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Xavier University of Louisiana and Lehigh University Business College Partner on 4+1 Agreement

Lehigh University’s College of Business and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) are partnering for a new 4+1 agreement, a 5-year program of 4 years of undergrad at XULA plus 1 year of graduate management education at Lehigh. XULA students in liberal arts or STEM field majors can enter Lehigh’s MS in Management program, earning the […]

April 1, 2021

Xavier University of Louisiana

AILEEN UGALDE

ILEEN UGALDE has been named senior vice president in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Miami. During her nearly 30 years of service at the university, Ugalde has held a number of positions, including vice president for government affairs, assistant to the president and secretary to the board of trustees and general counsel of the university. She holds a bachelor’s in Latin American studies and international relations from Harvard University and a juris doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

April 1, 2021

Mildred C. Joyner Appointed Inaugural John E. & Barbara S. Jacob Distinguished Endowed Professor at Howard University School of Social Work

Mildred “Mit” C. Joyner has been appointed the inaugural John E. & Barbara S. Jacob Distinguished Endowed Professor at Howard University School of Social Work. In the role, Joyner, will “develop the first cohort of Howard University Social Work Social Justice (HUSWSJ) fellows. Ten students will be selected to participate in a six-month interactive learning […]

April 1, 2021

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JOMAIRA SALAS PUJOLS

OMAIRA SALAS PUJOLS has been appointed a faculty member in the sociology department at Bard College. Currently completing work on a doctorate in sociology at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Pujols was a first-generation colllege student who earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bryn Mawr Colllege. She previously served on Bryn Mawr’s Board of Trustees as a Young Alumna Trustee and as a co-chair of the board’s equity and inclusion working group.

April 1, 2021

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Making Higher Education A Possibility For All – An Interview with Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley

Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles, Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley never thought that the struggles he had faced and overcome in his youth would bring him on a path to leading the largest college system in the country. As the 2021 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award, Oakley joins us in this episode to talk […]

April 1, 2021

Leading from the Heart

Stellar advocacy for the underprivileged a leadership hallmark of California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the 2021 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.

April 1, 2021

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Income Share Agreements Might Discriminate Against HBCU Students, Report Says

The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a joint demand letter to Stride Funding, a higher education lending company, expressing concern that their income share agreements are pricier for students who attend minority serving institutions like historically Black colleges and universities.

April 1, 2021

African-American

White Camden County College Chemistry Professor Sues for Racial Discrimination

William T. Lavell, a white chemistry professor at Camden County College, has sued the school on grounds of racial discrimination, claiming his less qualified Black colleagues are paid more, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. Lavell – hired by the school in 1995 – alleges suffering ”severe emotional distress, […]

March 31, 2021

Camden County College

Syracuse University Community Has Little Faith in University, Reports Find

Syracuse University students have little faith in the university and its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to four reports released this week, The Daily Orange reported. Diversity expert Dr. Damons Williams and the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation led the research, which was commissioned by the university’s Board of […]

March 31, 2021

Syracuse University

NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert to Meet With Protesting Basketball Players

NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with basketball players who protested rules banning student-athletes from earning money from their names, images and likenesses (NIL), ESPN reported. Emmert is scheduled for a videoconference call with Michigan’s Isaiah Livers, Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers’ Geo Baker on Thursday. The three protestors used a social media campaign […]

March 31, 2021

NCAA President Mark Emmert

LGBTQ Students for U.S. Evangelical Colleges Sue Education Department Over Title IX

LGBTQ students from 25 U.S. evangelical colleges have filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over their Title IX rights. The plaintiffs are composed of current students, recently expelled students and recent alumni who allegedly suffered actions from their colleges such as conversion therapy. Plaintiffs include – but are not limited […]

March 31, 2021

Baylor University

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Bennett College to Receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova and Megan Thee Stallion

Bennett College – a historically Black liberal arts college for women – will receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova Cares, e-commerce fashion lifestyle brand Fashion Nova and Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion. Bennett’s $25,000 will go towards its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Throughout March, Fashion Nova Cares pledged to support and donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, […]

March 31, 2021

Bennett College

Stakeholders Assess Whether International Student Enrollment Will Rise After Sharp Decline

An Institute of International Education (IIE) survey of 700 colleges and universities concluded that there was a 16% drop in all international student enrollment in fall 2020, compared to fall 2019, and a 43% drop in new international student enrollment. Several factors, including what some are calling the “Biden bump,” seemingly are converging to reverse parts of the decline in international student enrollment during the presidency of Donald Trump.

March 31, 2021

Clark U. SPS Dean John G. LaBrie

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin Resigns

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin is resigning for a job at a health care foundation, effective April 5, Seattle Times reported. Martin has been president of the university for nine years, during which he’s helped the school triple its endowment. In an email statement to the university community, Martin said he has accepted […]

March 31, 2021

President Dan Martin

Community Colleges

Community College Enrollment Is Down 10%. Here’s How Schools Hope to Help Students Return

Data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows that community college enrollment in fall 2020 was down 10.6% from fall 2019 for full-time students and 9.9% for part-time students. The biggest declines were among African American males at 19.2% and Native American males at 20.1%.

March 31, 2021

GRCC President Bill Pink

Making Equity Everyone’s Work

From effectively educating students online, to sponsoring research to help cure and prevent COVID, to confronting racism and anti-Blackness, to countering the effects of misinformation and conspiratorial thinking, colleges and universities must lead the way in finding solutions for the most pressing problems of our day.

March 31, 2021

Higher Ed Equity Veteran to Bring Experience to New Post at University of the Pacific

Dr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi is returning to her alma mater to serve as the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at University of the Pacific.

March 30, 2021

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Community Colleges

IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents

Using first-hand experiences, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released a new report to highlight the ongoing challenges faced by student-parents and provide recommendations for institutions to help address their needs.

March 30, 2021

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