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REGINALD SYKES
REGINALD SYKES has been appointed president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama. He was interim president of the college since February 2016 and previously served as president of Alabama Southern Community College. Sykes earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Jackson State University and an Ed.D. from Mississippi State University.
August 23, 2017
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KEITH AYTCH
KEITH AYTCH has been named interim president of Evergreen Valley College (EVC). Aytch previously served as vice president of academic affairs and as dean of language arts, dean of library and learning resources, and English literature and composition instructor at EVC. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California State University, Sacramento.
August 23, 2017
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CRAIG RHODES
CRAIG RHODES is the new interim dean of the College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. He has been serving as special assistant to the provost. He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology and a master’s degree in technology teacher education from North Carolina A&T State University. He earned a doctorate in education at the University of Minnesota.
August 23, 2017
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August 23, 2017
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Yale to Remove Carving with Gun Pointed at Native American
Yale University said it will remove a “problematic” doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.
August 22, 2017
Students
New Approach to Criminal Justice Education
The challenges that confront law enforcement these days are great and heading towards a crisis.
August 22, 2017
Students
Knoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’
After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.
August 22, 2017
Students
Researchers Seek Key to Success of STEM Students at HBCUs
Research being conducted by The Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL) may show that “leading with soul” is directly connected to the success of STEM students at historically Black colleges and universities.
August 22, 2017
Students
Obama Chief of Staff Joins Notre Dame Global Affairs Faculty
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — One of former President Barack Obama’s top White House aides is joining the University of Notre Dame’s international affairs program. The university says Denis McDonough will be an instructor for the first class of graduate students in master of global affairs program. McDonough became the White House chief of staff in […]
August 22, 2017
Students
Poland to Boost Defenses by Training Student Volunteers
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it is starting a new program to boost the nation’s defenses by offering military training to university student volunteers. Poland has been making efforts to increase its defense capabilities amid security concerns raised in the region by Russia’s military activity. It is upgrading its military equipment and increasing […]
August 22, 2017
Students
New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies
WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monday against Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her. The lawsuit filed in a Waco federal court on Monday alleges Baylor’s response to the attack violated federal Title IX laws […]
August 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Pennsylvania Professors Want to Revoke Trump Honorary Degree
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Professors at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have come out in support of a petition urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after he said both sides were to blame for the deadly White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Kelly McCoy, a recent graduate of the private university […]
August 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
William Paterson University President to Retire
WAYNE, N.J. — William Paterson University’s president is retiring. Kathleen Waldron announced on Tuesday she’ll step down in June, at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. She became the New Jersey school’s seventh president in 2010. Waldron says she’ll turn 70 in September 2018 and she hopes the advances she’s made will have a […]
August 22, 2017
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Recalling a Legacy
Last summer, the Harry Colmery Plaza was dedicated in downtown Topeka exactly 72 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944 — legislation more commonly known as the GI Bill. After serving in World War I, Colmery became a tireless advocate for veterans, and his involvement with the American Legion […]
August 22, 2017
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Program Bridges Gap in Spouse Employment
California, MD- Traditionally, it is difficult for military spouses to expand their careers because of the demands of the military and their transient lifestyles. About 16 percent of military spouses are unemployed, despite their education, experience and credentials. The National Military Spouse Network (NMSN) is stepping in to help reduce those unemployment numbers. “The military […]
August 22, 2017
Veterans
WKU’s Veterans Upward Bound program turns 25
When U.S. Army veteran Philip Parsons completed his service in 2010, he had no high school diploma and couldn’t see a way to a better future. That changed the day he saw a card for Western Kentucky University’s Veterans Upward Bound program while visiting an unemployment center. Now, after graduating in May with his master’s […]
August 22, 2017
Other News
College Expands Support for Veterans
YUCAIPA >> Veterans attending Crafton Hills College have a new site they can visit for help. The college campus held a grand opening Friday for its new Veterans Resource Center, which will be open five days a week. Carla Thornton, an Air Force veteran and a counselor at the center, said it “will provide a […]
August 22, 2017
Academics
Top Transition Official Visits Fort Hood
The top official for the Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program visited Fort Hood last week. Walter Herd, director, Army Transition Division, SFL-TAP, met with Fort Hood leadership, Soldiers and Fort Hood SFL-TAP personnel to gain a better understanding on how the SFL-TAP program is run on the installation and the services the local […]
August 22, 2017
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