Arrman KyawNews RoundupDr. MarTeze Hammonds Appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s First Chief Diversity OfficerDr. MarTeze Hammonds has been appointed Purdue University Fort Wayne’s first chief diversity officer, Murray Ledger & Times reported. Hammonds is the owner of MDH Consulting Group and a senior consultant for diversity and inclusion for the American Cancer Society. In higher ed, he served in various roles, including associate dean for diversity and inclusion […]January 5, 2021African-AmericanCapital Community College Receives Grant for Black Church History ProjectCapital Community College received a $149,426 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create a curriculum, exhibit and lecture series about the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black house of worship in Hartford, Ct., the Hartford Courant reported. CCC humanities department chair Dr. Jeffrey Partridge – who is leading […]January 5, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Tennessee Hires Outside Legal Counsel to Help With Compliance Investigation into Football ProgramThe University of Tennessee at Knoxville has hired outside legal counsel to help with a compliance investigation into the school’s football program, 10News reported. “We take seriously our institutional commitment to NCAA compliance, and are reviewing regulatory issues that have been brought to our attention. As part of that process, we are currently working with […]January 5, 2021News RoundupFormer N.C. A&T Chancellor Dr. James Renick Dead at 72Former N.C. A&T Chancellor Dr. James Renick, 72, died Jan. 3 from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the News & Record reported. His daughter, Karinda Renick, had said on Facebook that James was ill since late 2019 and was later diagnosed with the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which affects nerve cells in […]January 4, 2021African-AmericanBianca Smith Named First Black Woman Coach in Professional BaseballBianca Smith, 29, has become the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball, being named a Boston Red Sox minor league system coach, The Seattle Medium reported. In the role, she will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla., the Medium reported. Prior to the […]January 4, 2021News RoundupDr. Raheem Beyah Appointed Dean of College of Engineering at Georgia TechDr. Raheem Beyah has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. Beyah is currently the school’s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, executive director of the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity program and Motorola Foundation Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Beyah holds a master’s and Ph.D. in […]January 4, 2021WomenJudson College Meets Fundraising Goals, Stays OpenJudson College, the sixth oldest U.S. women’s college will stay open, having met its fundraising goals, Alabama Political Reporter reported. In December, the all-women Alabama school had said that it would close by the year’s end without $500,000 in donations and $1 million in long-term contributions by Dec. 31. “The Judson community surpassed the $500,000 […]January 4, 2021News RoundupWashburn University to Name Law School Plaza After Former U.S. Senator Bob DoleWashburn University will name a new plaza outside its new law school building after former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, with the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation announcing that a $1 million matching gift challenge had been completed, WIBW reported. Mark and Lisa Heitz created the challenge to honor Dole, a war hero, native Kansan […]December 31, 2020News RoundupWayne County Community College District to Cut Tuition for Students Registering Jan. 1 to Jan. 19Wayne County Community College District will cut their tuition in half across all academic and career programs for students who register between Jan. 1 and Jan. 19, 2021 for the spring semester, according to a WCCCD press release. This comes as part of the “New Day, New Way” initiative. Students already registered for the spring […]December 31, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Maryland to Name Two Residence Halls After Four Diversity TrailblazersThe University of Maryland is naming two new residence halls after four students who were trailblazers in helping bring diversity to campus, WJLA reported. The halls will be named after Hiram Whittle, the first African American male to be admitted to the university in 1951; Elaine Johnson Coates, the first African American female to graduate […]December 31, 2020Previous PagePage 204 of 225Next Page
