Jamal Eric Watson2018Aspiration and EffortJanuary 23, 2018StudentsLopez Helps University of Phoenix Spread Its Cross-Cultural WingsSaray E. Lopez, the assistant dean of community outreach & inclusion, is a driving force behind the University of Phoenix’s successful minority outreach efforts.September 27, 2017HomeColleges, Universities Plan for Possible Assault on Affirmative ActionThe flurry of public denouncements came quick. Some were bold and defiant. Just as the announcement that the Trump administration was implementing an immigration ban drew the ire of administrators at colleges and universities across the nation, so too, did a media report that the Department of Justice was looking to go after universities that employ affirmative action in their admission processes.August 6, 2017HBCUsHoward-Vital Appointed Interim President at FMUDr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a seasoned university administrator who spent seven years as president of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, has been tapped by the board of trustees at Florida Memorial University to serve as its interim presidentAugust 6, 2017HBCUsAfter Four Decades on the Job, HBCU President has Passed the MantleDr. Luns C. Richardson has the distinct privilege of being one of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents. And among presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the ordained Baptist preacher has outlasted his contemporaries, taking the longevity mantle from Dr. Norman Francis, who retired in 2015 after leading Xavier University in New Orleans for […]July 16, 2017Leadership & PolicyAfter 23 Years at the Helm of Benedict, Swinton’s Retirement Merely a BreakFollowing Dr. David Holmes Swinton’s retirement last week as president of 141-year-old Benedict College, he and his wife, Patricia, are taking a long, 45-day vacation.July 2, 2017StudentsBenedict College Taps Roslyn Clark Artis to Become Its Next LeaderDr. Roslyn Clark Artis is making history as the first woman to lead Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. as she follows Dr. David Holmes Swinton, who officially retired from his post last week after 23 years on the job.July 2, 2017Leadership & PolicyN.C. Central Names Akinleye ChancellorUniversity of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings tapped Dr. Johnson Akinleye — who had been serving as interim chancellor of N.C. Central University — to lead the public historically Black institution located in Durham, N.C.June 26, 2017StudentsMcBride Taking Equity, Access Advocacy to Next LevelWhen it comes to LGBTQ and queer studies, Dr. Dwight A. McBride has been a pioneering theorist, churning out groundbreaking scholarship that examines the intersection of race and sexuality.June 7, 2017Leadership & PolicyCox Appointed to Alabama A&M Board of TrusteesDr. William E. Cox, president & CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Alabama A&M University.May 31, 2017Previous PagePage 2 of 33Next Page
