Search | The EDU Ledger

Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

WHITNEY WHITT

WHITNEY WHITT has been appointed inaugural dean of the College of Health at Lehigh University. Whitt earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College, a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard University School of Medicine.

February 21, 2019

TITILAYO UFOMATA

TITILAYO UFOMATA has been appointed provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Saint Mary’s College. She recently served as special adviser to the president and board of trustees at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Ufomata earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Ibadan and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from University College London.

February 21, 2019

TITILAYO-UFOMATA

KAREN CHANCE MERCURIUS

KAREN CHANCE MERCURIUS has been named associate vice president for alumni and constituent relations at the University of Rochester. Currently, she serves as the director of alumni relations at Harvard Law School. Chance Mercurius received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s and a Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University.

February 21, 2019

KAREN-MERCURIUS

Senate Panel Tackles Proposed Revival of ROTC

Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian is seeking a unified mechanism from the Department of Defense (DND) and Department of Education (DepEd) to address the possible cases of hazing, abuse, and corruption with the proposed revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in the education system. The Senate committee on education, arts and culture on Wednesday […]

February 21, 2019

Senator-Sherwin-Gatchalian

Air Force Adds Georgia Military College as Prep School

The United States Air Force Academy has selected Georgia Military College as an affiliated prep school for students deserving to earn an appointment to the Academy. Currently, GMC is an affiliated prep for the United States Military Academy. Read More

February 21, 2019

air-force-academy-cadets-1800

Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Student Debt And College Affordability

When Barack Obama ran for president for the last time in 2012, sweeping reform of our college financing system wasn’t even on his agenda, let alone that of his Republican opponent Mitt Romney. Fast forward just seven years and in the first few months of the primary contest for the Democratic nomination, candidates have started […]

February 21, 2019

elizabeth-warren

Oversight Crucial as VA Rolls Out Major Reforms

Those looking for an example of how Washington can find common ground should look no further than the important work Congress has done and continues to do for veterans. The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s hearing room is traditionally one of the most bipartisan places in Washington. It is also one of the busiest. Read More

February 21, 2019

RUBIN PATTERSON

RUBIN PATTERSON has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University. Most recently, he served as chairman of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the university. Patterson received a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, a master’s degree from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in sociology from Howard University.

February 20, 2019

RUBIN-PATTERSON

TAD A. GOMEZ

TAD A. GOMEZ has been appointed president of Loyola University Medical Center. Most recently, he was vice president of professional and support services at Northeast Georgia Health System. Gomez earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree from Ohio State University. He also completed a twoyear-long pharmacy residency at Ohio State University Medical Center.

February 20, 2019

G. MARCUS COLE

G. MARCUS COLE has been appointed the Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his new role, he was the William F. Baxter-Visa International Professor of Law at Stanford University. Cole earned a bachelor’s degree in applied economics from Cornell University and a J.D. from Northwestern University.

February 20, 2019

VANESSA K. VALDÉS

VANESSA K. VALDÉS has been named director of the Black Studies Program at City College of New York. She currently serves as associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the college. Valdés received a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese from Vanderbilt University.

February 20, 2019

VANESSA-K-VALEDES

PHILOMENA MANTELLA

PHILOMENA MANTELLA has been named the first female president of Grand Valley State University. She currently serves as senior vice president and CEO of Lifelong Learning at Northeastern University. Mantella received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. in college and university administration from Michigan State University.

February 20, 2019

PHILOMENA-MANTELLA

JUANA J. LEONARD

JUANA J. LEONARD has been appointed director of Corporate College for the Workforce and Economic Development Department at Metropolitan Community College. Prior to her new role, she was the program director for Corporate Services at Richland College. Leonard earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore and a master’s degree from Amberton University.

February 20, 2019

TANYA DARBY

TANYA DARBY has been named chair of the Brass Department at Berklee College of Music. Currently, she is an assistant professor of lead trumpet at University of North Texas. Darby received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from the Manhattan School of Music and a master’s degree in jazz performance from Rutgers University.

February 20, 2019

JOANNE RITTER-TEITEL

JOANNE RITTER-TEITEL has been named chief nursing officer of University Hospital of Brooklyn and associate dean of Clinical Practice in the College of Nursing. Ritter-Teitel earned a BSN from Columbia University, a master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. in nursing administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

February 20, 2019

JOANNE-RITTER-TEITEL

JESS CALOHAN

JESS CALOHAN has been appointed director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at Frontier Nursing University. He most recently was an assistant professor at George Washington University School of Nursing. Calohan received a BSN from Eastern Washington University and a Master’s of Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Washington

February 20, 2019

AJA BURRELL WOOD

AJA BURRELL WOOD has been appointed managing director for the Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice at Berklee College of Music. Most recently, she taught at the City University of New York and Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music. Wood is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.

February 20, 2019

LANDE AJOSE

LANDE AJOSE has been named senior policy adviser for higher education in California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration. Most recently, she was executive director of California Competes. Ajose earned a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and world affairs and theatre from Occidental College, a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA and a Ph.D. from MIT.

February 20, 2019