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RICHANNE C. MANKEY
RICHANNE C. MANKEY has been appointed president of Defiance College in Ohio, effective January 11. Mankey is vice president for institutional advancement at Daemen College in New York. She earned a bachelor’s from Ohio Northern University, a master’s from the University of Dayton and a doctorate from Teachers College at Columbia University.
December 16, 2015
Students
JOYCE JACOBSEN
JOYCE JACOBSEN was appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University. She is Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan. Jacobsen earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University, a master’s from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a doctorate from Stanford University.
December 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
WVSU President Brian Hemphill Named President of Radford
RADFORD, Va. ― West Virginia State University President Brian O. Hemphill has been named president of Radford University. Radford’s Board of Visitors announced Hemphill’s appointment on Wednesday in a news release. Hemphill will succeed Penelope Kyle, who is retiring. Hemphill’s appointment is effective July 1, 2016. He has served as West Virginia State’s president since […]
December 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Glasper Moves Forward with League of Innovations
Rufus Glasper will become the CEO and president of the Arizona-based League for Innovations next year.
December 15, 2015
Students
The Silent Minority: Hmong Women in Higher Education
Despite a history lacking a value on education for women, today Hmong women are actively pursuing degrees in higher education.
December 15, 2015
African-American
Native American Self-Identification Conflicting With Census Data
Many Americans self-identify as part Native American, yet such claims are often challenged when authentication is needed.
December 15, 2015
Students
Social Media Will Broadcast the 2015 ‘Revolution’
In the 1970s Gil Scott-Herron decreed that the revolution will not be televised; however, students in 2015 have taken up a revolutionary insurgence vis-a-vis multiple forms of “social” media.
December 14, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Exhibit Brings Awareness of Hmong Culture
“Hmongstory 40,” an exhibition taking place in Fresno, California, traces the history of the Hmong in Laos, their role in the Secret War and their flight to the United States.
December 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
University of Missouri Teaching Waivers Scrutinized
by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers […]
December 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Jewish Man Says Christian School Didn’t Hire Him Over Faith
by Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. – A Portland man says a small private Christian college in Portland discriminated against him by refusing to hire him because he’s Jewish. In a lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Noel M. King says he applied for an adjunct professor of psychology position at Warner Pacific College in […]
December 14, 2015
Students
Student Won’t Receive Degree Despite Disability Accommodation
A nursing student who failed a mandatory test four times in a required course despite disability accommodation isn’t entitled to her bachelor’s degree, a federal judge in Covington, Kentucky, has ruled.
December 13, 2015
African-American
The Supreme Court’s rehash of Fisher and Affirmative Action
Scalia revival of “mismatch” idea gets most of the headlines.
December 13, 2015
LGBTQ+
Northern Indiana College Granted Waiver From LGBT Law
by Associated Press MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A northern Indiana school is among the more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges nationwide to receive exemptions from a federal law that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and employees from discrimination. Bethel College President Gregg Chenoweth told the South Bend Tribune that the waiver doesn’t mean […]
December 13, 2015
African-American
A Crisis in Black Leadership? : Let Us Call a Spade a Spade
For many, me included, it is time that we as Black people in America critically examine the effectiveness of the leadership that we are providing to empower ourselves and other Black people in the Diaspora.
December 13, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Eddinger Guides Through Stellar Leadership, Mentorship at Bunker Hill
Dr. Pam Eddinger leads Bunker Hill Community College through mentorship, commitment and strong values.
December 13, 2015
MSIs
In Case You Missed It…
Terrorist Fear Emerges as Biggest Threat to Diversity on Campus and Our Nation Scalia’s ‘Mismatch Theory’ a Foe to Diversity, Inclusion Raising Consciousness for the Future of Higher Education Studies Show MSIs Best Value in Higher Education
December 10, 2015
African-American
Oakland, Detroit, D.C. Rated Tops for Commitment to Black Male Achievement
A CBMA scorecard rates cities based on efforts to advance Black males and reduce disparities in educational attainment, employment, incarceration rates and other areas of well-being.
December 10, 2015
Sports
Athletic Directors Embrace Student-Athlete Activism
Several athletic directors at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum said they saw a threatened protest by the University of Missouri football team as an example of the positive power of sports.
December 10, 2015
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