Arrman KyawLeadership & PolicyDr. M. Brian Blake Selected as Finalist for Georgia State University PresidencyDr. M. Brian Blake has been selected as the finalist for president of Georgia State University, a role which would make him the first Black person to hold it, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Blake is currently provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University. Previously, he served in administrative roles […]June 11, 2021StudentsHigher Ed Enrollment Experiences Steep Fall in Spring 2021, Community Colleges Suffering BruntHigher ed enrollment suffered massive decline for the spring 2021 academic term, falling by 3.5% – 603,000 students, according to a new report by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).June 10, 2021News RoundupFormer Penn State President Begins Serving Two-Month Jail SentenceFormer Penn State President Dr. Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment related to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, 6 ABC reported. According to an online inmate locator, Spanier is in custody at Centre County Correctional Facility. Spanier was charged in 2012 and convicted in […]June 10, 2021News RoundupTwo Former Indiana Politicians Hired as Distinguished Scholars at Indiana UniversityFormer Indiana politicians Evan Bayh and Dan Coats — IU alumni and former U.S. Senators — will be hired at Indiana University, the school announced Wednesday, Indy Star reported. Bayh, a Democrat, will join the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs as executive at large. Coats, a Republican, will join the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies as […]June 10, 2021African-AmericanActor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Donate $1 Million to School for Policing CenterActor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Linda Keena have donated $1 million to the school for a new center on policing, CNN reported. The Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform – pending approval by Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Education – will “build relationships and share data with policing agencies as well as use […]June 10, 2021News RoundupDr. Julianne Malveaux Appointed Cal State LA College of Ethnic Studies DeanDr. Julianne Malveaux, a prominent labor economist and president emeritus at Bennett College, has been appointed dean of the new College of Ethnic Studies at California State Los Angeles. Malveaux is a scholar, author, activist, feminist and columnist. For years, Malveaux wrote a nationally syndicated column about economics, policy and race and served as a […]June 9, 2021News RoundupAlmost Three Quarters of US States Have More Prisons and Jails than Degree-Granting CollegesNearly 75% of states have more prisons and jails than degree-granting colleges, according to new research from Studee. Wyoming stood out as the worst by far, with 2700% more places of incarceration than colleges, followed by Mississippi with 411% more jails and prisons than colleges. On the other end of the spectrum, New Jersey had […]June 9, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Charlene Mickens Dukes Appointed Interim President of Montgomery College in MarylandDr. Charlene Mickens Dukes, who recently retired as president of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC), has been appointed interim president of Montgomery College. Dukes was president of PGCC for 13 years until her retirement in June 2020. She was the first female president of the school. She was selected to replace Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard, […]June 9, 2021Recruitment & RetentionSummit Looks to Address Financial Barriers to Student Enrollment and Degree CompletionAmong the various barriers to college student enrollment and degree completion, finances stand out as the most prominent. This is what CampusLogic’s four-day SHIFT Summit is striving to address.June 8, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Jason Wingard Named First Black President of Temple UniversityDr. Jason Wingard has been selected president of Temple University, becoming the school’s first Black president. Wingard is the former dean and professor of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University. He has also served as chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs; founder and chairman of The Education Board, Inc; vice dean of the […]June 8, 2021Previous PagePage 158 of 225Next Page
