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Faculty & Staff

DOROTHY HORRELL

DOROTHY HORRELL has been appointed chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver, effective January 4. She was board chair of the Colorado State University Board of Governors. Horrell holds a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from Colorado State University.

November 4, 2015

Leadership & Policy

After Narrow Vote, FAMU Board Chairman Resigns

Saying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday.

October 25, 2015

Students

When Free Speech Becomes Unfree Speech

Practicing free speech comes with the responsibility speaking the whole truth, without false or unproven racist ideas.

October 20, 2015

Community Colleges

DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA

DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA has been named president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, effective January 14. She is chair of the department of pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and a professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Laraque-Arena holds a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

October 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SONIA NAJJAR

SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.

October 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program

DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.

October 18, 2015

African-American

Educating the Young Voter

With a new round of young voters being eligible to vote this year, the question raised is not only will they participate, but do they have an understanding of the issues?

October 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Washington Names Cauce as President

The University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.

October 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN

K. RANGA RAMA KRISHNAN has been appointed senior vice president of the Medical Center and dean of the Medical College at Rush University in Chicago. He was dean of Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Krishnan earned an M.B.B.S. from Madras Medical College in India.

October 8, 2015

Students

DANIELLE WOZNIAK

DANIELLE WOZNIAK has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the College of New Rochelle in New York. She was the director of the School of Social Work at the University of New England in Portland, Maine. Wozniak earned a bachelor’s from Miami University in Ohio, a master’s from Fordham University and a doctorate from the University of Connecticut.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DOROTHY BROWNE

DOROTHY BROWNE has been named dean of the School of Public Health at Jackson State University. She was an adjunct professor of maternal and child welfare at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Browne earned a bachelor’s from Bennett College, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

California Professor Cancels Religious Freedom Speech at BYU

A California professor who was set to speak at Brigham Young University canceled after learning how the school treats Mormon students who lose their faith.

October 7, 2015