Arrman KyawNews RoundupWomen Suffering from Period Poverty More Likely to Suffer from Depression, Research ShowsWomen suffering from period poverty – lack of access to menstrual hygiene products – are more likely to suffer from depression, according to a new study from George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services. More than 14% of college women experienced period poverty in the past year, with 10% experiencing period poverty every month. […]February 3, 2021Leadership & PolicyChestnut Hill College President Sister Carol Jean Vale to Retire in 2022Chestnut Hill College President Dr. Carol Jean Vale – the longest serving college president in the Philadelphia region – will retire in June 2022, closing out 30 years in the role, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. She joined Chestnut Hill in 1988 as chair of the religious studies department. Sister Carol is from the Catholic school’s […]February 3, 2021African-AmericanBoston University Law Dean Given Antiracism ProfessorshipBoston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]February 3, 2021News RoundupDr. Dedriell Taylor Appointed West Virginia Wesleyan College’s First Chief Diversity OfficerDr. Dedriell Taylor has been appointed West Virginia Wesleyan College’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, My Buckhannon reported. The Beckley, West Virginia native previously served as director of philanthropy for the West Virginia’s Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council and as adjunct professor of business at Bluefield College. She has also served as […]February 2, 2021Leadership & PolicyCUNY Appoints Two New Presidents at Lehman College and Guttman Community CollegeCity University of New York has appointed Dr. Fernando Delgado as Lehman College president and Dr. Larry Johnson Jr. as Guttman Community College president, the New York Daily News reported. Delgado previously served as vice chancellor at University of Minnesota-Duluth. Delgado’s research focuses on Latinx identity. More than half of Lehman’s population is Hispanic. Johnson […]February 2, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dr. LaVar Charleston Joins Wisconsin Governor’s Equity Advisory CouncilLaVar Charleston, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education’s associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion, has been named to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’s advisory council on equity and inclusion, according to UW-M officials.February 2, 2021News RoundupPersonal Library of African American Literature Scholar Donated to RutgersThe personal library of the late Cheryl Wall, a scholar known for championing African American literature and Black women writers, has been donated by her family to Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Paul Robeson Cultural Center, according to Rutgers’s officials.February 2, 2021News RoundupPanel to Focus on Disproportionate Black Youth School SuspensionsA presentation and panel addressing disproportionate school suspensions of Black children and youth will take place 1 p.m. PT on February 17, 2021. The event will feature San Diego State University education professor Dr. J. Luke Wood and San Diego State University Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab, Dr. Frank Harris III. You […]February 1, 2021African-AmericanNorth Carolina A&T State University Holds Virtual Tribute Program to Honor A&T FourNorth Carolina A&T State University will be held a virtual tribute program to honor the A&T Four, four Black students who challenged segregation by sitting in at a Whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960, WFMY reported. The A&T Four are Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David […]February 1, 2021News RoundupDr. Susan Wente Appointed First Woman President of Wake Forest UniversityDr. Susan R. Wente, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be Wake Forest University’s president, effective July 1, 2021, according to Vanderbilt officials.February 1, 2021Previous PagePage 197 of 225Next Page
