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Students of Defunct ITT Tech Allowed in Bankruptcy Case

A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday allowing former students at ITT Technical Institute to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings of its parent company, giving them a shot at the remaining assets of one of the nation’s largest for-profit college operators. The agreement resolves a lawsuit students filed against ITT Educational Services last year to […]

March 9, 2018

Marines Ramp Up Training in Arctic Conditions

Marines with the Marine Rotational Force Europe are putting the Corps motto “in every clime and place” to the test as they continue with Arctic exercises amid below-zero temperatures in northern Scandinavia. About 300 Marines just finished exercise White Claymore earlier this month, a cold-weather drill that put Marines on skis to learn to fight […]

March 9, 2018

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NADOHE Meeting Focuses on Best Practices for Diversity, Inclusion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Diversity practitioners from schools across the country have gathered this week at the 12th annual meeting of the National Association of Diversity Officers In Higher Education to learn the best practices to foster diversity, equity and inclusion on their campuses.

March 8, 2018

Assessing the Relationship Between Gun Violence and Health Equity

Gun violence has become a crucial national problem that negatively affects health equity in the United States. The American Medical Association has declared U.S. gun violence a public health crisis requiring a comprehensive public health response and solution.

March 8, 2018

Indian Architect of Innovative, Low-cost Homes Wins Pritzker

NEW DELHI — Architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi, best-known for his innovative work designing low-cost housing, has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the first Indian to win architecture’s highest honor in its 40-year history. The award was announced Wednesday by Tom Pritzker of the Chicago-based Hyatt Foundation. Doshi has been an architect, urban […]

March 8, 2018

Arizona Professor Put on Leave Amid Misconduct Allegations

PHOENIX — An Arizona State University physics professor, known for his work with scientific exploration and the Doomsday Clock, has been suspended from his university job following allegations of sexual misconduct, the university said in a statement Wednesday. Professor Lawrence Krauss was put on paid leave pending a review of allegations first reported by Buzzfeed last […]

March 8, 2018

Students Could Save Thousands Under New Senate Bill

More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students. More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students.

March 8, 2018

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Cybersecurity Expert Named President at Carnegie Mellon

PITTSBURGH – Carnegie Mellon University has named a cybersecurity expert as its new president. The Pittsburgh university of about 14,500 students has announced that Farnam Jahanian has been appointed the college’s 10th president. Jahanian joined the university in 2014 as vice president for research. He then served two years as the school’s provost and became […]

March 8, 2018

Hampton’s Harvey a Longtime Leader in Higher Education

Over the span of 40 years, Dr. William R. Harvey has led Hampton University to new heights of excellence, making it one of the premier higher education institutions in the country.

March 8, 2018

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XIANG ZHANG

XIANG ZHANG has been appointed president and vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. He has been serving as professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree at Nanjing University in China, and he earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.

March 8, 2018

ALISON DAVIS-BLAKE

ALISON DAVIS-BLAKE has been named president of Bentley University, effective July 1. Davis-Blake holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Brigham Young University. She earned a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Stanford University.

March 8, 2018

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SILVANUS J. UDOKA

SILVANUS J. UDOKA has been appointed dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Business Administration, effective June 1. Udoka currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of Management and holds a joint appointment at North Carolina A&T University. He earned a bachelor’s from Weber State University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.

March 8, 2018

SABRINA JOHNSON

SABRINA JOHNSON has been appointed vice president for equity and access and chief diversity officer at the University of Mary Washington. Johnson has been serving at the university as associate vice president for human resources. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master of public administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned a J.D. at the College of William and Mary.

March 8, 2018

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KAVITA DHODAPKAR

KAVITA DHODAPKAR has been named associate professor of pediatrics at Emory University. She has been serving as associate professor of pediatrics at Yale Medical School. Dhodapkar received an MBBS at the Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai, India, and has been a fellow at New York University.

March 8, 2018

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DARRELL P. WHEELER

DARRELL P. WHEELER has been named the next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Iona College. Wheeler has been serving as vice provost for public engagement at the University at Albany of the State University of New York. He earned a master of social work degree from Howard University and a master of public health degree and a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Pittsburgh.

March 8, 2018

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KAREN L. “KERRY” ABRAMS

KAREN L. “KERRY” ABRAMS has been named dean of Duke Law School, effective July 1. Abrams is the vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of law at the University of Virginia. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and earned a J.D. at Stanford Law School.

March 8, 2018

RUTH V. WATKINS

RUTH V. WATKINS has been appointed 16th president of the University of Utah. Watkins has served as the senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah since 2013. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.

March 8, 2018

Russia’s Weaponry

Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has produced indomitable weapons of mass destruction. Putin’s annual speech on March 1 suggested Russia had created new cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and hypersonic missiles, as well as underwater drones. Putin also suggested that Russia’s weaponry was so innovative that anti-missile defense systems cannot counter […]

March 8, 2018