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Students
Chapman University Receives $1 Million to Reinforce Financial Safety Net for Students
Chapman University has received $1 million from philanthropic group Women of Chapman to strengthen the school’s safety net for its students.
June 12, 2023
Chapman University
Opinion
Increasing Belongingness Through a Strengths-Based Approach
Education can become the act of “drawing out” student’s strengths and helping them to develop if we use a strength-based approach.
June 12, 2023
Taziah Kenney
On the Move
YING HUANG
Ying Huang has been named director of undergraduate research at North Dakota State University.
June 12, 2023
Ying Huang
On the Move
IAN BOUIE
Ian Bouie has been appointed director of academic achievement programs at Stockton University in New Jersey.
June 9, 2023
Ian Bouie
Health
Hospital Honors Trailblazing Surgeon With Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Outpatient Center
Johns Hopkins Hospital will rename its outpatient center to honor former cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., a trailblazer for Black medical professionals.
June 9, 2023
Dr. Levi Watkins Jr.
Leadership & Policy
Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College
Dr. Leslie E. Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College.
June 9, 2023
Dr. Les Wong
Community Colleges
Oregon Higher Ed Commission Approves Student Success-Centric Funding Model for Community Colleges
Oregon is changing how local and state taxpayer funding will be distributed to the state’s 17 community colleges.
June 9, 2023
Ben Cannon
Leadership & Policy
Edington Appointed President of the University of the District of Columbia
Dr. Maurice D. Edington will become president of the University of the District of Columbia.
June 9, 2023
Dr. Maurice Edington
Veterans
Dixon Appointed Director of Military and Veteran Services at Kennesaw State
Dr. Stacey Dixon has been appointed director of military and veteran services at Kennesaw State University.
June 9, 2023
Dr. Stacey Dixon
From the Pentagon
Kristin Lindsay Becomes Second Woman to Achieve Highest U.S. Coast Guard Rank in Career Field
Kristin Lindsay has become the second woman to achieve the highest U.S. Coast Guard rank in her career field as a criminal investigator.
June 9, 2023
Kristin Lindsay
Policy
Senators Introduce Bill to Bolster Military Recruiter Access to Schools
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney, Angus King, and Tom Cotton have introduced legislation to address ongoing military recruitment issues by bolstering military recruiter access to high schools and colleges.
June 9, 2023
Sen. Mitt Romney
Students
BMCC Grad Looks to Make Restaurants More Accessible
Wheel-Eating, a tray that can attach to any table, won this year's Blackstone Launchpad Competition.
June 9, 2023
Gesy Duran recently graduated from Borough of Manhattan Community College.
From the Magazine
Activism, Scholarship With Diverse Perspectives Hastens Progress
Dr. Janet R. Jakobsen finds inspiration in teaching and collaboration.
June 9, 2023
Dr. Janet Jakobsen, left, is with Dr. Tina Campt, who served as director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW) following Jakobsen's 15-year stint as director between 2000 and 2015.
On the Move
JACI LEDERMAN
Jaci Lederman has been appointed executive director of information technology and chief information officer at Vincennes University in Indiana.
June 8, 2023
Jaci Lederman
Faculty & Staff
McBride First Gerald Early Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Dwight A. McBride will become the inaugural Gerald Early Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
June 8, 2023
Dr. Dwight A. McBride
Sports
Jackson Makes SEC History with Head Baseball Coach Appointment
Kerrick Jackson will become head baseball coach for the University of Missouri, making history as the first Black head baseball coach in the Southeastern Conference.
June 8, 2023
Kerrick Jackson
Latinx
MIT Latinx Students Celebrated at Inaugural MIT Latinx Graduation
Latinx students at MIT were celebrated recently at the inaugural MIT Latinx Graduation.
June 8, 2023
More than 140 graduate and undergraduate students at MIT received red “Latinx MIT Class of 2023” stoles for this year's commencement.
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Peter O. Nwosu Appointed President of SUNY Oswego
Dr. Peter O. Nwosu will become president of SUNY Oswego.
June 8, 2023
Dr. Peter O. Nwosu
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