Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 25

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ANNE R. HAAKE

ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.

May 4, 2016

HBCUs

SABAH RANDHAWA

SABAH RANDHAWA has been named president of Western Washington University. He was provost and executive vice president at Oregon State University. Randhawa earned a bachelor’s from the University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan, a master’s from Oregon State and a doctorate from Arizona State University.

May 4, 2016

HBCUs

ROI On HBCUs: The Role Of Historically Black Colleges In The 21st Century

In Mrs. McKeever’s third grade class, I remember reciting one of Malcolm X’s famous quotes: “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!” I’m not sure anybody in my classroom had an idea what he was talking about, not even Mrs. McKeever. As a culturally-exposed black student, I had a questions: How […]

May 2, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Fisk Provost Resigns, Taking U. of Minnesota, Morris Job

Fisk University’s road to stable leadership has hit another major bump.

April 21, 2016

HBCUs

Crawford Ready to Unleash Power of Liberal Arts

The provost at Seattle University will become the 14th president at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, beginning July 1.

April 20, 2016

Students

Senate OKs Bill to Allow Gun Carry on Tennessee Campuses

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The state Senate on Tuesday voted to allow faculty and workers with handgun carry permits to be armed on the campuses of Tennessee public colleges and universities. The bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Bell passed on a 28-5 vote, and the House was expected to take up the measure Wednesday. Republican Gov. […]

April 20, 2016

Sports

APR Scores Show Money Remains Big Factor in College Sports

INDIANAPOLIS ― The wealthiest schools in college sports are cashing in with high academic performances. Others are paying a stiff price for sub-par scores. The NCAA’s latest Academic Progress Rate numbers, released Wednesday, show that schools with less money continue to play catch-up even as athletes remain in school and work toward degrees at record […]

April 20, 2016

Leadership & Policy

MOJDEH MEHDIZADEH

MOJDEH MEHDIZADEH has been named president of Contra Costa College. She was interim president of Contra Costa. Mehdizadeh earned a bachelor’s from San Francisco State University and a master’s from California State University, East Bay.

April 20, 2016

HBCUs

ALONDA WILLIAMS

ALONDA WILLIAMS has been appointed director of marketing, community relations and enrollment management marketing at Bellevue College. She was senior director of education marketing at Microsoft. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Montclair State University and an MBA from Rutgers University.

April 20, 2016

Students

RAJEEV PARIKH

RAJEEV PARIKH has been named executive vice president for academic affairs at American International College. He was dean of the Walker College of Business and Management at Mercyhurst University. Parikh received a bachelor’s and a master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

April 20, 2016

HBCUs

KARI ALLDREDGE

KARI ALLDREDGE has been named associate provost for enrollment management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was interim associate provost for enrollment management. Alldredge earned a bachelor’s from the University of Idaho and a master’s from Seton Hall University.

April 20, 2016

Students

Enhancing Identity Development for Black Students at PWIs

“The end of education is to know God and the laws and purposes of His universe and to reconcile one’s life with these laws. The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to […]

April 19, 2016