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Groups Unite on HEA Priorities for Military-Connected Students

Strengthening the GI Bill, institutional accountability and protecting military-connected families from unethical and illegal practices were among the top concerns that various veteran and military-service groups want to see addressed in a reauthorized Higher Education Act.

March 21, 2019

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Qatar to Establish ‘City’ Devoted to Military Education

Qatar plans to establish a “city” devoted exclusively to military education, Hamad bin Ahmed al-Nuaimi, head of colleges and institutes for the Qatari Armed Forces, said Thursday. In an interview with the Defense Ministry’s Al-Talai magazine, al-Nuaimi said the planned city would include “institutes, centers and military educational establishments, along with training and sports facilities”. […]

March 21, 2019

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Trump’s Border Wall Money May Come at Expense of Schools For Military Kids

The U.S. Department of Defense is proposing to pay for President Donald Trump’s much-debated border wall by shifting funds away from projects that include $1.2 billion for schools, childcare centers and other facilities for military children, according to a list it has provided to lawmakers. The Pentagon gave Congress a list on Monday that included […]

March 21, 2019

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Greater Middletown Military Museum to Open in April

It was the discovery of an old American flag that flew over city hall during World War II that prompted a group of local veterans to embark on a 15-year journey to preserve the history of Middletown’s military servicemen and women. Now, after years of planning and months of sorting through tens of thousands of […]

March 21, 2019

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Veterans in The Civilian Workplace Focus of Community Conversation at Emory

For military veterans and their families, transitioning from service to civilian life can sometimes feel like exchanging one battlefield for another. And no place is that felt more deeply than in the workplace. Those challenges — subtle, systemic and complex — were the focus of a wide-ranging panel discussion March 19 as Emory President Claire. […]

March 21, 2019

First Step or First Stumble?

Michelle Alexander’s 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, captured the sobering reality that the United States now locks up more people, per incident, than any other country in the world.

March 21, 2019

Stony Brook Receives NSF Grant to Support Alliance to Mentor, Recruit Minority Ph.D. STEM Faculty

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $1.7 million grant to the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education to support the establishment of an alliance program that provides historically underrepresented minority Ph.D. students in STEM with career development in the hopes to recruiting them into faculty positions. Stony Brook created the alliance between […]

March 21, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Nassau Community College Announces Next President

The Nassau Community College (NCC) Board of Trustees have announced that Dr. Jermaine Williams has been named its next president, effective July 1. Williams currently serves as vice president for student affairs at North Shore Community College, where he has worked to reform academic advising and establish policies that address student housing and food insecurity. […]

March 21, 2019

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MARCUS BURGESS has been named vice president of major and planned gifts at Claflin University. Most recently, he served as executive director of campaigns at York Technical College. Burgess earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Claflin University, a master’s degree from The Citadel and is currently a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University.

March 21, 2019

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MARIA DEZENBERG

MARIA DEZENBERG has been appointed provost at the Richard Bland College of William & Mary. Most recently, she was executive director of global student success partner Navitas. Dezenberg received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Eastern Washington University, a master’s degree from the University of San Diego and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Antioch University Midwest.

March 21, 2019

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TAMEKA ANGOLA HARPER

TAMEKA ANGOLA HARPER has been named dean of students at Tuskegee University’s Division of Student Affairs. Harper earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, a master’s degree from the University of the District of Columbia and is currently completing a doctorate in political science at Clark Atlanta University.

March 21, 2019

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MARCHETA P. EVANS

MARCHETA P. EVANS has been appointed the first African-American woman president of Bloomfield College. Currently, she serves as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University. Evans received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree from the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama.

March 21, 2019

JOYCE P. JACOBSEN

JOYCE P. JACOBSEN has been appointed the 29th president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Currently, she serves as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University. Jacobsen received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University, a master’s degree in economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.

March 21, 2019

MARIA DONOGHUE VELLECA

MARIA DONOGHUE VELLECA has been appointed the Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University. Prior to her new role, she was senior associate dean for faculty affairs and strategic planning at Georgetown College. Donoghue Velleca earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from Washington University in St. Louis.

March 21, 2019

ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA

ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA has been named the inaugural dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Arkansas State University. Bhattacharyya earned a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Karagpur, India and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

March 21, 2019

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Dr. Amilcar Shabazz Appointed President of The National Council For Black Studies

The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) has announced during its recent annual conference that Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst professor, has been named its next president. An expert on the political economy of social and cultural movements, public policy and education, Shabazz joined UMass Amherst in 2007 and teaches in […]

March 21, 2019

Harvard Faces Lawsuit from Enslaved Man’s Descendant

The great-great-great granddaughter of an enslaved man named Renty has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging that the institution repeatedly ignored requests to stop licensing pictures of her descendants for the university’s profit, and stop misrepresenting her great-great-great grandfather.

March 20, 2019

MINOU DJAWDAN SPRADLEY

MINOU DJAWDAN SPRADLEY has been appointed vice president for academic affairs at the Southwestern Community College District. Most recently, she served as vice president of instruction at San Diego City College. Spradley received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Goucher College and a doctorate in biology from the University of California, Irvine.

March 20, 2019