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How COVID-19 Will Impact the Future of Nurses
Providing bedside care is the main goal of nurses who report to work daily to fight alongside other healthcare professions in the battle against COVID-19. But what happens when there are more patients than caregivers? In talking with the Dean of Nursing at Duquesne University, she explained that in times of devastation, like the COVID-19 […]
May 4, 2020
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Howard University Hospital Doctors Prepare For a Potential Surge in COVID-19 Patients
For infectious diseases doctor Siham Mahgoub, some diligent “detective work” and plenty of curiosity are what many medical breakthroughs in challenging patient cases are made of. Now that she is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mahgoub admits that the stakes are higher and the learning curve is steep, but her approach remains the […]
May 4, 2020
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EBONI S. NELSON
EBONI S. NELSON has been appointed dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law. Currently associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and a law degree from Harvard University.
May 4, 2020
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Meharry Medical College’s Dr. James E.K. Hildreth Weighs In On COVID-19
Dr. James E.K. Hildreth has been president of Meharry Medical College, the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science center in Nashville, Tennessee, since July 2015, but for more than 40 years, the infectious disease expert has investigated viruses.  “The first virus I studied as a graduate student was flu, so, I know […]
May 4, 2020
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MICHELLE MARKS
MICHELLE MARKS has been named chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver. Currently vice president for academic innovation and new ventures at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, Marks holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from George Mason.
May 4, 2020
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DOROTHY Y. KO
DOROTHY Y. KO has been named the Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North at the John W. Kluge Center at theLibrary of Congress in Washington, D.C. There, she will work on her research proposal, “Ecological History of China, 1400- 2020.”A professor of history at Barnard College, Ko holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Stanford University.
May 4, 2020
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MAURIE MCINNIS
MAURIE MCINNIS has been appointed president of the State University of New York system’s Stony Brook University on LongIsland in New York. Currently a cultural historian and executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas at Austin, McInnis holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Virginia as well as a master’s and Ph.D. in art history from Yale University.
May 4, 2020
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EDDITH DASHIELL
EDDITH DASHIELL has been appointed the first female and the first African American director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Currently associate professor and associate director of undergraduate programs for the journalism school, Dashiell holds a bachelor’s in telecommunications and a master’s in history from Middle Tennessee State University as well as a Ph.D. in mass communication from Indiana University in Bloomington.
May 4, 2020
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VALERIE NURR’ARAALUK DAVIDSON
VALERIE NURR’ARAALUK DAVIDSON has been named the first female president of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage.Previously senior director of legal and intergovernmental affairs for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Davidson holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Alaska Southeast as well as a law degree from the University of New Mexico.
May 4, 2020
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JOY K. WARD
JOY K. WARD has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently associate dean for research and dean’s professor at the University of Kansas, Ward holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
May 4, 2020
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TRICIA GATLIN
TRICIA GATLIN has been appointed dean of Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. Currently associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate affairs as well as interim associate dean for graduate affairs at the School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Gatlin holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Arizona.
May 4, 2020
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With the Fire on High: The Writing Process in COVID-19
For me to be productive as a woman of color in academia, my writing needs to be driven by a connection to what is real, lived, and urgent. COVID-19 is not normal, and I argue should not be considered the “new” norm. Academia was already difficult and combined with COVID-19 will have lasting effects on the “productivity” of women of color for years to come.
May 2, 2020
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Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2020
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Survey: 30% of High School Students Plan to Delay Their College Start Date
A new survey reveals that 30% of high school students are delaying their college start date while 13% plan to change their original chosen institution due to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2020
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BARBARA KRAUTHAMER
BARBARA KRAUTHAMER has been named dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts atAmherst. Currently professor of history, dean of the graduate school and senior vice provost for interdisciplinary programs andinnovation at the school, Krauthamer holds a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College; a master’s from Washington University; and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.
May 1, 2020
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ANTOINETTE CANDIA-BAILEY
ANTOINETTE CANDIA-BAILEY has been named the inaugural vice president of student affairs and chief diversity officer atElm College. Previously the senior project coordinator to the deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Candia-Bailey holds a bachelor’s in sociology from Lincoln University; a master’s in vocational rehabilitation counseling from Michigan State University; and a Ph.D. in leadership studies from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro.
May 1, 2020
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MYRON FLOYD
MYRON FLOYD has been appointed dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.Most recently interim dean of the College of Natural Resources, Floyd holds a bachelor’s in recreation and park administration and a master’s in parks, recreation, and tourism management, both from Clemson University. He also holds a Ph.D. in recreation and resources development with a specialization in natural resource sociology from Texas A&M University.
May 1, 2020
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MARTINO HARMON
MARTINO HARMON has been appointedvice president for student life at the University of Michigan.Currently senior vicepresident for student affairs at Iowa StateUniversity, Harmon holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing management, a master’sdegree in human resource developmentand educational technology and a Ph.D. inhigher education and administration — allfrom the University of Toledo in Ohio.
May 1, 2020
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