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Wright State to Begin Process of Reducing Faculty Workforce

Wright State University has decided to cut its faculty workforce, due to declining enrollment and other financial hardships, including the impacts of COVID-19, according to reporting in the Dayton Daily News. It is not clear yet how many people will be laid off, said President Sue Edwards. To initiate the process, a letter from Wright […]

November 13, 2020

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Dr. Karen Carey Named Chancellor of University of Alaska Southeast

Dr. Karen Carey has been named the new chancellor for the University of Alaska Southeast. She had been the interim chancellor since July when former Chancellor Rick Caulfield retired, according to KTOO Public Media. Carey will lead UAS, which includes campuses in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. Though typically a new search is conducted, the University […]

November 13, 2020

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Sacred Heart University Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Sacred Heart University has settled a lawsuit over the death of a student during a 2017 eating contest, the Associated Press reported. The school agreed to undisclosed terms with Rosanne Nelson, the mother of social work major Caitlin Nelson, 20, who died three days after choking on pancakes at an on-campus charity fundraiser. Officials at […]

November 13, 2020

JEROME TINKER

JEROME TINKER has been appointed executive director for the Jackson State University Development Foundation. In the past, he’s been executive assistant, board administrator and director of the foundation. Tinker holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Stillman College and a master’s in community development in housing with a certification in community planning from Prairie View A&M University.

November 13, 2020

GEORGIO DOUGLAS

GEORGIO DOUGLAS has been named director of admissions at Grambling State University in Louisiana. Previously an enrollment specialist in the Office of Admissions and Recruitment and senior admissions counselor at Grambling, Douglas holds bachelor’s degree in political science from Grambling State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Webster University.

November 13, 2020

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MICHELLE REY

MICHELLE REY has been named executive director of the College of the Canyons Foundation in the Santa Clarita Community College District in California. Previously director of development for Santa Clara University in California, Rey holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from California State University, Northridge and a master’s degree in public administration from Villanova University.

November 13, 2020

KELLY WHITE

KELLY WHITE has been appointed deputy chief of police at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. A major of support services with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Police Department since 2005, he’s previously served as interim chief of police at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina and also service as interim police chief at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

November 13, 2020

ALINE PHILLIPS

ALINE PHILLIPS has been appointed executive director of the Community Impact Network Center at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri. Previously director of the university’s academic resource center, Phillips holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Harris Stowe, as well as a master’s in education and Ph.D. in higher education administration, both from Maryville University.

November 13, 2020

ROLLINDA THOMAS

ROLLINDA THOMAS has been named assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Thomas currently serves as associate vice president for academic programs for the University of North Carolina System and holds a bachelor’s degree in art design from North Carolina A&T State University, a master’s degree in art education from East Carolina University and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from North Carolina State University.

November 13, 2020

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