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C. REYNOLD VERRET
C. REYNOLD VERRET has been named president of Xavier University of Louisiana, starting July 1. He is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University. Verret earned a bachelorâs from Columbia University and a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
June 17, 2015
Leadership & Policy
MADELINE PUMARIEGA
MADELINE PUMARIEGA has been appointed chancellor of the Florida College System. She was chief executive officer of Take Stock in Children. She earned a bachelorâs from St. Thomas University and a masterâs from Florida Atlantic University.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MARGARET MCKENNA
MARGARET MCKENNA has been appointed president of Suffolk University, effective this summer. She is a visiting professor and acting director of the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University, and president emerita of Lesley University. McKenna earned a bachelorâs from Emmanuel College and a juris doctor from Southern Methodist University.
June 17, 2015
Students
MICHAEL V. PHAM
MICHAEL V. PHAM has been appointed vice president of administrative services at Highline College. He was vice president of administrative services at Seattle Central College. Pham earned two associate degrees from Seattle Central, a bachelorâs from Central Washington University and an MBA from City University of Seattle.
June 17, 2015
Community Colleges
RAJIB SANYAL
RAJIB SANYAL has been named dean of the School of Business at Adelphi University. He was dean of the College of Business at Ball State University. Sanyal earned bachelorâs from the University of Calcutta and the University of Delhi, respectively. He received a masterâs from the University of WisconsinâMadison and a doctorate from Georgia State University.
June 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE
BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Websterâs Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelorâs from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
June 17, 2015
Students
LORNA LEâANNE SHAW-BERBICK
LORNA LEâANNE SHAW-BERBICK has been appointed dean of the university at Kentucky State University. She was dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the College of Saint Rose. Shaw-Berbick earned two bachelorâs and a masterâs from the University of the West Indies, and a doctorate from Howard University.
June 17, 2015
Leadership & Policy
College of Charleston Approves Tuition Increase
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.
June 16, 2015
Sports
Catholic College in Massachusetts Closing
A small Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year due to âinsurmountable financial challenges.â
June 16, 2015
African-American
Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege
Virtually all segments of the mediaâliberal, conservative, alternative, mainstreamâhave been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.
June 16, 2015
Community Colleges
Oregon Debates Free Community College Plan
In just the last year or so, Tennessee adopted a plan for free community colleges, as did Chicago and the Community College of Philadelphia. Now the Oregon state legislature is debating whether to institute a similar program.
June 16, 2015
STEM
Psychologists Find Answers to Issues in STEM
Social psychologists provide insight into issues that have long plagued industry professionals.
June 16, 2015
Home
Meeting Googleâs Diversity Challenge
Google has come in for tough scrutiny since the Silicon Valley-based online search giant has released employee statistics showing scant levels of African-American and Latino employment.
June 16, 2015
MSIs
Dolezal Sued HBCU For Racial Discrimination
The Spokane, Washington woman who has caused a firestorm of conversation about the ideas of âtransracialâ and âWrong skinâ identities resigned Monday from her post as the cityâs NAACP president.
June 15, 2015
HBCUs
UVA Names New Dorm âGibbons Houseâ After 2 Former Slaves
The newest dorm at the University of Virginia has been named after two former slaves who became prominent community members after Emancipation.
June 15, 2015
HBCUs
WSU, Bellevue College Move Toward Potential Partnership
Washington State University and Bellevue College have taken another step toward a potential future education partnership.
June 15, 2015
LGBTQ+
Professor Uses Workshop to Promote LGBT, Minority Awareness
Annual LGBTQ conference encourages educators from around the country to share best practices and initiatives across academic and student affairs and across various diversities and disciplines.
June 15, 2015
Sports
The Cost of âRevenue Sportsâ
When the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced June 2 that there would be gridiron games this fall, many around the country were perplexedâand many others thrilledâby the obvious victory for the sport.
June 15, 2015
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