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News Roundup
Western State Colorado University Accomplishes First Task in Changing its Name
Western State Colorado University has recently received preliminary approval from the Colorado House to change its name to Western Colorado University. The institution received the approval despite a 2012 promise when the school changed it from a college to a university, not to do so as long as Colorado Mesa University – formerly Mesa State […]
March 8, 2019
News Roundup
UVA Announces $15/Hr Living Wage Adjustment for Full-Time, Benefits Eligible Workers
University of Virginia (UVA) administrators have announced that it will pay at least $15 per hour to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees in its academic division and medical center. The adjustment will begin implementation on Jan. 1, 2020. “As a university, we should live our values – and part of that means making sure that no […]
March 8, 2019
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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars special report to be published on April 4 — Semifinalists Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, VA (March 8, 2019) – On April 4, 2019, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education will publish its annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars special report edition. As the name denotes, this edition is a part of our quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young […]
March 8, 2019
Academics
Columbus Technical College Soldier Surprise
Leaders at Columbus technical college organize a secret military mission to help an army soldier surprise his mother in class. Read More
March 8, 2019
Veterans
After a Military Career And ‘Stint in Vietnam,’ ETSU Faculty Member Finds Home on Campus
Doug Taylor, the associate dean of admissions and records at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, was born and raised in Morristown and came to ETSU as a student in the mid-1960s. Back then, he majored in “campusology,” which he said quickly led to a brief career in the Army’s infantry and “a […]
March 8, 2019
Policy
Killeen ISD Appoints New Chief College, Career And Military Readiness Officer
The Killeen Independent School District said in a press release it created the new position of chief college, career and military readiness officer, and superintendent John Craft appointed longtime Killeen ISD educator and U.S. army veteran Nancy Duran to the position. Duran will support the ISD’s counseling programs for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, dual […]
March 8, 2019
Veterans
DeSales University Opens Office of Veterans And Military Services
Student veterans at DeSales University have a new resource to help guide them through their college careers. The university opened an Office of Veterans and Military Services in Dooling Hall. The goal is to give student veterans a central point of contact on campus. Read More
March 8, 2019
News Roundup
Achieving the Dream President, CEO Named to NJCAA Foundation Board
Dr. Karen A. Stout, president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), has been appointed to the newly created National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation Board. The NJCAA foundation was established to support the mission and goals of the NJCAA, the governing body of two-year college athletics. As the association’s fundraising entity, the foundation […]
March 7, 2019
African-American
HBCU Leaders, Industry Partners Meet on Capitol Hill for HBCU STEAM Day of Action
Collective advocacy for greater resources and support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students was the goal of this year’s HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill, a day hosted by the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus that brought together members of Congress, industry leaders and the presidents and administrators of the nation’s HBCUs.
March 7, 2019
News Roundup
Community College of Beaver County Appoints First African-American President
Dr. Roger W. Davis has been appointed the first African-American president of the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC). Davis is also the youngest person to lead the college in its 52-year history. “After a thorough and rigorous vetting process, we are proud and excited to announce Dr. Davis as the next president of CCBC, […]
March 7, 2019
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NADOHE Gathering Spotlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Imperatives
Persisting as a Black chief diversity officer or other senior administrator at a predominantly White college or university tends to be a delicate balancing act that calls on multiple skills and sensitivities. That was a recurring theme addressed this week at the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).
March 7, 2019
Students
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Debt-Free College Act
With the support of more than 30 Congressional co-sponsors, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, and Rep. Mark Pocan, D-WI, have reintroduced the Debt-Free College Act which provides solutions to the issue of college affordability by establishing a path for students to graduate without any debt acquired from pursuing a college education. “Quality higher education is one […]
March 7, 2019
News Roundup
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Kathryn Hall Board Chair
Kathryn Hall has been named chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees, succeeding Danielle S. Allen who announced her retirement after eleven years at the foundation. Hall is also the founder and co-chair of Hall Capital Partners LLC, where she serves as a member of its Executive Committee and Investment Review Committee, […]
March 7, 2019
Community Colleges
‘Second-Generation’ Community College Educator Makes a Difference
Dr. G. Duncan Harris didn’t always know that he wanted to work at a community college. But as a youngster, he grew up on college campuses.
March 7, 2019
Veterans
The Naval Academy’s Oldest Graduate Dies at 104
The Naval Academy’s oldest alumnus has died at the age of 104. Retired Rear Adm. Edgar Keats died of complications from a fall Saturday. Keats was a decorated World War II veteran who served in the Pacific theater. Read More
March 7, 2019
Funding
Students of Shuttered Virginia College Shouldn’t Have to Pay Debt: Doug Jones
The former students saddled with debt from a shuttered Birmingham-based, for-profit private college system should not have to pay their balances, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., said Wednesday in a letter sent to the school’s attorney. Education Corporation of America, which operated several Virginia College campuses in Alabama and other branded colleges in other parts […]
March 7, 2019
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ANN MARIE RUSSELL
ANN MARIE RUSSELL has been appointed provost for data and analytics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst). Prior to her new role, she was director of institutional research at Bates College. Russell received a bachelor’s in psychology from UMass Amherst and a master’s in social psychology and Ph.D. from Princeton University.
March 7, 2019
Policy
Military Academy Buried Trump’s Academic Records: WaPo
President Trump’s wealthy friends and fellow alumni of the New York Military Academy reportedly told the superintendent of the school to bury his academic records after he challenged Barack Obama to release his in 2011. The Washington Post reports the alumni told then-superintendent Jeffrey Coverdale to hand over Trump’s records, but Coverdale said he refused. Instead, he […]
March 7, 2019
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