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SHANTAY BOLTON

SHANTAY BOLTON has been named deputy chief operating officer at Tulane University in New Orleans. Currently vice president of human resources, Bolton holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Alabama A&M University, an M.B.A. in corporate business from Florida International University and a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from Walden University.

March 20, 2020

OLABISI LADEJI OKUBADEJO

OLABISI LADEJI OKUBADEJO has been appointed inaugural associate vice president of equal opportunity, affirmative action and compliance at Georgetown University. Currently chief diversity officer at the university, Okubadejo is a graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

March 20, 2020

DAYNA BOWEN MATTHEW

DAYNA BOWEN MATTHEW has been ap-pointed the first female dean of George-town Law. She is currently the University of Virginia (UVA) Law School’s William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Dis-tinguished Professor of Law; the F. Palmer Weber Research Professor of Civil Liberties and Human Rights; and professor of public health sciences at UVA. She holds a bach-elor’s from Harvard-Radcliffe College, a J.D. from UVA School of Law and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Denver.

March 20, 2020

MARWAIN KRAIDY

MARWAIN KRAIDY has been named dean and CEO of Northwestern University’s cam-pus in Qatar. A native of Lebanon, Kraidy is currently associate dean for administration and graduate studies as well as professor of global communications at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Com-munication. He holds a bachelor’s from Notre Dame University as well as a master’s and Ph.D. from The Ohio University.

March 20, 2020

STEPHANIE WHITE

STEPHANIE WHITE has been appointed asso-ciate dean for diversity and inclusion at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medi-cine. Associate professor of pediatrics at the school, she was previously associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. White holds a bachelor’s in microbiology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s in health professions education from Rutgers University and an M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

March 20, 2020

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Moody’s Lowers Higher Education Sector’s Outlook to Negative Due to Coronavirus

Moody’s, a credit rating agency, this week downgraded its U.S. higher education outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, as college and university operations in the country have been thrown into complete disarray due to the spread of the coronavirus.

March 19, 2020

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For Students With Disabilities, A Mass Shift to Online Courses Comes With Deep Concerns

As colleges and universities hastily prepare to shift their courses online in response to the coronavirus, some students might welcome the chance to attend class from their homes in pajamas. But for students with disabilities, remote courses come with a host of new concerns.

March 19, 2020

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Senate Democrats Propose Cancelling $10,000 in Debt for All Federal Student Borrowers Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Senate Democrats on Thursday called for “a minimum” of $10,000 in student loan relief for all federal student loan borrowers due to the widespread uncertainty caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

March 19, 2020

KARIN EDWARDS

KARIN EDWARDS has been appointed presi-dent of Clark College in Vancouver, Wash-ington. Currently president of Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus, Ed-wards holds a master’s in higher education administration from the State University of New York at Albany and an Ed.D. from Johnson & Wales University.

March 19, 2020

U of Minnesota Suspends A Program After Controversial Coronavirus Skit

The University of Minnesota removed a student from his leadership position at a student program, and then suspended the program, after he directed a controversial skit depicting the coronavirus turning people into zombies, reported Minnesota Daily. What happened was that, in February, students performed a skit that depicted people turning into zombies after a student […]

March 19, 2020

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DONNA MARIA BLANCERO

DONNA MARIA BLANCERO has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bentley University. The founding editor for The Business Journal of Hispanic Research, Blancero has served in various positions at Bentley, such as associate professor of management, interim provost, interim dean of business at the McCallum Graduate School and associate dean of undergraduate business. She holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University.

March 19, 2020

Almost $40,000 Raised to Help LGBTQ Students Transfer From Brigham Young University

An organization started by Brigham Young University alumni has raised nearly $40,000 to help LGBTQ students transfer after the school reaffirmed a campus prohibition on open same-sex dating, reported East Idaho News. The university, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, had in place a ban on homosexual behavior in its […]

March 19, 2020

DENISE MURCHISON PAYTON

DENISE MURCHISON PAYTON has been named president of the Intercollegiate Music Association. Director of choral ac-tivities at Fayetteville State University and minister of music at the Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church, Payton holds a bachelor’s in vocal performance from North Carolina A&T State University, a master’s in curriculum and instruction from Fayetteville State Uni-versity, a Ph.D. in music arts from Boston University and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Walden University.

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus Claims Life of U of Washington Professor

The novel coronavirus has claimed the life of a longtime University of Washington pathology professor who was renowned in his field, reported the Associated Press. The professor, Dr. Stephen Schwartz, who died Tuesday, had taught at the university since 1974. He was co-founder of the North American Vascular Biology Organization. It wasn’t clear how or […]

March 19, 2020

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Medieval Studies Struggles Against White Supremacist Elements in the Field

As the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) planned its 2019 convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan, scholars noticed a common theme among the rejected presentations: “Race and the Medieval,” “Decentering Privilege,” “How to be a White Ally in Medieval Studies 101,” “Globalizing Medieval Pedagogy,” “Translations of Power: Race, Class, and Gender Intersectionality in the Middle Ages” […]

March 18, 2020

Why California’s First Online Community College Faces a State Audit

Less than two years since its inception, Calbright College is facing a state audit as people wonder where the money has gone. Calbright, an online public college described as an alternative to traditional community colleges, promised to teach people more quickly and less expensively. On its website, it notes, “Calbright College was established with equity […]

March 18, 2020

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First Black Graduate of UVA’s School of Law Dies at 87

John F. Merchant, the first Black graduate at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Law and the first African American to serve on the United States Golf Association’s executive committee, died earlier this month at 87, reports The Richmond Free Press. Born in 1933, Merchant paved a way out of poverty by pursuing education. […]

March 18, 2020

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Maryland Expands Definition of Hate Crime In Honor of Slain Black Student

The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Monday that would expand the definition of what a hate crime is, ultimately making it easier to convict someone accused of one, reports The Diamondback. Currently, the law reads that a person cannot commit a crime “because of another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, […]

March 18, 2020

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