October 2021

To assert that I know a thing or two about university presidential searches is neither hyperbole nor hubris. After all, I have participated in approximately fifteen such searches, received eleven presidential offers, and served as chancellor of public universities in three different states. In addition, my portfolio as vice president of a multi-campus university included […]

Ten higher education institutions have earned the Seal of Excelencia certification from the national organization Excelencia in Education, dedicated to Latino student success. They join 14 other institutions that have earned the seal since it was created in 2019. To earn the certification, Excelencia says an institution must prove, through evidence and data, that its

While many higher education advocacy groups are praising the Biden administration’s framework for a $1.75 trillion reconciliation package, there appears to be a noticeable shortcoming in the proposed legislation: a measly increase in the federal Pell Grant program. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and other advocacy groups, had been

Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson, left, and UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, right.Morgan State University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) have been awarded $72 million by NASA to fund the new Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II center, GESTAR II. Morgan, an historically Black university, and UMBC will

Tom FoleyThe oldest intercollegiate Black fraternity in the U.S., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., has partnered with the National Disability Institute (NDI) to raise awareness of the social, economic, and cultural barriers faced by disabled persons and their families. The partnership will help to advance financial, physical, and mental health for students in the fraternity

Early in my professionalization to EDI work, I would often speak up during event Q&As to ask the experts my most pressing and challenging question: how do we engage the folks who aren’t present today? At the time every EDI space I entered at the university was full of the same familiar faces. The folks

In its 179-year history, Virginia’s Roanoke College has received its largest cash donation ever: $15 from 1966 alumnus Shaun McConnon, a cybersecurity expert and founder of several high-tech security companies, reportsThe Roanoke Times. Shaun McConnonThe money will go toward renovating and building onto what will become a 150,000-square-foot science center at the college.  McConnon, who

Addressing what it calls a “national cybersecurity skills crisis,” Microsoft has announced an ambitious scholarship and resource program for the nation’s community colleges, reports Geek Wire. According to the Geek Wire, Microsoft plans to offer free curriculum to all of the nation’s public community colleges, faculty training at 150 community colleges as well as scholarships

Faculty, staff and administrators at universities nationwide will now be able to take part in The California State University’s (CSU) Student Success Analytics Certificate Program, which helps participants find equity-related insights from their respective campus data and implement changes accordingly. “Over the last several years we’ve seen how analyzing student data can help faculty, staff

The U.S. Department of Education’s Senior Department Official (SDO) has announced the status of nine accreditors that had applied for recognition renewal. The American Bar Association, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, the Association of Theological Schools, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychological Association were all approved for a five-year renewal of recognition.