Arrman KyawSTEMDr. Estella Atekwana Appointed Dean of College of Letters and Science at UC DavisDr. Estella Atekwana has been appointed University of California, Davis dean of the College of Letters and Science, effective Aug. 1. Atekwana was a faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences and dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment at University of Delaware. Atekwana holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from […]July 2, 2021News RoundupDr. Belinda ’Otukolo Saltiban Appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at VanderbiltDr. Belinda ’Otukolo Saltiban has been appointed associate vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion at Vanderbilt University. Prior to the appointment, she had served as chief inclusion and diversity officer at Utah Valley University, assistant dean of undergraduate studies at University of Utah and director of the Office for Inclusive Excellence at University of Utah. ’Otukolo […]July 2, 2021LatinxMishaela Durán Appointed President/CEO of The Forum for Youth InvestmentMishaela Durán has been appointed president and CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment, effective Sept. 7. Durán is a senior executive on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families’ leadership team. Durán previously served as chief of staff at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. “I […]July 1, 2021News RoundupIona College to Launch Mentoring ProgramIona College will launch a mentoring program this fall to advance students’ goals and give alumni a new way to support students. The “Gaels Go Further Mentoring Program” will have academic and business development professional Colleen Slattery as its inaugural director. Slattery most recently was coordinator of workforce development programs at Stony Brook University. The […]July 1, 2021News RoundupYale University Drama School Goes Tuition-Free Following $150 Million GiftThe Yale University School of Drama is going tuition-free due to a $150 million donation from entertainment executive David Geffen, WTNH reported. This applies to both the school’s current and future students. Tuition costs will be eliminated for students pursuing a degree or certificate enrolled for fall semester and returning students. The drama school will […]July 1, 2021African-AmericanEmory University Plans to Address Racially Fraught Past With Name Changes, Memorials and Land AcknowledgementsEmory University announced this week that it will be making several plans to reconcile with its racially fraught past, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. One of these plans include the renaming of several buildings. Emory will rename Language Hall on its Oxford College in honor of the late Horace J. Johnson Jr., who became the first […]June 30, 2021African-AmericanBethune-Cookman University Receives Funding to End Dorm Construction ProjectBethune-Cookman University (B-CU) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education for $108 million to end a controversial deal for a new dorm, Click Orlando reported. The current B-CU leadership announced the agreement to secure funding as part of the HBCU Capital Financing Program and Rice Capitol, effectively resulting in the end of […]June 30, 2021SportsSyracuse University to Hire Outside Firm to Review Women’s Basketball ProgramSyracuse University will hire an outside firm to review its women’s basketball program, following allegations of threats, bullying and unwanted physical contact by Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman, The Associated Press reported. This comes almost 10 weeks after Hillsman attributed the departure of 11 players to attrition, COVID-19 and the transfer portal. No formal […]June 30, 2021African-AmericanGWU to Remove Name of Former Pro-Segregation President from Student CenterThe George Washington University (GWU) will rename the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center – the school’s student center – following recommendations of a committee of students, faculty, staff and alumni, according to GWU officials. GWU’s Board of Trustees’ voted to rename the student center the University Student Center. GWU will begin the process of changing signage […]June 30, 2021African-AmericanQuantifying Equity and Improving Campus Self-Advocacy Took Center Stage at American University SummitHow to quantify equity and better advocate for oneself, were but two of the topics discussed during the second day of American University’s (AU) annual School of Education Summer Institute on Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ).June 29, 2021Previous PagePage 152 of 225Next Page
