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CHIOMA UGOCHUKWU

CHIOMA UGOCHUKWU has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cabrini University. Prior to her new role, she served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Cottey College. Ugochukwu received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nigeria, a master’s of philosophy from Coventry University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

November 15, 2018

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ALAN MILLS

ALAN MILLS was selected as a member of Carthage College’s Board of Trustees. He currently serves as director for the Indiana Repertory Theatre and Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Mills earned a bachelor’s degree from Carthage College with magna cum laude honors and a J.D. from Indiana University with summa cum laude honors.

November 15, 2018

KIMBERLY VAN NOORT

KIMBERLY VAN NOORT was selected as senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at The University of North Carolina System. She previously was vice president for academic programs, faculty and research for the System. Van Noort earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. from Boston University.

November 15, 2018

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JULIE WEAVER

JULIE WEAVER was named financial wellness coordinator at McDaniel College. She previously served as a financial aid counselor at the college. Weaver is a first-generation student and received a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Maryland.

November 15, 2018

RYAN ROSS

RYAN ROSS has been appointed associate vice president for student affairs and director of diversity and inclusion at the Colorado College System. Most recently, he was the regional manager for mobilization at the American Petroleum Institute. Ross received a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a master’s from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. from University of Colorado Denver.

November 15, 2018

ROMEVA PRCELA

ROMEVA PRCELA was named director of the Scarborough School of Business and Communication at Hiram College. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of accounting at the college. Prcela earned both a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s in accountancy from Case Western Reserve University.

November 15, 2018

XIAOCUN LU

XIAOCUN LU has been named assistant professor of chemistry at Clarkson University. Most recently, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lu received a bachelor’s of science in chemistry from Peking University and a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from The University of Akron.

November 15, 2018

ELIZABETH A. DOOLEY

ELIZABETH A. DOOLEY has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Central Florida. Prior to her new role, Dooley was the interim provost of the university. Dooley received a doctorate in special education and educational leadership from West Virginia University.

November 15, 2018

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MAURICE EDINGTON

MAURICE EDINGTON has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Florida A&M University. Most recently, he served as vice president of strategic planning, analysis and institutional effectiveness at the university. Edington earned a bachelor’s in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Vanderbilt University.

November 15, 2018

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BENARDO J. DARGAN

BENARDO J. DARGAN has been named interim associate vice president and dean of students at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He previously was assistant dean for graduate students and global engagement at Clemson University. Dargan received a bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University and a master’s degree from Michigan State University.

November 15, 2018

MARÍA CARLA CHICUÉN

MARÍA CARLA CHICUÉN was appointed as executive director of the initiative Casa-Cuba at Florida International University. She previously served as special projects assistant to the college president at Miami Dade College. Chicuén received a bachelor’s from Harvard University and a master’s in international relations from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

November 15, 2018

MOIRA BAYLSON

MOIRA BAYLSON has been appointed director of strategic communications and community engagement at Penn State Abington. She most recently was vice president of regional public affairs at Citizens Bank. Baylson earned a bachelor’s in communication from Cornell University and a master’s in art administration from Drexel University.

November 15, 2018

NIREATA D. SEALS

NIREATA D. SEALS was named vice president of student affairs at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY. Prior to her new role, Seals was the interim vice president for student affairs at the college. Seals earned a bachelors in behavioral science/social work from Concordia University, a masters in student personnel administration from New York University and an Ed.D. from Saint John Fisher College.

November 15, 2018

Native Americans

Community Is Key for Native American Scholars

Building a supportive network is crucial for Native American scholars, many of whom are the only scholars in their field at a college or university.

November 15, 2018

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TOMMIE NORRIS

TOMMIE NORRIS has been appointed dean of the Benjamin Leon School of Nursing at Miami Dade College. She previously was a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Norris received an associates in nursing from Union University, a bachelor of nursing science from the University of Memphis, a master of nursing science from the University of Tennessee and a doctor of nursing science from Louisiana State University.

November 15, 2018

UW-Madison’s Jackson Receive ASHE Award

The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has recognized Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and director of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) received the Council on Ethnic Participation Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship (Senior). This award honors a practitioner-scholar seminal that focuses […]

November 15, 2018

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Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Appointed Chair & President of the National Council of Negro Women

Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has been appointed chair and seventh president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) during the end of the council’s 58th Biennial National Convention in Washington, D.C. “At this moment when I have the exceptional honor of beginning my service as the chair of our beloved National Council of Negro […]

November 15, 2018

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Asian American Pacific Islander

How Do We Persuade the New Asian Alt-Right?

I write to ask my progressive friends, especially those sympathetic to Asian Americans, to help me answer a question often asked by Asian American students about their Asian immigrant parents. More specifically, many students whose elders are Chinese immigrants — who may not identify as either “Asian” or “American,” much less “Asian American” — have given to me the most difficult query: how can they discuss race and civil rights at home, with family members who are, in their words, “racist” toward African Americans and Latinos.

November 15, 2018

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