Allison JoynerAsian 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, 2021HBCUsReport Highlights Industry Partnerships Established by HBCU PresidentsA new report reveals how some presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are building business and industry partnerships to improve the stability of their institutions.March 26, 2021African-AmericanFamed Attorney Speaks at UK’s Annual Men of Color SymposiumEncouraging individuals to have other people at the table who do not think like themselves and have different lifestyles were some of the points attorney Ben Crump made as the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Kentucky’s Men of Color Symposium on Friday.February 5, 2021African-AmericanHoward, Columbia Collaborate on Reparations ProjectThe U.S. African American Redress Network was created when the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University teamed up to spotlight the numerous local reparations initiatives across the nation and be a resource in support of such efforts.August 16, 2020COVID-19COVID-19 Recapitulates Familiar Disappointment at Jackson State UniversityFor one set of Jackson State University graduates, the postponement of this year’s commencement ceremony brought a sense of déjà vu.Denied the chance to accept their diplomas the year they graduated, the class of 1970 was finally slated to walk with the class of 2020 at the beginning of May.May 20, 2020Previous PagePage 2 of 2
