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Boeing Pledges $1.5 Million to Allen University Renovation
Boeing will be giving $1.5 million toward the $11 million renovation of the former Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital at Allen University, The State reported. Boeing’s pledge brings the total committed amount of the project up to $6 million, Allen President Dr. Ernest McNealey said. The former Black hospital will house an Institute on Civility, Allen’s School […]
November 12, 2020
News Roundup
Appeals Court Upholds Harvard’s Affirmative Action Practices
An appeals court in Boston upheld a lower circuit court ruling that Harvard University’s admissions process does not discriminate against Asian students. “The district court properly concluded that Harvard does not utilize quotas and does not engage in racial balancing,” read the First Circuit Court of Appeals opinion issued on Thursday. “The issue before us […]
November 12, 2020
Campus Climate
University of West Georgia Faculty Pass No Confidence Vote Against President
University of West Georgia faculty passed a non-binding, no confidence resolution against its president Dr. Brendan B. Kelly, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The resolution passed Monday, 263 to 129, with 55 abstentions. Several faculty members have criticized Kelly over matters including lack of transparency from his office. The vote is meant to get the state’s […]
November 12, 2020
African-American
Study: Black People Who Attend HBCUs May Have Lower Health Risks Later in Life
A new study suggests that African Americans who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) might have a lower risk for health problems later in life than those who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs), BET reported. The study — published in the American Journal of Epidemiology — showed that Black people enrolled in HBCUs had […]
November 12, 2020
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VALERIE S. FIELDS
VALERIE S. FIELDS has been appointed the first woman vice president for student affairs at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Serving the position on an interim basis since June, fields holds a bachelor’s in elementary and early childhood education from Southern University, a master’s in education from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Louisiana Tech.
November 12, 2020
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AISHAH CASSEUS
AISHAH CASSEUS has been appointed Title IX director at Wake Forest University. Previously equal employment opportunity (EEO) director and Title IX coordinator at Winston-Salem State University, Casseus holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Troy University and a law degree from North Carolina Central University.
November 12, 2020
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NICHOLE LEWIS
NICHOLE LEWIS has been appointed dean of students at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Director of the Women’s Center at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in mass media from Hampton University, an MBA from Temple University and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from East Carolina University.
November 12, 2020
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REGINALD A. BESS
REGINALD A. BESS has been named president of the College Language Association, an international organization of English and world languages scholars. Bess holds a bachelor’s degree in education with concentrations in German and Spanish from West Virginia State College (now University); a master’s degree in library science from Grambling State University; a master’s degree in German literature and philology and a Ph.D. in medieval German studies, both from The Ohio State University.
November 12, 2020
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BRANDON COMMON
BRANDON COMMON has been named associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Louisiana State University. He was previously assistant vice president of student affairs for campus life at Illinois Wesleyan University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a master’s degree from Ohio University and a Ph.D. in educational organization and leadership in higher education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
November 12, 2020
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TAMARA WILLIAMS
TAMARA WILLIAMS has been named interim vice president for workforce solutions at Tidewater Community College in Virginia. Previously, Williams has served as dean of academic affairs at Central Piedmont Community College and as associate vice provost at Owens Community College. She holds a bachelor’s in communications, a master’s in higher education and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education administration at the University of Toledo.
November 12, 2020
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STUART CLARKE
STUART CLARKE has been appointed chair of the Board of Trustees at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Vice president for strategic initiatives at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and formerly MICA’s Board of Trustees vice chair, Clarke holds a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and did his graduate work at Yale University.
November 12, 2020
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SRIKANT DATAR
SRIKANT DATAR has been named dean at Harvard Business School (HBS). Datar was most recently the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate dean for university aff airs at HBS. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay as well as master’s degrees in statistics and economics and a Ph.D. in business, all from Stanford University
November 12, 2020
Native Americans
Meet the Native Scholar Helping Tribal Communities Through Interdisciplinary Research
Dr. Elizabeth Rule’s current work focuses on a topic close to her heart: the rights of indigenous women. In it, she explores the intersection of Native American/First Nations women’s reproductive rights, gendered violence and missing and murdered indigenous women.
November 12, 2020
COVID-19
Guide Recommends Ways to Incorporate Mental Health Practices into the First-Year Experience
This spring, Active Minds and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition partnered to launch a survey which analyzed the inclusion of mental health practices and programs within the first-year experience at postsecondary institutions.
November 11, 2020
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California Failed to Overturn Its Affirmative Action Ban. What’s Next?
Over 56% of Californians voted against Proposition 16, which would have removed the state’s ban on public institutions prioritizing “race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin” in admissions or hiring. In other words, the ballot initiative would have allowed the return of affirmative action if it had passed.
November 11, 2020
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Villanova Offers Online Certificate Program to Train Immigrant Advocates
Michele Pistone, a professor of law at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and an immigration lawyer for nearly 30 years, has founded the first university-based online certificate program that trains immigrant advocates to serve migrants and refugees. Six out of 10 migrants confront the immigration system without a lawyer, according to experts and immigration research cited […]
November 11, 2020
African-American
Universal Music Group Partners With Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Launch HBCU Internship Program
Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change (UMG TFMC) is partnering with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch an internship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The UMG HBCU Internship Program will offer paid summer internships – starting June 1, 2021 – to up to 50 currently enrolled college sophomores, […]
November 11, 2020
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Morris Brown College Accreditation Application Approved
Morris Brown College’s accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) has been approved, according to college officials. The next step toward full accreditation is for TRACS representatives to visit campus in January 2021 for a final evaluation before candidacy consideration in April 2021. “The institution now has national visibility and […]
November 11, 2020
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