Arrman KyawNews RoundupDr. Brian Hemphill to Become First Black President of Old Dominion UniversityDr. Brian O. Hemphill, president of Radford University, will become president of Old Dominion University, the first African American to serve in the role. Hemphill has been president at Radford since 2016. Previously, he has held other leadership titles in higher ed, such as president of West Virginia State University, vice president for student affairs […]February 12, 2021COVID-19New Report Recommends California Higher Ed to Support Older High School GraduatesA new report from California Competes is recommending that California higher ed institutions create better pipelines to college for not only recent high school graduates but also older adults. The report, “Untapped Opportunity: Understanding and Advancing Prospects for Californians without a College Degree”studies Californians ages 25 to 54 who graduated from high school and suggests […]February 12, 2021News RoundupMarquette University Receives $1 Million to Help Preserve Historic St. Joan of Arc ChapelMarquette University has received a $1 million gift from the Slaggie Family Foundation to help preserve its St. Joan of Arc Chapel. The chapel – more than 600 years old – was originally built in France and later reconstructed on campus more than 50 years ago, first gifted in 1966 by Marc and Lillian Rojtman. […]February 12, 2021Community CollegesOzarks Technical Community College Appoints First Director of Diversity, Equity and InclusionDaniel Ogunyemi has been appointed Ozarks Technical Community College’s (OTC) first director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). According to census data, 8% of residents in OTC’s 12-county service region are non-white. Yet, non-White enrollment in the school system is 18%. One of Ogunyemi’s first goals is to listen. “I want to listen to anybody willing […]February 12, 2021HomeIn the Wake of Social Protests, Colleges and Universities Hire Chief Diversity OfficersIn the wake of ongoing protests, followed by a string of police brutality cases against unarmed Black men and women in 2020, colleges and universities began spotlighting racial injustices on their campuses.February 11, 2021African-AmericanVincent D. Rougeau Named College of the Holy Cross’s First Black and First Lay PresidentVincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School, will become president of the College of the Holy Cross, the school’s first Black and first lay president, effective July 1, Mass Live reported. Since 2011, he has been serving as dean of Boston College Law School. Prior to becoming dean, he was a tenured law […]February 11, 2021African-AmericanFedEx Pledges $5 Million to Four HBCUsA handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – three in Mississippi and one in Tennessee – are each receiving $1 million from shipping company FedEx to prepare students for the workforce, WLBT reported. Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and LeMoyne-Owen College will each get $1 million, with another […]February 11, 2021COVID-19Study Shows Decline in Federal Student Aid Filings from Potential College First-Years in CaliforniaFederal student aid applications from potential college first-year students in California fell 14% between mid-March and mid-August of 2020, after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis last March, according to a recent study published in Educational Researcher. University of Missouri (UM) public affairs professor Oded Gurantz and UM PhD student Christopher Wielga served as the […]February 11, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Georgia Creates DEI Award in Diversity Advocate’s HonorThe University of Georgia has created a new award in honor of diversity advocate and professor Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander, according to UGA officials. For 33 years, Bennett-Alexander – a UGA associate professor emeritus – taught employment law and legal studies at the school’s Terry College of Business. The annual Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Inclusive Community Award will be […]February 11, 2021LGBTQ+Baylor University Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting LGBTQ+ Student GroupBaylor University’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution 26 to 9 to approve the LGBTQ+ support group Gamma Alpha Upsilon as an officially chartered student organization, Baylor Lariat reported. This resolution asks the school administration to allow the group to be an official organization. “This is not a policy vote or governance vote. It is our […]February 10, 2021Previous PagePage 194 of 225Next Page
