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DAWN E. GARCIA

DAWN E. GARCIA has been named director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Program at Stanford University, effective September 1. She was managing director of the program at Stanford. Garcia earned a bachelor’s from the University of Oregon and a master’s from Stanford.

May 17, 2016

VIRGINIA (GINNY) ARTHUR

VIRGINIA (GINNY) ARTHUR has been appointed president of Metropolitan State University, effective July 1. She is provost of Metropolitan State University. Arthur holds a bachelor’s from Syracuse University and a juris doctor from American University.

May 17, 2016

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JOHN F. MCKNIGHT JR.

JOHN F. MCKNIGHT JR. has been named dean of institutional equity and inclusion at Connecticut College, effective July 1. He is dean of intercultural development at Lafayette College. McKnight holds a bachelor’s from the University of Florida, a master’s from Indiana University Bloomington and a doctorate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

May 17, 2016

SHERYL TYNES

SHERYL TYNES has been appointed vice president for student life at Trinity University, effective June 1. She is a professor of sociology and associate vice president for academic affairs at Trinity. Tynes earned a bachelor’s from Montana State University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

May 17, 2016

MARTA FILIZOLA

MARTA FILIZOLA has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). She is a professor of structural and chemical biology. Filizola earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University “Federico II” University in Italy, and a doctorate from II University of Naples, also in Italy.

May 17, 2016

KRISTA NEWKIRK

KRISTA NEWKIRK has been named president of Converse College, effective July 1. She is chief of staff for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Newkirk earned a bachelor’s from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a juris doctor from the College of William & Mary.

May 17, 2016

FAITH HENSRUD

FAITH HENSRUD has been named president of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College in Minnesota, effective July 1. She is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Superior. Hensrud holds a bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, a master’s from the College of St. Scholastica in Minnesota and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota.

May 17, 2016

JIM ANAYA

JIM ANAYA has been named dean of the law school at the University of Colorado Boulder, effective August 8. He is a Regents’ Professor and James J. Lenoir Professor of Human Rights Law and Policy at the University of Arizona. Anya received a bachelor’s from the University of New Mexico and a juris doctor from Harvard University.

May 17, 2016

Teen graduates from high school and college — in same weekend!

Before Antonette White had a high school diploma, she already had a college degree. Antonette, 17, had a weekend to remember when she attended her junior college graduation at Illinois Central College this past Saturday and then her graduation from Dunlap High School a day later. Read the full story via TODAY.

May 17, 2016

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Creating a Culture of Transfer

For most low-income students, the path to a college degree starts at the door of the local community college.

May 17, 2016

High School Graduates Poised to Make a Difference

It is that time of year when high school graduations will be front and center. These festive events are filled with congratulations, high fives and tears of joy.

May 17, 2016

Report Outlines Strategies for Successful Community College Transfers

“The Transfer Playbook: Essential Practices for Two- and Four-Year Colleges” takes a closer look at community college transfer outcomes.

May 16, 2016

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Community Colleges

2016 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges

This study was first commissioned by NISOD and Diverse: Issues In Higher education in 2014. The national survey is administered by the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University, which is directed by professor Terrell Strayhorn. The purpose of this commissioned study was to examine the extent to which diversity and […]

May 16, 2016

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Judge: Law Doesn’t Cover Gay Hate Crimes in Ex-player’s Case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― West Virginia law doesn’t consider violence or threats of violence based solely on a victim’s sexual orientation to be a hate crime, a circuit judge ruled Friday. The decision allows hate crime charges to be dropped against former Marshall University football player Steward Butler, who’s accused of assaulting two gay men after […]

May 16, 2016

At Rutgers, Obama Casts Trump Philosophy as One of Ignorance, Isolation

WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama cast Donald Trump’s positions on immigration, trade and Muslims as part of an ignorance-and-isolation philosophy that the president says will lead the U.S. down the path of decline. Obama used his commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University to tear into the presumptive Republican nominee, without ever mentioning his name. Time […]

May 16, 2016

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Asian American Undocumented Students Get Boost

Asian American undocumented students thankful, hopeful for extension of University of California’s Dream Loan program.

May 16, 2016

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ED Initiates $1M Grant to Improve AAPI Educational Outcomes

Recognizing that some Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have more educational disparities than others do, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a new, $1 million grant program aimed at improving college and career prospects.

May 16, 2016

Nonprofit Colleges’ Discount Tuition Might Not Pay Off

Even though private nonprofit colleges are discounting tuition at record rates, it remains to be seen if the strategy will pay off with higher amounts of enrollment.

May 16, 2016