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MARLENE L. GARCIA
MARLENE L. GARCIA has been named executive director of the California Student Aid Commission. Prior to her new role, she was manager of Apple Inc.’s Education Strategic Initiatives Group. Garcia received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature from UCLA and a master’s degree in public policy from Claremont Graduate School.
May 2, 2019
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LAURA VANDENBURGH
LAURA VANDENBURGH has been appointed interim dean of the University of Oregon College of Design. Vandenburgh earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis, a master’s degree from Hunter College and a doctor of veterinary medicine from University of California, Davis.
May 2, 2019
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RICHARD D. JOHNSON
RICHARD D. JOHNSON has been appointed a faculty member in jazz studies at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, he is the piano instructor for the Ravinia Jazz Program in Chicago. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree from the Berklee College of Music and a master’s degree in jazz pedagogy from the Boston Conservatory.
May 2, 2019
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SHRUTHI MAHALINGAIAH
SHRUTHI MAHALINGAIAH has been appointed vice president of the New England Fertility Society. She currently serves as an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University. Mahalingaiah earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, a master’s degree from Boston University School of Public Health and a doctor of medicine from Harvard Medical School.
May 2, 2019
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EMORY H. WOODARD IV
EMORY H. WOODARD IV has been named dean of graduate studies at Villanova University. He currently serves as an associate professor and coordinator in media studies at Villanova. Woodard received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree and PH.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
May 2, 2019
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TAMARA BROWN
TAMARA BROWN has been named executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of North Texas. Brown received a bachelor’s degree from Longwood College, a master’s of divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
May 2, 2019
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WALTER SMITH III
WALTER SMITH III has been appointed chair of the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music. Prior to his new role, he served as an associate professor of jazz studies at Indiana University. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music, a master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music and a Graduate Diploma in jazz performance from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.
May 2, 2019
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LEIGH SATA
LEIGH SATA has been appointed interim vice chancellor of general services at Peralta Community College District. Prior to his new role, he served as senior director of capital projects at Santa Rosa Junior College. Sata earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and is currently an Ed.D. candidate at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.
May 2, 2019
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TUESDA ROBERTS
TUESDA ROBERTS has been named director of faculty development and diversity at Emerson College. She currently serves as assistant professor of multicultural education at Missouri State University. Roberts received a master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
May 2, 2019
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MICHÈLE ALEXANDRE
MICHÈLE ALEXANDRE has been named the first African-American dean of the Stetson University College of Law. Prior to her new role, she was associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life, professor of law and the Leonard B. Melvin, Jr. Lecturer at the University of Mississippi. Alexandre received a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
May 2, 2019
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ELIZABETH KRONK WARNER
ELIZABETH KRONK WARNER has been appointed the first woman dean of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Currently, she is associate dean of academic affairs, professor and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas. Kronk Warner earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cornell University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
May 2, 2019
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MONIQUE UMPHREY
MONIQUE UMPHREY has been appointed president of the Houston Community College Northeast Campus. Most recently, she was vice president of workforce innovation and dean for information technology at Cuyahoga Community College. Umphrey earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
May 2, 2019
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GLYNIS FITZGERALD
GLYNIS FITZGERALD has been named provost and chief academic officer at Alvernia University. Currently, she serves as associate vice president of academic affairs and dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Central Connecticut State University. Fitzgerald received a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a master’s in organizational communication and a Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo.
May 2, 2019
HBCUs
Moral Centrality in Educational Equity
Just last year in May of 2018, we witnessed the resurrection of Resurrection City as the new Poor People’s Campaign continued the fight against poverty, structural racism, voter suppression, militarism, and a host of others. This demonstration also spanned 40 days of community organizing with thousands of participants.
May 2, 2019
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Sinclair Community College Meets Students Where they Are
Sinclair Community College will be breaking graduation records this year as a result of intentional practices, policies and initiatives that promote equitable student outcomes, particularly for minority and low-income students.
May 1, 2019
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Study Analyzes Student Learning Outcome Statements and Assessments
How learning outcomes are articulated and assessed are relevant to students, schools and employers, and a whitepaper released Wednesday by Campus Labs analyzed data at the institutional and program levels at two-year and four-year institutions across the nation.
May 1, 2019
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Georgetown’s Jackson ‘Jazzed’ About History
As a historian who happens to have an aÂffinity for jazz, Dr. Maurice Jackson of Georgetown University combines both in a book that explores the America-born musical genre’s presence in Washington, D.C. and its intersections with government, politics, race, religion and higher education.
May 1, 2019
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UNCC Shooting Injures 4, Leaves 2 Dead
A shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday has left four students injured and two dead. Authorities identified the suspect as a 22-year-old history major who recently dropped out from UNCC, according to WRAL. The injured have been identified as Drew Pescaro, 19; Sean Dehart, 20; Rami Alramadhan, 20; and Emily […]
May 1, 2019
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