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Scholar-Alumna Returns to Prairie View A&M after 20 Years

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students will soon see Dr. Melanye Price – an alumna and newly appointed endowed professor – on campus when she returns to the historically Black university this spring.

New York Governor Proposes Tighter Regulations for NY’s For-Profit Colleges

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget proposal released this week, includes new regulations and more stringent oversight for New York’s for-profit colleges.

Hampshire College May Merge in June

Citing financial concerns, Hampshire College president Dr. Miriam Nelson announced in an email that the school would like to merge with another higher education institution by June.

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Community Colleges

Report Outlines Persistence of Community College Transfer Students

A new report from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) aims to dispel misperceptions about the success and perseverance of community college students, particularly those who transfer to selective four-year institutions.

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Microbiologist Dr. Floyd L. Wormley Jr. Named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Floyd L. Wormely Jr., the Microsoft President’s Endowed Professor in the University of Texas – San Antonio College of Sciences, was recently named a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His election by his peers recognizes his distinguished contributions to the field of medical mycology, immunology and host-pathogen interactions.

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Environmental Advocate, Scholar Receives Educator of the Year Award

Dr. Tara Jo Holmberg, an environmental advocate and scholar, was named the 2018 New England Formal Educator of the Year by the New England Environmental Education Association (NEEA).

Report Examines Improving Higher Ed Access for Veterans

A new report outlines ways to increase the number of military veterans attending the most selective institutions in the U.S.

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Is there a link between Trump’s Post-Election Behavior and Adolescent Bullying?

Although the level of overall teasing and bullying has decreased across the country since 2005, there has been an unusual uptick in the number of teasing and bullying incidents related to race and sexual orientation since the 2016 presidential election, with some students making comments linked to President Donald Trump.

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Martin University Taps Sean Huddleston as Next President

Sean L. Huddleston has been named the next president of Martin University, a private, predominantly Black institution (PBI) in Indianapolis, the Board of Trustees announced this week.

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New Legislation Offers Free College Tuition to Residents of U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands has passed legislation that requires college tuition be free for U.S. Virgin Islands students who plan on attending the University of the Virgin Islands.

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NEH Grant to Focus on Black Authors with Ties to Alabama and Tuskegee

Three Black authors with ties to Alabama will be the focus of a two-year grant awarded to Tuskegee University by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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New Brief Offers Suggestions for AANAPISI Grant Program Directors to be Successful

The experiences of managing Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) programs from a two-year and four-year AANAPISI program director is the subject of a new brief by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.

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