Latest News: Page 105

NUL: Higher Ed Act Renewal Must Address Barriers to Underserved Students

As Congress prepares for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the National Urban League says issues of access, affordability, completion and accountability for underrepresented students should be addressed.

VSU Rolls Out Inclusive Gender-Identity Diversity Program

Virginia State University is introducing its first university-wide diversity and inclusion program in order to create a “more inclusive campus culture” for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex Ally+ (LGBTQIA+) individuals.

President_Abdullah_Official_Photo

Legacy of Black Scholar-Activist is Topic of Forum, New Book

Colleagues and friends discussed the legacy of scholar and civil rights activist Dr. Ronald Walters in a forum this week in connection with the recent publication of a new book about his life by Dr. Robert C. Smith.

The Case For Education

In The Case Against Education, Dr. Bryan Caplan, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, pushes all the buttons sure to infuriate those on the left and the right.

Dr. Lee Skallerup Bessette

Stellar Academic and Business Leader Tapped to Lead Whittier College

Dr. Linda Oubré will become Whittier College’s 15th president, taking office July 1, 2018, college officials announced this week. She will be the first person of color to serve as president in Whittier’s 131-year history.

Dr. Linda Oubrefeatured

Six Howard Workers Fired After Nine-Year Financial Scandal

Howard University fired six employees last year after an internal investigation found that several university employees misappropriated university-based funds between 2007 and 2016. The money was supposed to help students who needed financial assistance to stay in school.

African-American

Rankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed Post

Among the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.

alfredrankinsfeatured

‘Elect Her’ Program Aims to Close Leadership Gap

Students at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus are learning to empower and encourage women to take leadership roles on and off campus through a program co-hosted by the American Association of University Women.

Report: New York For-Profit Colleges Falling Short

New York’s for-profit colleges leave students with huge debt and have little impact on earning potential, according to a report published by The Century Foundation that compares student outcomes at 427 colleges and universities.

financial-aid-forms

Youth-Led ‘March For Our Lives’ Targets Gun Violence

WASHINGTON — It was one of the largest gatherings in recent history. Hundreds of thousands of people from Hawaii and Houston to Virginia and Vermont took to the streets in the nation’s capital to call for an end to gun violence.

HBCUs To Get Funding Hike in Federal Budget

Historically Black colleges and universities will receive a 14 percent increase in federal funding in the U.S. Senate’s omnibus bill following strong advocacy by senators Kamala Harris and Doug Jones.

Professor Interrogates the World With Students

Growing up, Dr. McKinley E. Melton was fascinated by language, learning, literature and the articulation of ideas, but wasn’t sure what career path to pursue that matched those curiosities. It wasn’t until his time as an undergraduate at Duke University that he became interested in “diversifying the academy.”

Page 105 of 111

Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Austin Community College

Salisbury University

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Virginia Commonwelath University

Baker College System