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Leadership & Policy

KEITH YAMAMOTO

KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.

January 11, 2016

African-American

Keeping the Faith for African-American Males

Well, 2016 is officially here and, as Black people, we must stop this violence upon ourselves.

January 6, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light

Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.

December 28, 2015

Sports

Orange Bowl Rivals Join Forces on Native American Education

Clemson University and the University of Oklahoma partner to reduce dropout rate of Native American high school students.

December 28, 2015

Sports

Title IX Waivers Used to Discriminate Against LGBT Students

Fifty-six institutions of higher education—mostly religion-affiliated institutions—have sought TItle IX waivers that have allowed institutions to discriminate against LGBT students on campus, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign.

December 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ANGELA FELECIA EPPS

ANGELA FELECIA EPPS has been named dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law, effective January 4. She is a professor of law at the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Epps earned bachelor’s degrees from Cornell College in Iowa and a juris doctor from Creighton University in Nebraska.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

RICHANNE C. MANKEY

RICHANNE C. MANKEY has been appointed president of Defiance College in Ohio, effective January 11. Mankey is vice president for institutional advancement at Daemen College in New York. She earned a bachelor’s from Ohio Northern University, a master’s from the University of Dayton and a doctorate from Teachers College at Columbia University.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Missouri Teaching Waivers Scrutinized

by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers […]

December 14, 2015

Sports

Topeka Korean School Keeps Heritage Alive

by Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — A longstanding school that is the subject of a recent documentary works to maintain traditions and culture for second-generation Korean-Americans. The Topeka Korean School was founded in 1993, said Sangyoub Park, associate principal at the school and a Washburn University sociology professor, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. The Korean school […]

November 30, 2015

African-American

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November 20, 2015

Disabilties

Report: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year Institutions

The Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.

November 19, 2015

Sports

Official: Tennessee Promise Helps Spike in Higher Ed Enrollment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s free-tuition program has contributed to a spike in students pursuing a postsecondary degree at the state’s public higher education institutions, the program’s executive director said Thursday. Tennessee Promise offers eligible high school seniors free tuition to a two-year community or technical college. According to the Tennessee Higher Education […]

November 19, 2015