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University of Kansas Student Leaders will not be Impeached

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The University of Kansas Student Senate has voted not to begin impeachment proceedings against three student leaders. The senate voted Wednesday night to allow President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon to remain in office. The Lawrence Journal-World reports an impeachment committee found no allegations of […]

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Ex-Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Joins Faculty at Columbia University

PHILADELPHIA ― Philadelphia’s former mayor is joining the faculty at Columbia University this semester. Michael Nutter will teach urban policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. The school’s dean touted the 58-year-old Nutter as a leader on urban policy issues, including economic development, public safety and environmental innovation. Nutter, a West Philadelphia native, […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri Suspends Professor in Assault Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Wednesday suspended an assistant professor who is charged with assault in a campus run-in with student journalists during protests in November. The university system’s governing board of curators announced the move in a statement after a special meeting Wednesday night. Melissa Click was charged Monday with […]

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Administrator Fired from University Sues Wright State

XENIA, Ohio ― An administrator fired from a university in southwestern Ohio has filed a lawsuit alleging the school breached a contract with him. The Dayton Daily News reports the lawsuit was filed Friday in Greene County Common Pleas Court in Xenia by former Wright State University administrator Ryan Fendley. Fendley’s lawsuit says the university […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri will Raise Stipends for Some Students

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri plans to raise its minimum stipend for some graduate doctoral students on July 1. Chancellor Hank Foley said Wednesday during his State of the University address that the stipend for those with 20-hour assistantships will go to $15,000 by July 1 and increase to $18,000 next year. The […]

January 28, 2016

Columbia Unveils LGBTQ Faculty Diversity Initiative, First Among Peer Institutions

When Dean of Humanities Sharon Marcus was a student at Brown, there were no professors dedicated to LGBTQ scholarship. Now, as part of a new initiative announced to faculty last week, Columbia will hire four faculty members who specialize in queer studies. “I’m very excited because this is a field in which I’ve worked,” Marcus […]

January 28, 2016

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MAKOLA ABDULLAH

MAKOLA ABDULLAH has been named president of Virginia State University, effective February 1. He was provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University. Abdullah earned a bachelor’s from Howard University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Northwestern University.

January 28, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

MARIE JOHNSON

MARIE JOHNSON has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. She is a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the United States Military Academy. Johnson earned a bachelor’s from Harvard College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Brown University.

January 28, 2016

LILLIAN SCHUMACHER

LILLIAN SCHUMACHER was named chancellor of Pennsylvania State University Beaver, effective February 1. She is vice president for academic affairs at Tiffin University in Ohio. Schumacher earned a bachelor’s from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and two master’s and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.

January 28, 2016

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RAMON TORRECILHA

RAMON TORRECILHA has been named president of Westfield State University. He was a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Torrecilha earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Portland State University, and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

January 28, 2016

RAMON-TORRECILHA

EVA K. PICKENS

EVA K. PICKENS was named vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern University. She is interim vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern. Pickens earned a bachelor’s from Southern University.

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

LYNN PASQUERELLA

LYNN PASQUERELLA has been appointed president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), effective July 1. She is president of Mount Holyoke College. Pasquerella earned a bachelor’s from Mount Holyoke College and a doctorate from Brown University.

January 28, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

ANDREA TAWNEY

ANDREA TAWNEY was appointed vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State University. She has served as interim vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State. Tawney holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northern Arizona University, and a doctorate from Texas Tech University.

January 28, 2016

Community Colleges

TERRENCE CHENG

TERRENCE CHENG has been named campus director of the University of Connecticut-Stamford. He was associate provost for academic programs and a professor of English at Brooklyn College (City University of New York). Cheng earned a bachelor’s from Binghamton University of the State University of New York and a master’s from the University of Miami.

January 28, 2016

African-American

VIVIAN-LEE NYITRAY

VIVIAN-LEE NYITRAY has been appointed associate vice provost and executive director of the education abroad programs for the University of California system. She is founding dean of Prospect Colleges in Chongqing and Taigu, China. Nyitray earned a bachelor’s from Syracuse University, and a master’s and adoctorate from Stanford University.

January 28, 2016

‘Professor of Place’

January 28, 2016

Race and Place

January 28, 2016

Spectrum Focused

January 28, 2016