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Sitting on Ready: Colleges Brace for Deportation Uptick

Undocumented students at U.S. colleges and universities have faced growing uncertainty in recent years – even those who have somewhat more security through their participation in the imperiled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – and things just got more tense with the Trump administration’s recent decision to step up enforcement of deportation orders.

June 30, 2019

Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents

Twenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the much-touted “free college” initiatives, also known as Promise programs, often “unintentionally exclude” these students when offering financial support, according to a briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR).

June 27, 2019

Ross University, Dillard Partner to Expand Black Physician Pipeline

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) has entered into an agreement with Dillard University in Louisiana to help increase the number of African-American students who enter medical school at RUSM, and ultimately become physicians. Under the terms of the agreement, qualified Dillard students who earn full acceptance into RUSM will receive a scholarship covering full […]

June 27, 2019

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Report: U.S. Degree-Attainment Disparities Persist

College-degree attainment rates have improved over the past decade in the United States, with the share of young adults with at least an associate’s degree rising by 20 percent, resulting in an additional five million more individuals earning a college degree, according to a report by the Center for American Progress. But the gains are […]

June 27, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Moving Fast, Bennett College Taps New President

Bennett College trustees, less than a week after announcing the sudden departure of president Dr. Phyllis Dawkins, have announced that Suzanne Walsh will become president of the private women’s HBCU on Aug. 1.

June 27, 2019

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Fitting In Doesn’t Fix Discrimination

I have been studying the internment of Japanese Americans ever since I have been a professor. Yet I have had the most important insight, personally as an Asian American albeit not Japanese originally, only recently. To explain why the mass incarceration during World War II of 120,000 individuals on the basis of heritage, two-thirds of them native-born citizens of this nation, was wrong requires pointing out that the people who are most offended about the violation of civil rights are those who subscribe in the ideals of the United States.

June 27, 2019

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Dr. Henry N. Tisdale: Transforming Claflin Over 25 Years

As Dr. Henry N. Tisdale ends a quarter-century at the helm of Claflin University, he finishes the race with a track record that makes him one of the most transformational college presidents of his time.

June 27, 2019

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VSU Student Wins Scholarship to Intern with Actor Terrence J

Virginia State University junior Jaelan Hodges has won a $15,000 summer internship scholarship on behalf of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Hodges received the award at the recent BET Weekend Brotherhood Dinner in Los Angeles from actor and TMCF national ambassador Terrence J. “I am beyond blessed!” exclaimed Hodges, a mass communications major from Virginia […]

June 27, 2019

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Labor Department Awards $183M in Apprenticeship Grants

Miami Dade College has been awarded a U.S. Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grant worth nearly $2 million to expand and create new apprenticeship opportunities in Florida. The labor department this week announced $183.8 million in Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grants to support the development and expansion of apprenticeships for educational […]

June 27, 2019

JANN LUCIANA JOSEPH

JANN LUCIANA JOSEPH has been named president of Georgia Gwinnett College, eff ective July 1. She currently serves as interim chancellor of Indiana University South Bend. Joseph earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

June 27, 2019

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ARIANA GONZÁLEZ STOKAS

ARIANA GONZÁLEZ STOKAS has been appointed inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Barnard College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of inclusive excellence at Bard College. González Stokas has a bachelor’s degree from Bard College and a Ph.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University.

June 27, 2019

SYLVIA CAREY-BUTLER

SYLVIA CAREY-BUTLER has been appointed chief diversity officer at Kennesaw State University. She was previously vice chancellor for academic support of inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Carey-Butler earned a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Oneonta, a master’s degree from Binghamton University and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.

June 27, 2019

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SEAN K. SKEETE

SEAN K. SKEETE has been named chair of the Ensemble Department at Berklee College of Music. He previously served as interim chair since 2017. Skeete earned a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music and a certificate from Harvard University.

June 27, 2019

THOMAS WITHERSPOON

THOMAS WITHERSPOON has been named vice president for diversity and inclusion at Whitman College. He previously served as associate dean of students and director of the multicultural student support services at Denison University. Witherspoon earned a bachelor’s degree from Denison University, a master’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University and an Ed.D. from New England College.

June 27, 2019

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JULIE A. WHITE

JULIE A. WHITE has been appointed president of Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, effective July 15. She is currently senior vice president of student engagement and learning support at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York. White earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University, a master’s degree from Xavier University and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.

June 26, 2019

KIMBERLY HEWITT

KIMBERLY HEWITT has been appointed vice president for institutional equity at Duke University, effective August 5. She is currently vice provost for institutional equity at Johns Hopkins University. Hewitt earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

June 26, 2019

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LORI WILLIAMS

LORI WILLIAMS has been named president and CEO of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, effective August 2019. She currently serves as vice president of the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, a master’s degree from Saint Michael’s College and a Ph.D. from Union Institute & University.

June 26, 2019

BRIGETTE A. BRYANT

BRIGETTE A. BRYANT has been named vice president for development and alumni relations at Arcadia University. She previously served as vice chancellor for university advancement at the City University of New York. Bryant earned a bachelor’s degree in music production and engineering from Berklee College of Music.

June 26, 2019

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