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African-American
Black Higher Ed Enrollment Peaks in 2014
The U.S. Labor Department reported last month that 70.9 percent of African-American graduating high school seniors in 2014 had enrolled in college by the end of that year.
May 6, 2015
Opinion
Teaching with Mental Illness
I hope that my coming out of the mental health closet will be a small blow in combating the pervasive stigma against mental health in the halls of our educational institutions and our society more broadly.
May 6, 2015
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White Privilege an Invisible Campus Barrier
At the National Conference on Diversity, Race and Learning on the campus of The Ohio State University, scholars discussed the implications of White privilege and how it impacts the campus environment.
May 6, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Protesters Take on Racial Profiling at Providence College
More than 100 Providence College students, supporters and faculty and staff members rallied against racial profiling they say is widespread among security guards at the private Catholic school.
May 5, 2015
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Virginia Police: UVA Honor Student Falsely Charged
According to the Richmond Free Press, Virginia State ABC officials falsely charged a Black University of Virginia student, Martese Johnson, with public intoxication knowing he was not intoxicated, says a state police report on the March 18 arrest of the student.
May 5, 2015
Opinion
Baltimore: Blaming The Victim and Manipulating the Narrative
Racism and intellectual dishonesty at play in the death of Freddie Gray.
May 5, 2015
Community Colleges
Accelerated Learning Program Pushes the Envelope
The Community College of Baltimore’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) has quickened the path towards credit-bearing courses for students in developmental writing classes and inspired other colleges to adopt a similar program.
May 5, 2015
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New Law Strategies Needed to Expand Services to the Poor
In order to expand and improve delivery of legal services to low- and moderate-income populations, U.S. lawyers and educators ought to borrow and adopt more strategies that have proved successful in other industries.
May 5, 2015
African-American
Campus Leaders Must Consider Issues’ Impact
As national conversations persist about the role of race in society and the place of Black citizens — particularly Black males — it is important for educators to consider how those conversations impact the campus climate, experts say.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
BEVERLEE MCCLURE
BEVERLEE MCCLURE has been appointed president of Adams State University. She was chief executive officer of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. McClure holds a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA from the University of Arkansas and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.
May 5, 2015
Faculty & Staff
JULIO FRENK
JULIO FRENK has been named president of the University of Miami. He is dean of faculty at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University. Frenk earned an M.D. from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City. He earned two master’s and a joint doctorate from the University of Michigan. Frenk will take office in September.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ
LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Valencia College. She is president of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation and vice president of philanthropy and multicultural insights for the Orlando Magic. Landman Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City.
May 5, 2015
Students
RONALD A. JOHNSON
RONALD A. JOHNSON has been appointed president of Clark Atlanta University. He is currently dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Tennessee State University. Johnson earned a bachelor’s and an MBA from Adelphi University. He earned a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
RUFUS MONTGOMERY
RUFUS MONTGOMERY has been named chair of Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees. Montgomery is president and CEO of The Cascon Group and a partner with CurtMont Global. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Florida A&M.
May 5, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARIA TOYODA
MARIA TOYODA has been named dean of Suffolk University’s College of Arts & Sciences. She is associate dean of interdisciplinary studies and global initiatives and a faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. Toyoda will take office in July. She received a bachelor’s from Stanford University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Georgetown University.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
JOSE SARTARELLI
JOSE SARTARELLI has been named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is chief global officer and dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He will take office in July. Sartarelli earned a bachelor’s from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. He earned an MBA and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
May 5, 2015
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JAMES CARR
JAMES CARR has been named the Coleman A. Young Endowed Chair and a professor of research in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State University, effective in August. He is a housing finance, banking and urban policy consultant and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Carr holds a bachelor’s from Hampton University, a master’s from Columbia University and a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE has been named president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, effective July 1. She last served as interim president at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. Pierce Burnett earned a bachelor’s from The Ohio State University and a master’s from Georgia College in Milledgeville.
May 5, 2015
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