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Digital Portals May Widen Health Disparities
Despite GOP insistence that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a disaster for the American people, the reality is quite different. Far from perfect, the ACA has delivered health coverage to 20 million more Americans, many of them low-income people of color. Further, efforts were made to reduce health disparities. A critical tool intended […]
August 9, 2017
News Roundup
Enrollment Drop Forces College to Close Undergrad Programs
DETROIT — A liberal arts school in Detroit is shutting down its undergraduate programs next year due to declining enrollment. Marygrove College officials say Wednesday that beginning in January only master’s degree programs will be offered. President Elizabeth Burns says “vigorous marketing and recruitment efforts have failed to provide sufficient revenue from our undergraduate programs […]
August 9, 2017
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DeVos Says She Should Have Decried Racism More
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice. In an interview with The Associated Press, she acknowledges that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. DeVos alienated many African-Americans […]
August 9, 2017
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HAROLD MARTIN JR.
HAROLD MARTIN JR. has been named interim president at Morehouse College. Martin was an associate partner at McKinsey and Company and has been a member of the Morehouse College board of trustees since 2014. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Morehouse College, a master of business administration from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
August 9, 2017
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TIFFANY F. BOYKIN
TIFFANY F. BOYKIN has been appointed dean of student engagement at Anne Arundel Community College. She was the assistant dean of student services at the college. Boykin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, a master’s degree from Towson University, a doctoral degree from Morgan State University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
August 9, 2017
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ROGER L. WORTHINGTON
ROGER L. WORTHINGTON has been named interim associate provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Maryland (UMD). Worthington previously was a professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education in UMD’s College of Education. He earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara.
August 9, 2017
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CRYSTAL A. WILLIAMS
CRYSTAL A. WILLIAMS has been appointed associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Boston University, effective October 2017. Williams is currently an associate vice president for strategic initiatives, chief diversity officer and professor of English at Bates College. She earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University.
August 9, 2017
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SAMUEL ADU-MIREKU
SAMUEL ADU-MIREKU has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fayetteville State University. He was previously interim dean of the college since February 2016, interim director of the Office of Faculty Development and assistant professor and chair in the Department of Sociology. Adu-Mireku earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Purdue University.
August 9, 2017
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MARTELL TEASLEY
MARTELL TEASLEY has been appointed dean of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. He was also president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work and was previously chair of the Department of Social Work in the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Teasley earned two bachelor’s degrees from Fayetteville State University, a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a doctoral degree from Howard University.
August 9, 2017
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LAVAR J. CHARLESTON
LAVAR J. CHARLESTON has been named assistant vice chancellor of student diversity, engagement and success at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Charleston was assistant director and a senior research associate at Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin Madison.
August 9, 2017
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ESTELLA ATEKWANA
ESTELLA ATEKWANA has been named dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. Atekwana was previously head of the School of Geology and the Regents Distinguished Professor of Geology at Oklahoma State University. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Howard University and a Ph.D. in geophysics at Dalhousie University.
August 9, 2017
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MICHAEL NIXON
MICHAEL NIXON has been named vice president for diversity and inclusion at Andrews University, effective August 1. Nixon is the legal coordinator for the Fair Housing Justice Center in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Andrews University and a law degree from The John Marshall Law School.
August 9, 2017
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Former Obama Official Helps to Expand the Civil Rights Agenda
Vanita Gupta is the new president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, taking over the mantle from Wade Henderson, who retired this year after leading the organization for more than two decades.
August 9, 2017
STEM
Boeing Helps Diversify STEM Fields
A longstanding partnership between The Boeing Company and Washington University in St. Louis is being hailed as a potential model for how to diversify STEM fields in general and America’s aerospace industry in particular.
August 9, 2017
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Devoted Dean
Dr. Yolanda Pierce makes history as the first woman to be appointed dean of Howard University’s 150-year-old School of Divinity.
August 9, 2017
African-American
National HBCU Pre-Law Summit Aimed At Producing More Black Law School Applicants
Hundreds of students are expected to assemble in Greensboro, North Carolina, next month for the nation’s only Pre-Law Summit for students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities.
August 8, 2017
Community Colleges
Rhode Island Joins Free Community College Movement
The national “college promise” movement took another step forward last week when Rhode Island announced that it would make two years of community college free for state residents.
August 8, 2017
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New Report Trains a Spotlight On Chief Diversity Officers
First-time chief diversity officers should seek clarity of purpose, anticipate major change, avoid thinking of themselves as a “messiah” and be prepared to be regarded as “the diversity expert.”
August 8, 2017
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