Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)Latest NewsVillanova Offers Online Certificate Program to Train Immigrant AdvocatesMichele Pistone, a professor of law at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and an immigration lawyer for nearly 30 years, has founded the first university-based online certificate program that trains immigrant advocates to serve migrants and refugees. Six out of 10 migrants confront the immigration system without a lawyer, according to experts and immigration research cited […]November 11, 2020News RoundupGerald L. Hector: UCF’s New Senior Vice President for Admin and FinanceThe University of Central Florida (UCF) has selected Gerald L. Hector as its new senior vice president for administration and finance. Hector held leadership roles at Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Johnson C. Smith University. Currently, he holds the role of executive vice president and chief business officer at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where […]November 11, 2020News RoundupBelmont University President Bob Fisher Retiring After More Than 20 YearsAfter more than two decades, Belmont University president Dr. Bob Fisher will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, reported The Tennessean. Throughout his tenure, Fisher was able to increase the school’s presence nationally, including hosting the second presidential debate this year, double its undergraduate enrollment, add graduate schools in pharmacy and law, […]November 11, 2020African-AmericanSouthern University to Preserve and Restore Oldest Building on Baton Rouge Campus with Nearly $500k GrantSouthern University and A&M College received a grant of nearly $500k from The National Park Service to preserve and protect a 180-year-old building on the Baton Rouge campus, according to WBRZ-TV. The grant, one of 18 awarded to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), is to protect and restore Southern’s oldest building — the Archives […]November 10, 2020STEMResearch Reveals Gender Bias in Public University Funding ModelA study by researchers at Southern Oregon University discovered gender bias in how the state spends its higher ed funds, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting. The paper, titled “A Gender Analysis of Oregon’s Student Success and Completion Model” alleges that the formula which distributes state funding to public universities, typically favors bachelor’s degrees completed by men, […]November 10, 2020COVID-19Atlanta Mayor Discusses Leadership Amid COVID-19From election results to COVID-19 to systemic racism, and how to manage and lead amid these various challenges was the focus of Monday’s “Voices in Leadership” webcast series sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.November 9, 2020Latest NewsHrabowski: Reversing Structural Racism at Higher Ed Institutions Starts with EquityScholars from The University of Maryland in Baltimore County (UMBC) recently wrote a piece on how to tackle — and reverse — structural racism amid the racial tensions which 2020 has exacerbated. In it, they argue that higher education must lead in those efforts.November 8, 2020COVID-19University of Florida Faculty File Grievance to Stay Remote for Spring 2021Faculty at The University of Florida are demanding that they continue teaching remotely next smelter, but still have yet to gain approval, according to The Gainesville Sun. Last week, the university’s faculty union filed a grievance asking administrators to “cease and desist” from requiring members to hold the same level of in-person courses as they […]November 6, 2020InternationalGeorgetown Dismisses Allegation of Failing to Report Foreign GiftsA recently released report from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos alleges that Georgetown University failed to properly disclose gifts and contracts worth several billion dollars from Chinese, Saudi Arabian and Qatari entities according to The Hoya. The Department of Education also accused Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University of failing to disclose the […]November 6, 2020Community CollegesSummit Focuses Equity Lens on Student Parent SuccessThe experiences of student parents pursuing a college education amid the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of Thursday’s Achieving the Dream Student Parent Success Summit.November 5, 2020Previous PagePage 2 of 10Next Page