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Fewer Black Men Are Enrolling in Community Colleges This Semester Due to COVID-19

Fewer Black men are enrolled in community college this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox 13 reported. Black male enrollment at community colleges has declined 14%, according to some national education reports. There has been an overall average decline of 12.6% from fall 2019 to fall 2020 in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) […]

November 25, 2020

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JOHN DABIRI

JOHN DABIRI has been appointed the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A past faculty member at Stanford, Dabiri holds a bachelor’s in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University as well as a master’s in aeronautics and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Caltech.

November 25, 2020

BRUCE A. JOHNSON

BRUCE A. JOHNSON has been appointed dean of mathematics and sciences at Central Piedmont Community College. Associate dean of STEM at the college, he was previously dean of curriculum programs at Roanoke-Chowan Community College. Johnson holds a bachelor’s in mathematics from Central State University, a master’s in applied mathematics from Virginia Tech and is pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education administration at Liberty University.

November 25, 2020

ERICA MUHL

ERICA MUHL has been named the first female president of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She most recently served as dean and founding executive director of the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation at the University of Southern California (USC). A professor of composition, Muhl is a graduate of California State University, Northridge; the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome; and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. She holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the USC Thornton School of Music.

November 25, 2020

CAROL D. LEE

CAROL D. LEE has been named presidentelect of the National Academy of Education. Professor emerita in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and past president of the American Educational Research Association, Lee holds a bachelor’s in secondary school English education from the University of Illinois, as well as a master’s in English and a doctoral degree in education from the University of Chicago.

November 25, 2020

NAHOMI CARLISLE

NAHOMI CARLISLE has been named chief equity and compliance officer at Bunker Hill Community College. Previously the director of diversity & inclusion for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Carlisle holds a bachelor’s from Bentley University in Massachusetts and a law degree from New England Law in Boston.

November 25, 2020

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GEETA ANAND

GEETA ANAND has been appointed the first female dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. A professor at the school since 2018, Anand is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who most recently was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in India. She holds a bachelor’s in history and a certificate in women’s studies from Dartmouth College.

November 25, 2020

FRANKLIN ELLIS JR.

FRANKLIN ELLIS JR. has been named director of the Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence at Vanderbilt University. Most recently assistant director of intercultural and inclusion student services at Coastal Carolina University, Ellis holds a bachelor’s from Coastal Carolina University, a master’s in mental health counseling from Wright State University and a doctorate in marriage and family therapy from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

November 25, 2020

SHELDON D. FIELDS

SHELDON D. FIELDS has been appointed associate dean of equity and inclusion for the College of Nursing at Pennsylvania State University. In the past, Fields has served in faculty and administrative posts at various universities, most recently Long Island University-Brooklyn. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Binghamton University as well as a Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Pennsylvania.

November 25, 2020

SONIA RUCKER

SONIA RUCKER has been appointed vice president for equity, access, and behavioral health at Southeast Missouri State University (SMSU). Assistant to the president for equity and diversity and dean of students at SMSU, Rucker holds a master’s degree in educational psychology from Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen.

November 25, 2020

DEIDRE HILL BUTLER

DEIDRE HILL BUTLER has been named director of diversity, equity, and inclusion and academic chief diversity officer at Union College in Schenectady, New York. An associate professor of sociology at Union College, Butler holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in Ohio, a master’s degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Clark University.

November 25, 2020

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SHERRISE ROWE

SHERRISE ROWE has been appointed the first-ever director of alumni diversity, equity, and inclusion at Cabrini University in Radnor, Pennsylvania. A gift processing and record coordinator at Cabrini since 2018, Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in textiles and product development from Florida State University and is pursuing an M.B.A. with a specialization in faith-based organizations from Regent University.

November 25, 2020

SHANNON MATHEWS

SHANNON MATHEWS has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California. Matthews most recently served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and professor of social and behavioral sciences at Savannah State University in Georgia. Mathews holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Pomona College as well as a master’s degree in medical anthropology and a Ph.D. in gerontology from the University of Kentucky.

November 25, 2020

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MILDRED MIHLON

MILDRED MIHLON has been named dean of the Felician University School of Arts and Sciences. Previously associate vice president for academic affairs at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey, Mihlon holds master’s degrees from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and Montclair State University as well as a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center.

November 25, 2020

JOYCE ROGERS

JOYCE ROGERS has been appointed interim executive vice president for development at the Indiana University Foundation. Vice president for development and external relations for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs at the foundation since 2013, Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

November 25, 2020

EDUARDO PEÑALVER

EDUARDO PEÑALVER has been appointed president of Seattle University. He will be the university’s first Latin American president. Most recently dean of Cornell Law School, Peñalver holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell and a law degree from Yale Law School. He previously clerked for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

November 25, 2020

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JEFF EARLEY

JEFF EARLEY has been named vice provost for academic resource management at Virginia Tech. Associate vice provost for finance in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Earley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from Virginia Tech and is completing work on a Ph.D. in the same field.

November 25, 2020

VERONICA GUZMAN

VERONICA GUZMAN has been named assistant director of admissions at Wayne State College. Previously coordinator of admission services, Guzman holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and Spanish from Briar Cliff University and an M. Ed. in educational administration/student affairs from the University of NebraskaLincoln.

November 25, 2020

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