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To Make ‘Bigger Difference,’ Clif and Gail Smart Donate $1M to Missouri State
Missouri State President Clif Smart isn’t just raising money for the university. He and his wife, Gail, are donating some of their own. The couple pledged $1 million — to create four endowed professorships — as part of the “Onward, Upward” fundraising campaign, which quietly launched in 2017 and went public Saturday, Oct. 26. Read More
October 28, 2019
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Disparities
UT-Austin Seeks To Diversify STEM Faculty Ranks
AUSTIN, TX — The University of Texas at Austin has joined 19 other universities in a three-year effort to develop and strengthen inclusive recruitment, hiring and retention practices for STEM faculty members, school officials announced on Tuesday. The initiative is part of the Aspire Alliance, co-led by The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) [
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October 28, 2019
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Disparities
Increasing Diversity Remains Focus of Office of the Provost
Boston College, led by Vice Provost for Faculties Billy Soo, is working to continue to diversify its faculty population through a variety of programs and initiatives. Forty-two percent of the current faculty is female and 20.4 percent is AHANA+, according to Soo. As with racial diversity, an obstacle to increased gender diversification at BC is [
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October 28, 2019
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Georgia State University Looks to Improve Faculty Diversity
Georgia State University leaders determined a few years ago they had a problem. While numerous studies found the university has one of the most racially diverse student bodies in the nation, there was not that same level of diversity among its faculty. There weren’t enough women in front of the classroom as well. Read More
October 28, 2019
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News Roundup
East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Resigns For Drinking, Dancing With Students
East Carolina University’s Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach has resigned from his post after photos and videos surfaced showing him drinking and dancing with students at a local bar, The News & Observer reported. Gerlach had been on administrative leave since the incident appeared online in late September, with provost and senior vice chancellor Dr. Ron [
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October 27, 2019
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Scholars Address Issues of Mobility in Higher Education
Strategizing around how best to address policy makers on issues of access, student success and the impact of higher education, four prominent scholars gathered at New York University (NYU) on Friday to share their research.
October 27, 2019
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Recruitment & Retention
Dr. Leah Barrett Named President of Northeast Community College
Dr. Leah Barrett was recently appointed as Northeast Community College’s ninth president. She will begin her new role in January, becoming the first female president in the school’s 91-year history, according to Sioux City Journal. Barrett is currently serving as vice president for a community college district in Wyoming. Throughout her career, she has worked [
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October 25, 2019
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Excelencia in Education Celebrates its Quinceañera at ALASS Institute
Excelencia in Education celebrated its 15th anniversary with its Accelerating Latino Student Success Institute – or its Quinceañera as Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown put it. Higher education professionals gathered in Washington D.C. to examine the needs of Latino students, from federal policies to the faculty in their classrooms.
October 25, 2019
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Students
NASA Offers Educational Program for Community College Students
For science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community college students, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers the chance to see and experience those careers first-hand.
October 25, 2019
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WSU Introduces New Initiative that Offers Free Tuition for Detroit High School Graduates
Graduates of Detroit public schools and Detroit residents with high school diplomas are eligible to earn free tuition at Wayne State University (WSU) through the Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge. The Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge could provide free-tuition to the over 49,000 students who currently attend Detroit high schools as well as cover other [
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October 25, 2019
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HBCUs
Southern University at New Orleans Chancellor Steps Down
Southern University at New Orleans Chancellor Dr. Lisa Mims-Devezin is stepping down and returning to teaching after a challenging year for the historically Black university. Mims-Devezin has been chancellor since late 2016. Her departure comes after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges, an accrediting agency, put the school on probation this [
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October 25, 2019
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Veterans
Bills Seek to Improve Training, Tricare Health Coverage for Eating Disorders Among Troops, Family Members
Senators on the Armed Services Committee introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would expand access to eating disorder treatment for service members, their families and retirees. The proposed bill, the Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion, or SERVE, Act, is similar to one introduced in May by combat veterans and House members Brian Mast, R-Florida, [
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October 25, 2019
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Tuskegee University ROTC Hall of Fame to Induct Five on Nov. 8
More than 106 years of combined military service, three Legion of Merit Awards and one Bronze Star — just a few of the characteristics that define the 2019 class of inductees into Tuskegee University’s ROTC Hall of Fame. The class includes one retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, one retired U.S. Air Force colonel and [
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October 25, 2019
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Heather Carroll Hired as Bellevue University’s Military Services Manager
As the new Bellevue University Military Veteran Services Center manager, Heather Carroll has found a job that combines her Air Force background and her love for helping people. Carroll received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from BU in 2018 before taking the MVSC manager role in September. “I knew I was ready to take next [
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October 25, 2019
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West Point Cadet Revealed His Suicide Plan on Snapchat
Before disappearing Friday, U.S. Military Academy Cadet Kade Kurita posted a short note on Snapchat, indicating his plan to end his life, according to U.S. Army official who asked to remain anonymous. Search teams found the body of the 20-year-old junior late Tuesday, after searching thousands of acres of the prestigious military institution in West [
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October 25, 2019
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Opinion
Our Shared History
People are ignorant of history, even their own.
October 24, 2019
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State Cuts to Higher Education Funding Shift the Burden to Students
A new report by the Center on Budget and Public Policy Priorities shows state disinvestment in higher education creates higher costs for students and their families, impacting low-income students and students of color.
October 24, 2019
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Conference Series Focuses on Mental Health For Students of Color
The Steve Fund – a nonprofit dedicated to improving mental health for students of color – is hosting a series of on-campus, daylong conferences called “Young, Gifted and @Risk.”
October 24, 2019
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