June 28, 2021 | : The first Black woman president of a top-ranked research university is stepping down after more than two decades on the job. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, who has helmed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1999, will leave her historic post in the summer of 2022. “It has been […]
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June 28, 2021 | : Tyton Partners have released their annual update for three reports: “Hitting their Stride” “Time for Class”, and “Driving Toward a Degree.” These studies analyze the gap between institutions recognizing the need for equitable changes and the actuality of making those changes. This year, for the first time, the results of
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June 28, 2021 | : Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Board of Governors voted to rename a building on campus in honor of late civil rights activist and minister The Reverend Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor. Originally known as the Administrative Services Building 1, the newly named and recently renovated Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor
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June 28, 2021 | : With student debt loan rising—which currently exceeds $30,000 on average for recent graduates—non-profit Modern States Education Alliance™ sought to address the college affordability problem. The solution? Offering the ability for prospective students to earn college credit at no cost. Dr. Kara Turner As part of the Fast Start initiative, which
June 28, 2021 | : Dr. Diana M. Doyle, president of Colorado’s Arapahoe Community College (ACC), has strategically navigated the impact of the pandemic, calling on her 43 years of experience in higher education. Doyle has been the president of ACC for the past 11 years, and, when she retires at the end of this
June 28, 2021 | : Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, former president of Florida A&M and Tennessee State universities, passed away last week at the age of 85. During a long and distinguished career of leadership and advocacy for HBCUs, Humphries also served as president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher
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by Joel L. Kinnamon For nearly three decades, I have had the privilege of serving community college students. Regardless of my roles over the years, I can attest that true leadership is embedded in advocating, advancing and holding sacred the philosophy and mission of our community colleges through a personal commitment to serve our students
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In a year defined by a deadly pandemic, economic crisis and racial injustice, colleges and universities were forced to reevaluate their practices, structures and delivery models. As the United States transitions to a recovery phase, New America and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) sought to further understand the overall impact of these crises
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June 23, 2021 | : 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. Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández In a letter to the college community, she wrote about wanting “a less public life.” “The pandemic has given
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June 23, 2021 | : 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
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