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Faculty & Staff

Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President

Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Community Colleges

Jailed Cop Killer Selected as Goddard College Graduation Speaker

A man serving life in prison for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been selected as a commencement speaker at his Vermont alma mater.

African-American

Diverse On The Go…

Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson will be covering the International Colloquium on Black Males today through Friday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

LGBTQ+

University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms

Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.

Students

New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.

Students

Lane College Plans Layoffs

JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.

Disabilties

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

Leadership & Policy

Wilberforce University Names Veteran Educator Freeman as President

The nation’s oldest historically Black private university named an educator and college administrator on Monday to serve as its president as it struggles with financial and other issues.

African-American

Happy Anniversary!

Please join the Diverse staff in wishing Operations Manager Eugenia Gooding a happy 13th anniversary as a member of Cox, Matthews & Associates, Inc.

HBCUs

In Case You Missed It …

After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data

Students

University of Southern California Inviting Neighbors Over for Education

USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative grooms high school students at the Foshay Learning Center, not far from the university’s main campus in southern Los Angeles.

Community Colleges

Study Shows College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee Increased Earnings

New research has exposed an exception to the higher-education mantra that people with degrees earn more than people without them.

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