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CHELDON WILLIAMS

CHELDON WILLIAMS has been appointed associate director of bands at West Virginia University. Previously a graduate teaching assistant for the Longhorn Band at the University of Texas at Austin, Williams holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Florida State University and a doctorate in musical arts from the University of Texas at Austin.

July 22, 2020

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DUSTIN FULTON

DUSTIN FULTON has been appointed interim assistant dean for admissions in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Most recently associate director of student affairs and student conduct officer, Fulton holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as well as a master’s degree in leadership and policy studies and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Memphis.

July 22, 2020

ANNA SPAIN BRADLEY

ANNA SPAIN BRADLEY has been named vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion at the University of California, Los Angeles. Recently assistant vice provost for faculty development and diversity at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Bradley holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Denison University in Granville, Ohio and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.

July 22, 2020

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MARITA GILBERT

MARITA GILBERT has been named the associate dean of diversity and campus inclusion at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University. Gilbert holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Auburn University in Alabama and a Ph.D. in kinesiology with concentrations in the sociology of sport and college teaching and learning from Michigan State University.

July 22, 2020

VALERIE FIELDS

VALERIE FIELDS has been named interim vice president of student affairs at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. In the past, she has served as director of student development and assistant dean for student life and leadership at the university. Fields holds a bachelor’s in early childhood and elementary education from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a master’s degree in education from the University of Louisiana-Monroe; and an educational doctorate from Louisiana Tech.

July 22, 2020

NICOLE G. PRICE

NICOLE G. PRICE has been appointed the first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. In the past, Price was the inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer at Suffolk University in Boston. She holds a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and communication studies from the University of Virginia and a juris doctorate from William and Mary School of Law.

July 22, 2020

LONNIE WILLIAMS

LONNIE WILLIAMS has been named interim vice chancellor for diversity and community relations at Arkansas State University. Most recently a special assistant to the chancellor at Arkansas State, Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a master’s degree in student personnel services and a doctorate in adult education, all from the University of Arkansas.

July 22, 2020

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MAGGIE BROWN

MAGGIE BROWN has been named vice president of instruction and student support at Carteret Community College. Currently dean of industrial technologies at Lenoir Community College, Brown holds bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education from East Carolina University (ECU), a master’s in English and writing from ECU and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and higher education from Western Carolina University.

July 22, 2020

CHARLES HOWARD

CHARLES HOWARD has been appointed vice president for social equity and community at the University of Pennsylvania. Also a chaplain at the university since 2008, Howard holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a master of divinity degree from the Andover Newton Theological School and a Ph.D. from the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia.

July 22, 2020

SHERYL NICHOLS

SHERYL NICHOLS has been appointed associate vice president of student engagement and success at Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida. Currently director of the Center for Student Success at the college, Nichols holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from SUNY Oneonta in New York and a master’s degree in human services counseling.

July 22, 2020

WHITNEY MEYER

WHITNEY MEYER has been named vice president and chief diversity officer at the University of North Florida. She has previously served in the university’s Military and Veterans Resource Center among other departments. Meyer holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in business administration and management from the University of North Florida.

July 22, 2020

MERLENE AITKEN-SMITH

MERLENE AITKEN-SMITH has been named senior associate athletics director/senior woman administrator at Grambling State University in Louisiana. She is currently senior associate athletic director for compliance, student services/senior woman administrator, and Title IX investigator at Clayton State University. Aitken-Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a juris doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Law.

July 22, 2020

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CECIL HICKS

CECIL HICKS has been named associate vice chancellor of diversity, equity, access and inclusion at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Most recently assistant vice chancellor and director of the university’s Office of Human Resources, Hicks holds a bachelor’s in business management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

July 22, 2020

NADINE PETTY

NADINE PETTY has been appointed chief diversity officer and associate vice president for community, equity and diversity at the University of New Hampshire. Currently executive director of the Center for Diversity and Enrichment at the University of Iowa, Petty holds a bachelor’s in English and a master’s in teaching from the University of Rochester in New York and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and organizational development from the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

July 22, 2020

African-American

JPMorgan Program Focuses on Creating More Economic Opportunity for Black Communities

Launched in 2019, JPMorgan Chase and Co.’s Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) program has focused on creating more economic opportunities for Black communities through education, career and wealth creation. As part of the ABP program, JPMorgan made a commitment to hire 4,000 Black students over a five-year period in apprenticeships, internships and full-time positions.

July 21, 2020

Community Colleges

Too Early to Assess Fall Enrollment at Community Colleges, Say Experts

While some experts are expecting a jump in the popularity of two-year institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the data doesn’t yet reflect such a trend, and many say it’s too early to tell what the fall holds in store. A lot may depend on whether four-year colleges decide to keep instruction mostly remote.

July 21, 2020

U of Pittsburgh: Students Must Shelter-in-Place for Two Weeks Before In-Person Classes

The University of Pittsburgh will require students to shelter-in-place for two weeks before they can begin attending in-person classes in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Pittsburgh’s Action News. Students living in campus housing will be required to shelter-in-place for seven days immediately before arriving on campus and then for seven days immediately upon […]

July 21, 2020

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North Atlantic Conference Cancels All Fall Sports

The North Atlantic Conference has decided to cancel all fall sports competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The canceled sports include men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s volleyball. The conference hasn’t yet made a decision about winter or spring sports. “This is a difficult day for […]

July 21, 2020