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Leadership & Policy

Nebraska Educator Taking President’s Post in North Carolina

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. ― A North Carolina community college board has chosen a Nebraska educator to become the college’s next president. Thomas Walker Jr. is expected to be confirmed by the State Board of Community Colleges July 26 as president of Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Walker has been president of Central Community […]

July 18, 2016

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Man Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves Wants His Job Back

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University and a former dining services worker who smashed a stained-glass window depicting slaves are discussing whether he can have his old job back, his attorney said Monday. Corey Menafee resigned last month after taking a broomstick to the window inside the dining hall at Calhoun College. Menafee, who is […]

July 18, 2016

University, Coach Deny Discriminating Against Mormon Player

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho ― Idaho State University’s former assistant tennis coach and the university have denied allegations made in a lawsuit in which a former tennis player says he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith. The Post Register reports that former coach Nate Gross has been accused of harassing Orin Duffin, who played […]

July 18, 2016

Eloy Oakley Named Chancellor of California Community Colleges System

Eloy Oakley becomes the first Latino to lead the California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest and most diverse system of public higher education.

July 18, 2016

Health Researchers Hone In on Sexual and Gender Minority Issues

The National Institutes of Health, motivated by a shift in research literature looking at health issues faced by people not then represented in LGBT language, created an office dedicated specifically to SGM health issues.

July 18, 2016

African-American

Scholar Warns Police Body Cams may be Used to Show Underrepresented in Worst Light

Access to footage from police body-worn cameras is among contentious issues that touch on matters of community trust, transparency and privacy.

July 18, 2016

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Leadership & Policy

LSU, Southern University Seek to Offer Stability Amid Tragedy in Baton Rouge

Higher education’s role in helping college campuses and their communities find answers and solutions to the string of tragic confrontations between police and civilians grew in significance this past weekend as deadly violence struck again in Baton Rouge.

July 17, 2016

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Bahng’s Tenure Controversy Remains Cloud Over Ivy League for Asian American Studies Advocates

For Sera Kwon, Dr. Aimee Bahng’s situation raises larger questions about the viability of a career in academe, particularly in ethnic studies.

July 17, 2016

Portland State University Views Diversity Efforts Through Eyes of Marginalized

Portland State’s Equity Lens panels and Diversity Action Council regularly assess the university’s four-year strategic plan.

July 17, 2016

UC Berkeley Responds as Student Among Dead in Attack in Nice

In a new world where terror has become commonplace, what will happen to the appetite to study abroad?

July 17, 2016

Student Sues Michigan State after Stalking Case Suspension

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― A male Michigan State University student who was suspended for four years after being accused of stalking a woman is suing the school. The Lansing State Journal reports that the sophomore, who isn’t named in the lawsuit, was suspended in May after the East Lansing school’s Office of Institution Equity found […]

July 15, 2016

ELLEN N. JUNN

ELLEN N. JUNN was appointed president of California State University, Stanislaus. She is provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Junn earned a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan, and a master’s and a doctorate from Princeton University.

July 15, 2016

CLAIRE E. STERK

CLAIRE E. STERK has been named president of Emory University, effective September 1. She is provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Emory. Sterk earned degrees from Free University, a doctorate from Erasmus University and a doctorate from the University of Utrecht, all in the Netherlands.

July 15, 2016

Mississippi State’s Bully Mascot Settles with ESPN

ABERDEEN, Miss. ― A former Mississippi State University cheerleader has settled her wrongful injury case with ESPN for an undisclosed sum. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Michaela Mills was dressed as the MSU mascot Bully during the 2013 Egg Bowl when she was run over by a motorized television camera cart. The lawsuit alleged […]

July 15, 2016

RICHARD P. ORTEGA

RICHARD P. ORTEGA has been appointed vice president for university advancement at Texas A&M University-SanAntonio. He was vice president for university advancement at Holy Names University. Ortega earned an associate from Los Angeles Mission College; a bachelor’s from California State University, Northridge; and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of New Mexico.

July 15, 2016

RONNÉ PATRICK TURNER

RONNÉ PATRICK TURNER has been appointed vice provost for admissions at Washington University in St. Louis. She was associate vice president of enrollment and dean of admissions at Northeastern University. Turner earned a bachelor’s from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s from the University of Maryland, College Park.

July 15, 2016

LAURA GÓMEZ

LAURA GÓMEZ has been named interim dean of the College Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She was a professor of law at UCLA. Gomez earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University, and a master’s, a doctorate and a juris doctor from Stanford University.

July 15, 2016

INGRID THOMPSON-SELLERS

INGRID THOMPSON-SELLERS was appointed interim president of South Georgia State College. She is a professor of business information systems and senior associate dean at Georgia State University. Thompson-Sellers holds a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from Georgia State University.

July 15, 2016

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