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CHERYL TAYLORE LEE
CHERYL TAYLORE LEE has been named chair of the Medical Center’s Department of Urology and the Dorothy M. Davis Chair in Cancer Research at The Ohio State University. She was the Dr. Robert H. and Eva M. Moyad Research Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan. Lee earned a bachelor’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.D. from Albany Medical College.
June 27, 2016
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THUY THI NGUYEN
THUY THI NGUYEN has been named president of Foothill College. She was interim general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She earned a bachelor’s from Yale University and a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles.
June 27, 2016
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LINDA D. ROSE
LINDA D. ROSE has been named president of Santa Ana College, effective July 18. She was president of Los Angeles Southwest College. Rose earned an associate from West Los Angeles Community College; a bachelor’s and a master’s from California State University, Dominguez Hills; and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
June 27, 2016
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NEELI BENDAPUD
NEELI BENDAPUDI has been appointed provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas. She was dean of the School of Business and Henry D. Price Professor of Business at Kansas. Bendapudi earned a bachelor’s and an MBA from Andhra University in India and a doctorate from Kansas.
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Ohio Gerontology Center Gets $1.4 Million for Research
OXFORD, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.4 million research grant to a university’s gerontology center in southwestern Ohio. Miami University in Oxford says the money awarded to its Scripps Gerontology Center will be used for research on older learners and their ability to complete college programs. The center’s senior research […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
WVU Gets $1.2 Million to Train Rural Nurses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University School of Nursing is using a $1.2 million federal grant to train advance practice nursing students. The university says the three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will be used to implement the “Improving Nursing Scholarship, Practice, Innovation, Research and Education to Care for WV,” or INSPIRE […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Camp Offers Options for Speech Deficits
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Bradyn Bennett stepped away from a game of bowling to introduce himself. Using an iPad, the 9-year-old Dixie Bee Elementary third-grader pressed a series of buttons to form a sentence, which an app verbalizes for him. “My name is Bradyn Bennett,” the program’s text-to-speech function announced. The conversation came as Bradyn […]
June 27, 2016
Disparities
Law Exempts Hair Braiders from Licensing and Sanitation Course
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two women challenging Iowa’s regulation on African-style hair braiding plan to drop a lawsuit they filed last year because of an upcoming change in state law, a move that highlights occupational licensing requirements around the country that research show can be burdensome to workers. The lawsuit filed in district court by […]
June 27, 2016
Policies
911 Calls for Toilet Needs Reveal Gaps in Home Care
TAMPA, Fla. — Paralyzed from the waist down, Khalid Mahmud spends most of his time in a hospital bed in his living room. For the most part, Mahmud and his wife are able to meet his daily needs. But when the 72-year-old needs to use the portable toilet at his bedside, they summon help. They […]
June 27, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Race Still a Crucial Factor in College Admissions Process
A new college guidebook examines the college admissions process from the Asian American perspective.
June 26, 2016
International
Experts: Britain’s Withdrawal From EU Won’t Affect Study-abroad Programs
Academics leaders say study-abroad programs in England won’t be significantly affected by Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
June 26, 2016
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Leaders Explore Pathways to Success
LGBTQ leaders say defining leadership goals and implementing and communicating a clear inclusive policy are keys to success at annual LGBTQ Leadership Institute in New York.
June 26, 2016
News Roundup
Complaints Pile Up Over University Speech Regulations
GREELEY, Colo. – Complaints are continuing to pile up after the University of Northern Colorado created a Bias Response Team to deal with behavior deemed to be offensive, including issues involving race, religion, national origin and sexual orientation. Complaints range from in-class assignments to students’ strongly stated political opinions. They even included cooking competitions that […]
June 26, 2016
African-American
Education Department Providing Second Chance to Prisoners
The U.S. Department of Education announced a new development in its efforts to combat recidivism and reform the criminal justice system.
June 23, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Willie D. Larkin Resigns After 1 Year as Grambling State University President
Grambling State University lost its third president in less than two years Thursday when Dr. Willie D. Larkin resigned the post amid widespread reports that he was facing being fired by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
June 23, 2016
Students
Scholars: Fisher Decision Gives Colleges ‘Breathing Room’ to Consider Race in Admissions
A number of scholars say the Supreme Court’s decision signals that the “race-neutral” alternatives that Fisher argued should be used in college admissions would be an ineffective way to achieve diversity and that race still is necessary to accomplish this end.
June 23, 2016
Students
Education Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of Workforce
PITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]
June 23, 2016
Students
Big Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Could Lose Authority
WASHINGTON ― A vote by an advisory panel to the Education Department could set the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges firmly on a path to closing its doors, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of students at risk of losing access to federal financial aid. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a group […]
June 23, 2016
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