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Leadership & Policy

Stanford Names Tessier-Lavigne as Next President

PALO ALTO, Calif. ― Stanford University’s governing board has named a neuroscientist who leads a prestigious graduate school in New York City as the California university’s next president. The Board of Trustees announced that Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, will become Stanford’s 11th president on Sept. 1. Tessier-Lavigne will succeed President John Hennessy, […]

Rookie Docs Can Work Longer Flex Hours Safely, Study Finds

CHICAGO ― Surgery patients fared just as well when junior doctors worked longer than mandated hours in the first major rigorous test of regulations many physicians say hurt medical education. Nationwide limits on work hours were established more than a decade ago because of concerns that sleep-deprived medical residents were a threat to themselves and […]

University of Missouri will Raise Stipends for Some Students

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri plans to raise its minimum stipend for some graduate doctoral students on July 1. Chancellor Hank Foley said Wednesday during his State of the University address that the stipend for those with 20-hour assistantships will go to $15,000 by July 1 and increase to $18,000 next year. The […]

Carothers Uses Cellular Design to Advance Society

James M. Carothers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington, uses cellular design to investigate solutions to real-world problems.

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North Carolina A&T Student’s Computer Teaching Draws White House Praise

GREENSBORO, N.C. ― The White House is honoring a North Carolina college student for spearheading a group in Guilford County that is developing a computer science-based program for at-risk youth. The White House issued a statement Thursday saying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate Angelica Willis is being honored next week. The computer […]

Faculty & Staff

JANE WONG

JANE WONG has been named dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The College of New Jersey. She is interim dean of the College of Science and Technology and head of the psychology department at Armstrong State University in Georgia. She earned a bachelor’s from Loyola University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Northern Illinois University.

Jackson State Students Develop Groundbreaking ‘Smart Mat’ for Diabetics

Four engineering students from Jackson State University have developed an innovative device that could have far-reaching effects.

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Leadership Program Guiding Calif. Farm Workers to Technology

Program seeks to take advantage of opportunities available in nearby Silicon Valley.

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Supreme Court Debates Value of Diversity in Higher Ed

Supreme Court Chief Justice questions the value of diversity in higher education during recent arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas Supreme Court case.

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A Closer Look at Race and Education in the Classroom

Christopher Edmin’s For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood … and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education explores solutions to bridging the gap between White educators and their minority scholars.

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Cedar Valley College Receives Grant to Boost Black Male STEM Careers

Cedar Valley College, one of seven institutions within the Dallas County Community College District, will receive a $2.4 million federal grant over the next five years from the Department of Education’s Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) program.

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CINDY D. KAM

CINDY D. KAM was named William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She also serves as senior associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Science and is the director of the Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Laboratory at Vanderbilt. Kam holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

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