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S. David Wu Named First Asian American President in CUNY System

The City University of New York on Monday named Dr. S. David Wu the president of its Baruch College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the first Asian American leader of a CUNY college.

February 4, 2020

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Higher Education Has a Role to Play in World Peace, Experts Say

Higher education has a role to play in creating world peace, according to peace and conflict studies scholars. On Tuesday, the U.S. Institute of Peace co-hosted a discussion with NAFSA: Association of International Educators titled “The Role of Higher Education in Resolving Conflict and Its Consequences,” in honor of International Education Week.

November 19, 2019

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George Mason University Opens New Immigration Litigation Clinic

George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School has opened a new Immigration Litigation Clinic in collaboration with the Legal Aid Justice Center. Law students will have the opportunity to work with clients facing deportation.

September 5, 2019

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Virginia Universities Team to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Five universities in Virginia have come together in a consortium to help fight the opioid epidemic, the Associated Press reports. Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion, George Mason and Virginia State universities have partnered with the commonwealth’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support prevention and treatment programs and to […]

July 17, 2019

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George Mason Appoints Interim President, First Woman

Former Virginia education secretary Anne Holton, a lawyer with Ivy League degrees, will become interim president of George Mason University in August as the school’s current leader prepares to leave for a new position, according to a report in the Washington Post. Dr. Ángel Cabrera, George Mason’s president for the past seven years, will start […]

June 24, 2019

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George Mason Renames Building for ‘Hidden Figures’ Mathematician

The largest building on the Science and Technology Campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va., has been renamed in honor of former NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, an African-American woman who overcame sexism and racism to help lead the United States into a new era of space exploration. The renaming was celebrated at a […]

June 19, 2019

Leadership & Policy

GMU’s Cabrera Sole Finalist for Georgia Tech Presidency

Dr. Angel Cabrera, the first president of an American university who was born in Spain, is one step closer to leaving the presidency of George Mason University to lead Georgia Tech.

June 6, 2019

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Author Chat: New Book Mines Racial Disparities in College Degrees

Journalist Richard Whitmire discusses how to significantly improve graduation rates of first-generation, low-income, minority college students in his sixth book, The B.A. Breakthrough: How Ending Diploma Disparities Can Change the Face of America. Whitmire, a past president of the National Education Writers Association and former editorial writer for USA Today, discussed the book (published by The 74 and released April 9) and related issues with Diverse.

April 18, 2019

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Virginia Lawmakers Still at Odds Over In-State Tuition for DACA Students

Officials at some of Virginia’s largest public institutions of higher learning support allowing DACA recipients in the commonwealth to pay in-state tuition, but recent legislative efforts in the state house and senate failed to make it to their respective floors for votes.

February 6, 2019

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Robot Food Delivery Service Now Available at George Mason University

George Mason University students can now have select food and drinks orders delivered to them by robots, thanks to a new partnership with European startup company Starship Technologies. Starship will bring at least 25 six-wheeled robots to the Fairfax campus. Students can use the robot delivery service for orders from Blaze Plaza, Starbucks and Dunkin’ […]

January 23, 2019

Community Colleges

NOVA’s Outgoing President Reflects on Tenure and Appointment as President of Wake Tech

Dr. Scott Ralls, who is currently the president of Northern Virginia Community College, also known as NOVA or NVCC, has been named president of Wake Technical Community College, effective May 1.

January 2, 2019

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Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Elects New President

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. has elected Danielle Brown as its 26th national president, according to a press release issued by the organization. As a child, she Brown was a member of Jack and Jill.  As a mother, Brown joined the organization’s Alexandria Mount Vernon chapter in Virginia in 1998 and later moved to the Loudoun […]

October 12, 2018