Jeff, who loved science growing up in New Orleans and studied genetics at Spelman College and Vanderbilt University, is dedicated to bridging that field and a Black American community that historically has viewed it with suspicion.
May 29, 2019
Students
Northern Kentucky University Welcomes Bonita J. Brown as VP and CSO
Bonita J. Brown has been named vice president and chief strategy officer at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), beginning on August 1. Brown brings years of higher education experience to her new role, including service at Achieving the Dream, the Education Trust, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Texas, the University […]
May 29, 2019
News Roundup
UMass Amherst Appoints Krauthamer to Interdisciplinary Programs and Innovation Post
University of Massachusetts, Amherst provost Dr. John McCarthy has appointed Dr. Barbara Krauthamer to the post of senior vice provost for Interdisciplinary Programs and Innovation. In her new role, Krauthamer will oversee the Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) and the University Without Walls (UWW) degree programs. She will also continue on as dean of […]
May 29, 2019
News Roundup
Charles Whitaker Named Dean at Medill
Charles Whitaker will become the ninth dean of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism this July. Whitaker, who has served at Medill since 1993, was previously interim dean. Before arriving at the institution, he was a senior editor at Ebony magazine following years of news experience, including at publications such as the Miami Herald and […]
May 29, 2019
Opinion
Social Justice in Action: Creating a Climate of RESPECT at Associational Meetings
Determining how best to respond to reports of discrimination, bias and sexual harassment is an important human rights issue in the United States and around the world today. One approach is to adopt a social justice framework.
May 29, 2019
Health
Experts Probe Critical Issues of Student Health and Education
Health and education have a major impact on each other, and collaborations at all levels involving families, schools, policymakers and other stakeholders are essential to improving outcomes in both areas for students – especially those from low-income, rural and other under-served populations, speakers said at an event Tuesday co-sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Healthy Schools Campaign.
May 28, 2019
Leadership & Policy
29 Leaders to Join AASCU’S 2019 Millennium Leadership Initiative
Twenty-nine senior higher education professionals will join the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ 2019 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) to further their path to the presidency. AASCU’s leadership development program will convene this year’s cohort for a four-day, intensive conference in Washington, D.C. The “protégés” will additionally work with a seasoned president and other […]
May 28, 2019
Students
Dwight Watson Named Chancellor of UW-Whitewater
Dr. Dwight C. Watson has been named the 17th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Watson comes to UW-Whitewater from Southwest Minnesota State University, where he currently serves as provost and vice president of academic and student affairs. In this role, he worked to improve student achievement, institutional diversity and inclusion, and transfer pathways, while […]
May 28, 2019
News Roundup
Lonnie Bunch III named First African American secretary at the Smithsonian
Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III has been appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, making him the first African American leader in the Smithsonian’s 173-year history. Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, succeeds David Skorton, who will step down on June 15. The new secretary will start […]
May 28, 2019
Opinion
Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning
In this era of emboldened and undeniably racist discourse, Richard Hughes’s Myths America Lives By is a breath of fresh air. Although the examination of the “mythical history” of America may initially seem familiar to readers, Hughes’s thought-provoking historical analysis reveals the primal myth of White supremacy as one that fuels all other American myths.
May 28, 2019
Leadership & Policy
New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU
Dr. Kevin James — the newly appointed interim president of Morris Brown College — is on a mission to restore the historically Black college to its glory days.
May 28, 2019
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