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TIFFANY WILLOUGHBY-HERARD

TIFFANY WILLOUGHBY-HERARD has been named equity advisor for the University of California, Irvine’s (UCI) ADVANCE Program for Equity and Diversity as well as advisor to the dean of the School of Humanities on equity, diversity and inclusive excellence at UCI. Associate professor of African American studies at UCI, Willoughby-Herard holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

November 13, 2020

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KEYWUAN CAULK

KEYWUAN CAULK has been appointed director of the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Previously the center’s assistant director of education, Caulk holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a master’s degree in counseling from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania.

November 13, 2020

RA’SHEDA BODDIE FORBES

RA’SHEDA BODDIE FORBES has been appointed vice president for access, diversity, and inclusion at Mississippi State University. She previously served as assistant vice president and interim associate vice president for multicultural affairs at Mississippi State as well as director of the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center at Mississippi State.

November 13, 2020

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DALLAS A. GRUNDY

DALLAS A. GRUNDY has been named senior vice president for finance and administration as well as chief financial officer at the University of Akron in Ohio. Most recently chief financial officer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership from Rowan University.

November 12, 2020

Student Voices: Anti-Asian Sentiment And Backlash Within The Pandemic

Have you heard of “zoom-bombing?” It’s something that has become an unforeseen issue during the recent pandemic. In this podcast, Sara Weissman uncovers the story of an incident that took place at San Diego State University (SDSU). The episode contains an audio story about the zoom-bombing of Andres Bonifacio Samahan, the Filipino American student […]

November 12, 2020

Community Colleges

Love Students to Success and Close Equity Gaps Through a Culture of Caring

In 2015, Amarillo College (AC) focused on its key student success progress and completion points. The data told a disappointing and even devastating story. Using “secret shoppers,” data summits, focus group and survey data, AC identified key reasons our students were not successful — poverty, bureaucracy and lack of relational connection and support.

November 12, 2020

Native Americans

Digitizing Indigenous Languages: Scholars Use Technology To Preserve Their Native Languages

About 300 distinct Indigenous languages flourished among Native American nations before European colonizers set foot in what would become the U.S. Today, only about a third of those languages exist. Of those, about 90% are at risk of becoming extinct by 2050, according to the National Congress of American Indians.

November 12, 2020

Errin Haines, Adam Serwer Awarded 2020 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence

Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism & Communication (SGJC) awarded the 2020 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence to Errin Haines, of The 19th, and Adam Serwer, of The Atlantic. “This year we received an exceptional response to our request for submissions that focused on the impact of the coronavirus on African Americans, a […]

November 12, 2020

A New Day

Modern technology helping to preserve Indigenous languages.

November 12, 2020

African-American

Boeing Pledges $1.5 Million to Allen University Renovation

Boeing will be giving $1.5 million toward the $11 million renovation of the former Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital at Allen University, The State reported. Boeing’s pledge brings the total committed amount of the project up to $6 million, Allen President Dr. Ernest McNealey said. The former Black hospital will house an Institute on Civility, Allen’s School […]

November 12, 2020

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Appeals Court Upholds Harvard’s Affirmative Action Practices

An appeals court in Boston upheld a lower circuit court ruling that Harvard University’s admissions process does not discriminate against Asian students. “The district court properly concluded that Harvard does not utilize quotas and does not engage in racial balancing,” read the First Circuit Court of Appeals opinion issued on Thursday. “The issue before us […]

November 12, 2020

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University of West Georgia Faculty Pass No Confidence Vote Against President

University of West Georgia faculty passed a non-binding, no confidence resolution against its president Dr. Brendan B. Kelly, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The resolution passed Monday, 263 to 129, with 55 abstentions. Several faculty members have criticized Kelly over matters including lack of transparency from his office. The vote is meant to get the state’s […]

November 12, 2020

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African-American

Study: Black People Who Attend HBCUs May Have Lower Health Risks Later in Life

A new study suggests that African Americans who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) might have a lower risk for health problems later in life than those who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs), BET reported. The study — published in the American Journal of Epidemiology — showed that Black people enrolled in HBCUs had […]

November 12, 2020

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VALERIE S. FIELDS

VALERIE S. FIELDS has been appointed the first woman vice president for student affairs at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Serving the position on an interim basis since June, fields holds a bachelor’s in elementary and early childhood education from Southern University, a master’s in education from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Louisiana Tech.

November 12, 2020

AISHAH CASSEUS

AISHAH CASSEUS has been appointed Title IX director at Wake Forest University. Previously equal employment opportunity (EEO) director and Title IX coordinator at Winston-Salem State University, Casseus holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Troy University and a law degree from North Carolina Central University.

November 12, 2020

NICHOLE LEWIS

NICHOLE LEWIS has been appointed dean of students at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Director of the Women’s Center at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in mass media from Hampton University, an MBA from Temple University and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from East Carolina University.

November 12, 2020

REGINALD A. BESS

REGINALD A. BESS has been named president of the College Language Association, an international organization of English and world languages scholars. Bess holds a bachelor’s degree in education with concentrations in German and Spanish from West Virginia State College (now University); a master’s degree in library science from Grambling State University; a master’s degree in German literature and philology and a Ph.D. in medieval German studies, both from The Ohio State University.

November 12, 2020

BRANDON COMMON

BRANDON COMMON has been named associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Louisiana State University. He was previously assistant vice president of student affairs for campus life at Illinois Wesleyan University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a master’s degree from Ohio University and a Ph.D. in educational organization and leadership in higher education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

November 12, 2020