Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].African-AmericanBlack Dean is First to Lead Two Medical Schools in U.S. HistoryEarlier this year, Dr. Robert L. Johnson, dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, took on a second title as interim dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as well. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), the new appointment made him not only the first Black man to lead two medical […]February 4, 2020News RoundupGWU President Apologizes for ‘Racially Insensitive’ RemarkGeorge Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc has issued an apology for a remark he made comparing a majority support for fossil fuel divestment with majority support for “shooting all Black people,” reported The Washington Post. In a six minute video posted to Facebook, a first-year student approached LeBlanc and asked whether he would divest the […]February 4, 2020Community CollegesDr. Marcia Conston Named 6th President of Tidewater Community CollegeDr. Marcia Conston has been appointed the sixth president of Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Norfolk, Virginia. Of the 30 years Conston has worked in higher education, twenty have been devoted to her most recent position as vice president for Enrollment and Student Success Services at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. “I […]February 4, 2020HBCUsWith $8 Million Deficit, Bethune-Cookman Faces Potential Accreditation LossBethune-Cookman University (B-CU) a private historically Black university must close its $8 million budget deficit by March if it is to remain in operation, reported the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The school, founded in 1904, is currently in its second year of academic probation. “2020 will be a pivotal year in history of B-CU,” President Dr. […]February 4, 2020News RoundupTwo Dead, One Wounded Following Shooting at Texas A&M-CommerceTwo people have died and another remains wounded following a shooting at a Texas A&M-Commerce University residence hall on Monday. At approximately 2 p.m., A&M-Commerce cancelled classes and instructed its students to take shelter as it investigated a shooting at Pride Rock, a three-story residence hall for freshmen. Since then, shelter recommendations have been lifted, […]February 3, 2020SportsHoward Alumnus, Football Player Referees Super BowlFormer Howard University football player, Greg Steed, was one of five African American NFL officials refereeing Sunday’s Super Bowl game in Miami. Steed, who is in his 17th season as an NFL official, began his career officiating high school football before moving onto college football conferences such as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Howard’s conference), the Atlantic […]February 3, 2020StudentsDr. Constance M. Carroll Announces Retirement in 2021After serving as San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) chancellor since 2004, Dr. Constance M. Carroll has announced she will retire in 2021. As the longest-serving chancellor in the district’s history, Carroll has overseen major changes within the state’s second-largest community college district, including “unprecedented student success” and more than $1.4 billion in new construction […]February 3, 2020News RoundupMacalaster College Names Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th PresidentMacalester College has appointed Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th president. For the past nine years, Rivera has served as vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) where she was responsible for the school’s $400 million research enterprise. In addition, having served in various local and national social justice organizations, […]February 3, 2020StudentsDr. Melvin C. Terrell Honored with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion AwardNASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has selected Dr. Melvin Terrell, vice president emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University as the recipient for its 2020 Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award. Each year the award, named after the first person of color to serve as NASPA president and the first Black administrator […]February 3, 2020Native Americans2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Oscar Vasquez-MenaTo grasp the size of materials Dr. Oscar Vazquez-Mena studies, divide a millimeter — about the width of a dime — by 1,000. You’ll arrive at a micrometer, a unit roughly the size of bacteria. But don’t stop there; divide by another 1,000 and, finally, you reach Vazquez-Mena’s specialty: the nanometer.January 31, 2020Previous PagePage 35 of 43Next Page
