Allison JoynerAfrican-AmericanWhen a Commencement Speech Goes ViralDr. Daniel Black’s 15-minute speech, which he delivered to Clark Atlanta University (CAU) graduates last weekend quickly spread like a wildfire across social media.May 24, 2024Faculty & StaffASU President Embarks on New Higher Ed RoleDr. Marion Ross Fedrick likes to point out that she has “a very different background” than most college presidents.April 3, 2024HBCUsUNCF’s UNITE Summit Convenes HBCU Leaders in AtlantaOver 1,000 HBCU college administrators, including 40 presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), assembled in Atlanta this week to kick off the United Negro College Fund’s 2nd annual UNITE Summit for Black Educators.July 18, 2023African-AmericanYoung Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s SymposiumThe Black Men Research Institute’s (BMRI) Spring Symposium continued on Thursday with conversations about the mental health of African American men.March 30, 2023HBCUsBlack Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute SymposiumThe Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College hosted its first Spring Symposium addressing health issues for African American men.March 29, 2023HBCUsProgram Aims to Train the Next Generation of Equity-Focused PrincipalsNew partnership is designed to create a program that will produce more people of color to become principals in the public K-12 school systems.March 9, 2022Faculty & Staff'American Idol' Winner Ruben Studdard to Teach at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC)Next month, American Idol season two winner, Ruben Studdard, will teach a masterclass for performing arts majors at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).February 22, 2022Latest NewsA Consequential Leader: Q&A With Mark Mitsui, President of Portland Community CollegeMark Mitsui, president of Portland Community College (PCC), has been a key voice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) during his 30-plus year career in the community college sector. Prior to his appointment as president of PCC, Mitsui served in the Obama Administration as deputy assistant secretary of community colleges within the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education in the U.S. Department of Education.May 13, 2021Asian American Pacific IslanderLeadership and Lived Experience: Q&A With Dr. Judy Sakaki, President of Sonoma State UniversityDr. Judy Sakaki, president of Sonoma State University, has been committed to leading, developing and implementing best practices in access, affordability, inclusion and student success.May 12, 2021Asian American Pacific IslanderHitting the Ground Running: A Q&A With Dr. S. David Wu, President of Baruch CollegeThe COVID-19 pandemic hit just as Dr. S. David Wu, president of Baruch College, was celebrating his first year at the helm of the New York City-based institution. He had to move quickly to implement measures to protect his administrators, faculty and students. In a Q&A with Diverse, Wu talks about the experience of leading a school in a major COVID-19 hotspot, being the first Asian American president to lead an institution in The City University of New York (CUNY) system and what leadership lessons he took with him to Baruch from George Mason University, where he served as provost from 2014-2020.May 7, 2021Page 1 of 2Next Page
