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Nonprofit Aims to Support Latino Students Up Through First Career Job Offer

Attaining a higher education in the U.S. can be very challenging, especially for those who face socioeconomic and language barriers. Latino U College Access (LUCA), a nonprofit organization is working to increase college enrollment and completion among first-generation Latino youth.

October 3, 2019

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Loyola University Law Professor Earns Fellowship to Research Health Policies for Prisoners

Andrea Armstrong, a Loyola University New Orleans law professor, was named an Interdisciplinary Research Leadership Fellow by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and was awarded $350,000 towards research over the next three years. Working alongside peers from the Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and Louisiana State University’s Health Sciences Center, Armstrong will focus on […]

October 3, 2019

Faculty Rally Around Female Professor in Pay Discrimination Case

The American Association of University Professors filed an amicus brief supporting Dr. Jennifer Freyd, a psychology professor who sued the University of Oregon for paying her less than male faculty members in her department. A district court previously ruled against her, concluding that she didn’t perform work equal to her male colleagues because of differences […]

October 3, 2019

ACE Convening Puts Spotlight on College Unbound

College Unbound (CU), an innovative institution located in Providence, Rhode Island, designed for low-income working adult students who want to earn their bachelor’s degrees, was the subject of a symposium convened on Wednesday by the American Council on Education (ACE).

October 2, 2019

NANCEE SORENSON

NANCEE SORENSON has been named chancellor of Louisiana State University Eunice. She formerly served as president of the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in agency counseling from Indiana State University, and she holds a doctorate in educationaladministration from the University of Texas at Austin.

October 2, 2019

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WANDA C. GONSLAVES

WANDA C. GONSLAVES has been appointed interim dean for the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kentucky State University. She most recently served as professor and vice chair for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She holds a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from the University of Louisville and a medical degree from the University of Kentucky.

October 2, 2019

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TONY PACE

TONY PACE has been named associate director for strategic initiatives at Lafayette College in Easton, Penn. He formerly was director of undergraduate admissions at Southern Connecticut State University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.

October 2, 2019

FELICIA BROWN-HAYWOOD

FELICIA BROWN-HAYWOOD has been appointed chief diversity officer at Millersville University. She previously was chief diversity officer at Penn State Harrisburg. She holds a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Cheyney University, a master’s in professional counseling from Shippensburg University, a master’s in theology/pastoral counseling from Virginia Union University, and a doctorate in adult education from Penn State University.

October 2, 2019

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ERIN LYNCH

ERIN LYNCH has been appointed associate provost for scholarship, research, and innovation at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. Prior to that, she was research director of the Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences at Tennessee State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English secondary education from James Madison University, a master’s degree in special education from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Tennessee State University.

October 2, 2019

PHILLIP L. POINTER

PHILLIP L. POINTER has been appointed associate professor of philosophy and religion and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Philander Smith College. He serves as senior pastor of the Saint MarkBaptist Church in Little Rock, Ark. Pointer holds a master’s in divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a doctorate in ministry from United Theological Seminary.

October 2, 2019

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$60K Raised to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home

The childhood home of civil rights activist and singer Nina Simone will be restored, thanks to a fundraising campaign by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission. The organizations raised over $60,000 over the […]

October 2, 2019

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SHERINE O. OBARE

SHERINE O. OBARE has been named dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, an academic collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University. She previously served as associate vice president for research at Western Michigan University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from West Virginia State University and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of South Carolina.

October 2, 2019

MARLYN DELVA

MARLYN DELVA has been appointed dean of students in the School of General Studies at Columbia University. She formerly was associate dean for student affairs and dean of students at Columbia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Barnard College and a master’s degree in higher education administration and a doctorate in health and behavioral studies and health education from Columbia University.

October 2, 2019

BEVLEE WATFORD

BEVLEE WATFORD has been appointed associate dean of equity and engagement for the College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to that, she was a professor of engineering education and associate dean for academic affairs at Virginia Tech. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering and a master’s degree and doctorate in industrial engineering and operations research all from Virginia Tech.

October 2, 2019

FRED AIKENS

FRED AIKENS has been appointed interim dean of the College of Business at Central State University. Prior to that, he was associate professor of management and a department chair in the business college. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Central State, a master’s in management from Antioch University Midwest and a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix.

October 2, 2019

MARTIN LEMELLE

MARTIN LEMELLE has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at Grambling State University in Louisiana. He formerly was vice president of finance and administration at Grambling. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Grambling and a master’s in business administration from George Washington University.

October 2, 2019

TAKITA FELDER SUMTER

TAKITA FELDER SUMTER has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. She formerly served in the position on an interim basis. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of South Carolina.

October 2, 2019

DANIELLE DENNIS

DANIELLE DENNIS is the new director of the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island. She formerly was an associate professor of literacy studies at the University of South Florida, where she also was program director of the Cambridge (United Kingdom) Schools Experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Florida Gulf Coast University, a master’s in environmental education from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a doctorate in language and literacy education from the University of Tennessee.

October 2, 2019

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