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Maryland Colleges Receive $49M in Grant Funding

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $49 million in grant funding for the state’s higher education institutions. The four capital grants, administered by the Maryland Department of General Services’ Capital Grants Division, will go to Anne Arundel Community College, Allegany College of Maryland, the Community College of Baltimore County and Montgomery College. Anne Arundel […]

September 5, 2019

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College Student Marijuana Use on the Rise, Report Finds

Marijuana use among college students has reached a 35-year high, according to a new University of Michigan report. In 2018, 43 percent of full-time college students aged 19-22 reported using marijuana, according to the study. Vaping of marijuana and nicotine has doubled from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, the use of nicotine has risen by almost […]

September 5, 2019

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Program Helps Prepare and Educate Veterans for Self-Employment

As a way to provide veterans, active military members and their spouses with resources, support and workforce training, Hillsborough Community College (HCC) has established an entrepreneurship program in partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

September 5, 2019

George Mason University Opens New Immigration Litigation Clinic

George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School has opened a new Immigration Litigation Clinic in collaboration with the Legal Aid Justice Center. Law students will have the opportunity to work with clients facing deportation.

September 5, 2019

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FAMU’s Gallery Exhibit to Feature Social Rights Activist Organizations

An exhibit highlighting activist organizations who fought for social change from the 1960s to 1970s in the United States, is set to open at Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery. Some of the featured organizations include the Black Panther Party, The Young Lords Party, the Brown Berets, Tupamaros, Red Guard, Grey Panthers, Florida […]

September 5, 2019

Bringing HBCUs to the (Round) Table

Repeatedly in the HBCU research literature and through anecdotal accounts, we have learned that school officials, specifically counselors but also teachers, are not aware of HBCUs and fail to present these schools as options for college-bound high school students.

September 5, 2019

IHEP Report Addresses Affordability at State Flagship Universities

Most state flagship universities are not affordable for students from low- and middle-income backgrounds. That’s according to a new report issued this week by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

September 4, 2019

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Higher Ed Group Opposes Publishing Merger

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has urged the U.S Department of Justice to block a proposed merger between publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education, arguing that such a consolidation will likely mean increased textbook costs for students.

September 4, 2019

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Report: Higher Education Employees Older Compared to Other Workforces

Compared to other workforce fields in the United States, higher education holds the highest number of older employees, according to a new report published by College and University Professional Association for Human Resources’ (CUPA-HR).

September 4, 2019

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A New Trail in Tuskegee Commemorates the City’s Civil Rights History

A new trail – called the Civil Rights and Historical Trail – will run through the city of Tuskegee and Tuskegee University, honoring the area’s civil rights leaders and history. The path will incorporate 13 markers that commemorate important figures, groups and places from the civil rights era. “Each of the subjects of our trail […]

September 4, 2019

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‘Shelter in a Time of Storm’ Details History of Leadership, Activism at Black Colleges

In the current era of the criminalization of the Black body, commodification of Black culture(s) and persistent economic and social inequity for Black people in the U.S., “Shelter in a Time of Storm” by Jelani M. Favors renews an educational approach to Black liberation that should be seriously considered by those committed to racial justice.

September 4, 2019

Pace University Program Focused on Diversifying Performing Arts

Using Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s $585,000 grant, Pace University will launch a new program to diversify voices in media and the performing arts. Dr. Darnell Hunt, who is the dean of social sciences at the University of California in Los Angeles reported that less than five percent of television writers are Black. The initiative, Writing […]

September 4, 2019

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Higher Education Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the FUTURE Act

A group of higher education organizations have thrown their support behind the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, calling on Congress to pass it by September 30th when a set of funds for their member schools is set to expire. The organizations advocating for passing the FUTURE Act this month include […]

September 4, 2019

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ATHOS BREWER

ATHOS BREWER has been named vice president for administrative services at Union County College in Cranford, N.J. He previously served as vice chancellor for student services at Houston Community College. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Capital University, a master’s degree in social agency counseling from the University of Dayton, and a doctorate in education technology from American University.

September 4, 2019

HELEN CASTELLANOS BREWER

HELEN CASTELLANOS BREWER has been appointed vice president of enrollment management and student affairs at Rockland Community College. She was previously vice president of student development at Union County College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Maryland, a master’s in counseling from Trinity University, and a doctorate in higher education leadership, management and policy from Seton Hall University.

September 4, 2019

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CHRISTOPHER CARR

CHRISTOPHER CARR has been appointed chief diversity officer at the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University. He previously served as senior director of programs for the National Society of Black Engineers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and history from William Jewell College, a master’s in public policy from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in education from Creighton University.

September 4, 2019

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GODWIN-CHARLES OGBEIDE

GODWIN-CHARLES OGBEIDE has been named director of the White Lodging School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue University Northwest. He previously served as director of the Events and Tourism Institute at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food science and human nutrition and a doctorate in agricultural education leadership all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

September 4, 2019

CHAUDRON GILLE

CHAUDRON GILLE has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Georgia. She had been serving in the role on an interim basis. Gille holds a bachelor’s degree in French and economics from the University of North Carolina, a master’s in applied linguistics from Georgia State University, and a doctorate in in French literature from Emory University.

September 4, 2019