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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Receives $5 Million for Medical School Program

L.A. Care Health Plan is committing $5 million for a new medical school program dedicated to serving under-resourced communities in South Los Angeles called the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). The independent program will train an additional 60 medical students each year and will welcome its first students 2023. CDU estimates the […]

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Dr. Jan E. Duncan Appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas College

Dr. Jan E. Duncan has been named vice president for academic affairs at Texas College. Working at the both the K-12 and higher education level, her career responsibilities have ranged from developing online instruction on Blackboard, assisting students with the teacher certification licensure process and teaching undergraduate educational technology courses. Duncan has also earned funding […]

Greenfield Community College President Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández Steps Down from Post

Greenfield Community College President Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández will step down from the role Aug. 15, MassLive reported. Salomon-Fernandez will become senior vice president at Southern New Hampshire University. In a letter to the college community, she wrote about wanting “a less public life.” “The pandemic has given me space to reflect on what I’m doing […]

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UC San Diego Health Receives $2 Million for Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery

UC San Diego Health has received $2 million from Iris and Matthew Strauss – longtime supporters of cancer research and patient care at Moores Cancer Center – to create the Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Joseph A. Califano, III, professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of […]

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Dr. LaVar Charleston Appointed Chief Diversity Officer at University of Wisconsin–Madison

Dr. LaVar Charleston has been appointed University of Wisconsin–Madison’s chief diversity officer, deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, vice provost, and Elzie Higginbottom Director of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). Charleston will serve on senior leadership teams, including the Chancellor’s Executive Committee and the Provost Executive Group. Charleston is currently the […]

Dr. LaVar Charleston

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Tells UNC She Won’t Teach Without Tenure

Lawyers for Nikole Hannah-Jones sent a letter to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill informing university officials that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist won’t join the faculty unless she is given tenure. The letter indicated that a particularly “powerful donor” was able to sway the board of trustees to do nothing with her request […]

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Dr. Paul Frazier Appointed Vice Chancellor for DEI at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Dr. Paul Frazier has been appointed vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. “SIU has the components to take diversity, equity and inclusion to the next level,” he said. “Now is an opportune time for individuals to collaborate so that SIU is a national model of excellence. When I arrive […]

Dr. Paul Frazier

University of Nebraska to Freeze Tuition Increase Faculty Pay

University of Nebraska will freeze tuition rates and increase faculty pay as part of President Ted Carter’s five-year plan, the Nebraska Promise, KOLN reported. “It’s really about affordability, accessibility and growth and when I say growth, I mean growth in student’s attainment and success,” said Carter. Carter also wants the NU system to invest $6 […]

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Georgia State Receives $2 Million from Kresge Foundation Education Program

Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) has received $2 million from the Kresge Foundation Education Program. The money will go towards the institute’s implementation. NISS will help higher ed institutions implement technology-driven and evidence-based systems to increase college access and completion. It is slated to open in the fall. Using data-driven approaches, […]

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Webinar Series to Focus on Best Practices to Diversify Academic Pipeline

Looking to address information gaps and provide individuals with “usable knowledge” around best practices, Drs. Curtis Byrd and Rihana Mason published a new book titled, Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelors to the Professoriate. Using their book and Type, History, Research, Inclusion, Identity, Voice and Expectation (THRIVE) index tool as a reference, a […]

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New UKentucky Study to Examine How Flavored Tobacco Product Restrictions Affect Health Disparities

A University of Kentucky College of Medicine study will examine how local policies restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products – such as menthol cigarettes – affect health disparities among vulnerable populations, such as communities of color, low-income populations and youth. The study will be funded by a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National […]

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Howard University Receives $3 Million for Dr. Abraham Pishevar Endowed Chair in Finance and Entrepreneurship

Howard University has received $3 million to create the Dr. Abraham Pishevar Endowed Chair in Finance and Entrepreneurship, honoring alumnus Dr. Abraham Pishevar. Pishevar’s son, Shervin Pishevar – on behalf of the Pishevar-Haynes Family Foundation – made the donation pledge to endow the chair on Father’s Day. Abraham Pishevar was a television and radio executive […]

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