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Faculty & Staff

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA has been appointed dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, effective July 15. She was chair of the department of African and African-American studies, a professor of English and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography at Dartmouth College. Gerzina earned a bachelor’s from Marlboro College, a master’s from Simmons College and a doctorate from Stanford University.

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs

Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.

Diverse Champions

Padrón Honored With Fourth Annual Diverse Champions Award

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education awarded Dr. Eduardo Padrón, president of Miami Dade College (MDC), with the fourth annual Diverse Champions Award.

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HOUSSAM TOUTANJI

HOUSSAM TOUTANJI has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University, effective July 1. He was a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama at Huntsville. Toutanji earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northeastern University and a doctorate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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JULIET WEISSMAN

JULIET WEISSMAN has been named chief administrative officer of the technology campus of Cornell University. Weissman was vice president of organizational effectiveness at the College Board. She earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University.

Faculty & Staff

NANCY TARGETT

NANCY TARGETT has been appointed interim president of the University of Delaware. She was dean of and a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at Delaware. Targett earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maine.

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Diverse on the Go…

Diverse Executive Editor David Pluviose, Vice President of Business Development and Technology Ralph L. Newell, Vice President of Operations and Advertising William E. Cox Jr. and Staff Writer Catherine Morris will be among the staffers covering the AACC 95th Annual Convention Saturday through Tuesday in San Antonio.

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In Case You Missed It…

Analysis: Medicaid Spending to Hurt Higher Ed  AERA Sessions Pinpoint the Necessity of Social Justice Padrón  Honored With Fourth Annual Diverse Champions Award What’s Really Wrong With Britt McHenry’s Actions on That Video

Leadership & Policy

NC Community College System President Leaving for Va. Job

The president of North Carolina’s community college system is leaving to become president of Northern Virginia Community College.

Students

‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction

A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.

Community Colleges

Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome

A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them.

Community Colleges

City College of San Francisco Gains Political Support

As the college continues to regroup from the blow it was dealt several years ago, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the body that oversees California’s community colleges, has come under increasing scrutiny.

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