Arrman KyawLeadership & PolicyDenise Whisenhunt Named President of Grossmont CollegeDenise Whisenhunt has been named president of Grossmont College, effective July 1, pending contract approval by the school’s governing board, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Whisenhunt has been vice president of student services at San Diego City College since 2013. In the past, she was interim president of the school and interim vice president of […]May 17, 2021Leadership & PolicyLafayette College President Dr. Alison Byerly Named President of Carleton CollegeLafayette College President Dr. Alison Byerly has been named president of Carleton College, effective Aug. 1, lehighvalleylive.com reported. Byerly – Lafayette’s first female president – announced in October plans to step down as the college’s president when her contract ends on June 30. During her tenure, her accomplishments include doubling Lafayette’s financial aid budget, the […]May 17, 2021Leadership & PolicyFormer UC President Janet Napolitano Receives ACE Lifetime Achievement AwardJanet Napolitano, former University of California president and first woman in that role, has been given the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Lifetime Achievement Award. Napolitano is currently a professor of public policy and director of the Center for Security in Politics at The Goldman School at UC Berkeley. She was U.S. secretary of homeland […]May 17, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Terri Goss Kinzy Appointed President of Illinois State UniversityDr. Terri Goss Kinzy has been appointed president of Illinois State University, effective July 1. Kinzy is currently the vice president for Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University. In the past, she has served as vice president of research and professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers, The State University […]May 14, 2021African-AmericanJackson State University Honors Class of 1970, 51 Years After Police Anti-Protest ShootingJackson State University is honoring the Class of 1970, 51 years after White police officers marched onto the campus of the HBCU to violently quell protests against racism, ABC News reported. Police shot indiscriminately after someone threw a bottle, with the gunfire killing two people – 21-year-old Phillip Gibbs and 17-year-old James Green – and […]May 14, 2021News RoundupOhio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis Announces Plans to Step Down as PresidentOhio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis announced Thursday plans to step down as president June 30, 2021, and become a faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences, Gallipolis Daily Tribune reported. Nellis became Ohio University’s 21st president in 2017. During Nellis’s time, OU gained recognition for diversity efforts, modernized the general education […]May 14, 2021COVID-19Some Students Optimistic About Starting Job Earnings After GraduationApproximately 17% of students expect earning more than $85,000 per year from their first job after graduation, according to a recent survey by AIG Retirement Services and EVERFI, CNBC reported. $85,000 was the most common response from students in the survey, which asked more than 20,000 college students nationwide. A $85,000 starting salary is not […]May 14, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay Appointed President of Modesto Junior CollegeDr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay has been appointed president of Modesto Junior College (MJC), effective June 1, The Modesto Bee reported. Bandyopadhyay is currently the interim president at MJC. Bandyopadhyay was president of Columbia College when named as acting MJC president in January. In the past, he has served as executive vice president of educational programs and […]May 14, 2021Community CollegesDr. Christine Holt to Become Chancellor of University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaDr. Christine Holt is to become the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, the Magnolia Reporter reported. University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt said he will make the recommendation to UA trustees. His recommendation is subject to final approval by UA trustees at their next meeting May 26-27. Holt is […]May 14, 2021StudentsUC Irvine Duo Endow New Scholarship Fund for Black Business StudentsDr. Tonya Williams Bradford and Dr. Kevin Bradford, professors at University of California Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, saw that there was a financial burden that comes with pursuing college education. So the husband and wife duo decided to take real action to help lighten the load for students.May 13, 2021Previous PagePage 166 of 225Next Page
