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STANLEY J. ELLIOTT

STANLEY J. ELLIOTT has been appointed president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. He previously served as vice president of student affairs at Shaw University. Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.

November 1, 2017

PATRICE L. DICKERSON

PATRICE L. DICKERSON has been named director of faculty diversity recruitment in the Office of Inclusion and Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She was previously assistant executive dean for strategic recruitment and diversity at The Ohio State University. Dickerson earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan.

November 1, 2017

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STANLEY J. ELLIOTT

STANLEY J. ELLIOTT has been appointed president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. He previously served as vice president of student affairs at Shaw University. Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.

November 1, 2017

FENIMORE FISHER

FENIMORE FISHER has been named vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins University. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a J.D. from Ohio Northern University and a labor mediation certification from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

November 1, 2017

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CONNIE L. BOOK

CONNIE L. BOOK has been appointed president of Elon University, effective March 1, 2018. She previously served as provost and dean of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Book earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a master’s degree from Northwestern State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

November 1, 2017

FENIMORE FISHER

FENIMORE FISHER has been named vice provost for diversity and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins University. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University, a J.D. from Ohio Northern University and a labor mediation certification from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

November 1, 2017

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PAUL ATCHLEY

PAUL ATCHLEY has been appointed senior associate vice president and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida, effective January 2018. Atchley earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from California State University, Fresno, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside.

November 1, 2017

SAID SEWELL

SAID SEWELL has been named senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He is a former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri. Sewell earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a master’s degree from Texas Southern University and a Ph.D. from Clark Atlanta University.

November 1, 2017

Billionaire Gives $125M to University of Chicago Economic Department

CHICAGO — Billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is donating $125 million to the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics. The university announced Griffin’s gift Wednesday, saying it’s the second-largest in school history and brings his personal donations to the school to nearly $150 million. The school’s economics department, which boasts being associated with 29 scholars who […]

November 1, 2017

Norwich University Denies Negligence Prior to Reported Sex Assault

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — A private military college in Vermont is denying a student’s claim that it was negligent in its handling of three complaints against a cadet prior to his expulsion for a reported sexual assault. The Times Argus reports that Norwich University in Northfield is being sued in federal court by a former student […]

November 1, 2017

Charges Filed vs. Penn State Frat Over Unconscious Student

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Police have filed alcohol-related charges against a suspended Penn State fraternity after a student suspected of drinking there was found unconscious and hospitalized. The Centre Daily Times reports two misdemeanor counts of selling and furnishing liquor to a minor were filed against Delta Tau Delta on Monday. State College police found […]

November 1, 2017

Details of Abuse Emerge in Hazing Case Against College Frat

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Authorities say a rental home near a New York college campus became a house of horrors for fraternity pledges who were vomited on, doused in urine and forced to eat foods that made them throw up. More details of the allegations against the Pi Alpha Nu are emerging in documents filed in […]

November 1, 2017

UW-Superior to Drop 9 Majors, 15 Minors, Grad Program

SUPERIOR, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Superior officials have decided to drop nine majors, 15 minors and a graduate program due to lack of interest. Wisconsin Public Radio reports some of the majors include sociology, theater, journalism and political science. The minors include physics, legal studies, computer science and photography. The masters in art therapy program […]

November 1, 2017

Shaky Ground

On Wednesday, open enrollment begins for the fifth time under Obamacare. There is much uncertainty in the insurance market and premiums are expected to continue to rise. According to Gallup, the uninsured rate rose to 13 percent, up from 10 percent last year — most experts attribute the rise to ballooning individual insurance costs, diminished […]

November 1, 2017

Notre Dame Will End Free Contraceptive Coverage

SOUTH BEND — University of Notre Dame employees will no longer be eligible for no-cost contraceptive coverage through a third party starting Jan. 1, 2018. The change also applies to students covered under the university’s health care plan. Read More

November 1, 2017

Opioid Panel Will Recommend Tighter Restrictions

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to establish drug courts in every federal judicial district, adjust reimbursement rates for addiction treatment, and streamline federal funding used by state and local governments to implement drug treatment and prevention programs, according to a draft of the panel’s […]

November 1, 2017

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Program Pairs Students with Medical Role Models

Abigail Sapp’s Saturday mornings are usually reserved for basketball practice, but the opportunity to meet with professionals doing the work she aspires to do was tempting enough to draw her off the court. “I want to be a doctor to help people,” the 12-year-old said. Read More

November 1, 2017

HBCU Gets $16.3 M to Examine Disparities

The grant comes courtesy of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a division of the National Institutes of Health. It will go toward a new Research Center in Minority Institutions meant to elevate the university’s health disparities research program. The grant will support health disparities research across the NCCU campus, one of […]

November 1, 2017