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Leadership & Policy
ETS Names Amit Sevak Next President and CEO
March 28, 2022
Amit Sevak
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The University of Louisville Names Next Dean of Brandeis School of Law
The University of Louisville (UofL) has appointed legal scholar Melanie B. Jacobs as the next dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Jacobs, currently at Michigan State University, is a globally renowned expert in family law.
March 28, 2022
Melanie B. Jacobs, new dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.
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Georgia Senior Receives 49 Acceptance Letters, Selects Tuskegee University
Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson received acceptance letters to 49 universities and $1.3 million in potential scholarships. She has chosen to accept her offer from Tuskegee University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in AL.
March 28, 2022
Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson will study animal science at Tuskegee University.
On the Move
TOMMY MCMASTERS
Tommy McMasters has been named chief of police at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.
March 28, 2022
Chief Tommy Mc Masters
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DURRIYA MEER
Durriya Meer has been named director of counseling and psychiatric services at Georgetown University. Meer is a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in higher education counseling and psychology.
March 27, 2022
Durriya Meer
Students
Louisiana Public Colleges Will Eliminate Remedial Courses
Louisiana’s public colleges and universities will revamp classes for students who aren’t prepared for college English or math.
March 27, 2022
Standardized Reporting Key To Improving Remedial Education
On the Move
SURESH GUNASEKARAN
Suresh Gunasekaran has been appointed president and chief executive officer at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health. He is currently CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and senior associate vice president.
March 27, 2022
Suresh Gunasekaran Headshot
Blogs/Opinion
Federal Student Aid Enforcement Update: Protecting Military-Connected Students
Unfortunately, unscrupulous schools may be using aggressive and misleading recruiting practices to take advantage of service members, veterans, and military-connected students and the programs designed to benefit them.
March 27, 2022
Kristen Donoghue
Funding
Purdue Part of Alliance Offering Online Programs to 1.8 million Federal Government Employees
Purdue University has joined a program to provide educational benefits to eligible federal government employees and immediate family members for a wide variety of online programs.
March 27, 2022
Campus Arch Lo
News Roundup
William Peace University Gets Rid of Namesake, Slaveowner Statue
William Peace University in North Carolina has removed a statue on campus of its namesake, William Peace, who recently was found to have enslaved 51 people.
March 27, 2022
Statue of William Peace on the campus named after him.
Opinion
It Shouldn’t Take Racist Incidents on Campus for Leaders to Seek Justice
The recent bomb threats against HBCUs and Black student spaces have made visible what continuously underlines the college experience for communities of color: having their presence questioned and threatened.
March 27, 2022
Paulette Granberry Russell
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Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, to Receive Ethics Award
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, will receive the 2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
March 26, 2022
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College
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University of Michigan to Create Watchdog Group to Address Sexual Misconduct
An agreement has been reached between the University of Michigan (U-M) and a student group, settling a lawsuit that sought to change the way the school protects its campus from sexual misconduct.
March 25, 2022
The University of Michigan.
Faculty & Staff
Florida Legislature Ushers in a New Era for Tenured Faculty
The bill calls for many adjustments to higher education across the state of Florida.
March 24, 2022
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Sports
TIDES Creates Tournament Brackets that Focus on Academic Success
As the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments head into the Sweet 16, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) examined who would win the competition based on off-the-court criteria.
March 24, 2022
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On the Move
REBECCA HERNANDEZ
Rebecca Hernandez has been named the inaugural community archivist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. For the past seven years, Hernandez has served as director of the American Indian Resource Center at the university.
March 24, 2022
Rachelle Hernandez
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MacKenzie Scott Gives Billions in Her Latest Wave of Philanthropy
MacKenzie Scott announced on her blog that she and her husband Dan Jewett have given an additional $4 billion to 465 nonprofit organizations, making her total publicly disclosed donations since 2019 total $12 billion.
March 24, 2022
Philanthropist and billionaire MacKenzie Scott.
News Roundup
Lumina Awards $1.4 Million to Nonprofits Informing State Education Policy
The Lumina Foundation awarded more than $1.4 million to eight nonprofits informing state policies to boost the number of adults with college degrees or short-term credentials as well as strengthen outcomes for Black, Latinx, and Native American students.
March 24, 2022
North Carolina State House
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