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Stop Using Asian Americans to Defend Against Disparities, Then Rejecting Them as Non-Diverse

Asian Americans are ambiguous in civil rights. Perhaps Asian Americans themselves are ambivalent as well. Neither Black nor White, Asian Americans challenge the standard understanding of racial justice. Whether they are integrating into the majority or if they will be “people of color,” 　they should have autonomy and not be used to advance the ulterior motives of others who may not have their best interests at heart.

December 4, 2019

Rep. James Clyburn to Speak at Morgan State’s Fall Commencement Ceremony

U.S. Rep. James E. Clybrun (D-S.C.) will be the keynote speaker at Morgan State University’s (MSU) Fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 13. Held in MSU’s Talmadge Hill Field House, Clyburn, who is the majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, will address a diverse group of more than 500 doctoral, master’s degree and […]

December 4, 2019

Senators Introduce a Bipartisan Plan to Renew HBCU Funding

After months of political wrangling, U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan plan to renew long-term funding for minority serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities. The original funding expired on Sept. 30 when the FUTURE Act stalled in the Senate. The revised version of the FUTURE Act will reauthorize $255 million in annual funding for […]

December 4, 2019

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Hampshire College Hopes to Raise $60 Million by 2024

Hampshire College recently kicked off its five-year “Change in the Making” campaign to raise $60 million by 2024, as part of its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2020. So far, Hampshire has raised $11.2 million in gifts and seeks to secure an additional $3 million by the end of 2019. “Our goal is to foster a […]

December 4, 2019

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Tensions Continue at Syracuse University as Students Return to Campus

At Syracuse University, at least 12 racist and anti-Semitic incidents happened on campus in the last month, all within a two-week period, alarming students, parents, alumni and staff. As students return to campus to prepare for finals, tensions continue.

December 3, 2019

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ROWENA M. TOMANENG

ROWENA M. TOMANENG has been appointed president of San Jose City College. Since 2016, she has served as president of Berkeley City College. Tomaneng holds a bachelor’s degree in English from University of California, Irvine; a master’s degree in English from University of California, Santa Barbara; and a doctorate in international/multicultural education from the University of San Francisco.

December 3, 2019

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ADRIEN BENNINGS

ADRIEN BENNINGS has been named both the first female and Black president of Kellogg Community College. She is currently vice president for finance and administration at Clovis Community College. Bennings holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural development from Texas A&M University, a master’s degree in business administration from Wayland Baptist University and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Texas Tech University.

December 3, 2019

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Study Focuses on Millennial’s Perceptions of their College Education

Dr. Larry Chiagouris, a professor of marketing at Pace University, recently unveiled his research on how millennials perceive their college education in terms of overall satisfaction and career preparedness.

December 3, 2019

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Trump Backs Protesting Students….In China

The protests that delayed this year’s Harvard-Yale game were enough to break some news the weekend before Thanksgiving. Climate change is a big deal. And if the nation’s top schools with a combined endowment worth $70 billion did something about it, maybe higher ed could set an example for the country, if not the world.

December 3, 2019

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Sweet Briar College Will Invest Recent $3 Million Gift in Curriculum

Sweet Briar College (SBC), an all-women’s school in Virginia, received donations totaling $3 million which it plans to put toward its “leadership core curriculum.” SBC’s leadership core curriculum consists of ten courses intended to help students develop the skills required for democratic and collaborative research. The program is designed to improve its students’ abilities in […]

December 3, 2019

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College Autism Network Partners with NASPA to Expand Reach

The College Autism Network (CAN), a nonprofit founded by a Florida State University associate professor, will soon partner with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), hoping to expand its reach and support more college students with autism. Associate professor of higher education Dr. Bradley Cox founded the nonprofit in 2016 to address the […]

December 3, 2019

Dr. Kimo Ah Yun Named First Minority Provost at Marquette University

Dr. Kimo Ah Yun will become the first person of color to serve as provost for Marquette University, a private Jesuit research school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ah Yun, who was chosen after a nine-month national search for the position, has been serving as acting provost for the university since Oct. 31, 2018. “Kimo has demonstrated […]

December 3, 2019

Coppin State University Selects Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins as its Next President

Coppin State University—the historically Black university located in Baltimore—has tapped the president of West Virginia State University to be its next president.

December 2, 2019

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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Balances Life of a Surgeon and University President

Long before darkness had given way to sunlight on a recent Friday morning, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick was already in the operating room at Howard University Hospital, gearing up to operate on his 86-year-old patient. Working with Dr. Terrence Fullum, the interim chair of th Department of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine, […]

December 2, 2019

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GEORGE E. BATTLE III

GEORGE E. BATTLE IIIhas been named the first vice chancellor for institutional integrity and risk management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNCCH). Battle has recently served as general counsel to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, one of the largest public school districts in the nation. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from UNC-CH.

December 2, 2019

LAWRENCE MCNEIL

LAWRENCE MCNEIL has been named dean at Bowie State University’s College of Business. He currently oversees the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Prairie View A&M University. He holds a bachelor’s in history from Morgan State University, a master’s in international economics from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in economics from Howard University.

December 2, 2019

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SHERIA D. ROWE

SHERIA D. ROWE has been appointed assistant dean of the School of Business, Management and Technology at St. Augustine’s University (SAU) in North Carolina. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SAU, a master’s degree in information science from North Carolina Central University and a doctoral degree in business administration from Argosy University.

December 2, 2019

MONA HICKS

MONA HICKS has been appointed senior associate vice provost and dean of students at Stanford University. She currently serves as dean of students at Saint Louis University. Hicks holds a bachelor’s in biology from St. Edward’s University, a master’s in college student personnel from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. in higher education, leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University.

December 2, 2019