April 2022

At the Florida Board of Governor’s meeting last Tuesday, board member Alan Levine said that he believes Gov. Ron DeSantis will move forward with signing SB 7044, officially changing policy across public post-secondary institutions that includes Florida’s institutional accreditation standards. Alan Levine, member of the Florida Board of Governors.Beginning Sept. 1, 2022, institutions will be […]

Ericke S. Cage, West Virginia State University’s newly named presidentLess than a year after a tumultuous leadership shift at West Virginia State University (WVSU), one of the nation’s public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the institution’s board of governors has unanimously selected Ericke S. Cage as its new president. “I look forward to building

Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, incoming president of Catholic UniversityIllinois Tech MagazineCatholic University officials have announced that Dr. Peter K. Kilpatrick, the provost at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will be the institution’s next president. On July 1, Kilpatrick will take the position, succeeding John Garvey, Catholic University’s president of 12 years. Kilpatrick has more than four

Dr. Colleen Smith, president of Coconino Community CollegeCoconino Community CollegeDr. Colleen Smith, president of Coconino Community College (CCC) in Arizona, announced this week that she intends to retire after a 41-year career. In a letter to staff breaking the news, Smith referred to family health concerns as a reason for her decision. “I feel the

Bruce Murphy, president of Centenary University, left, shakes hands with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, right.Centenary University, a small liberal arts institution in Hackettstown, New Jersey, will host the first ever master’s program in Happiness Studies. The program, focusing on understanding human well-being, will be led by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, who co-founded the online Happiness Studies Academy.

Chris Paul and Taraji P. Hensen, photos by Associated Press/Mary Schwalm – Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP.Basketball star Chris Paul, point guard for the Phoenix Suns, and actor Taraji P. Hensen have been appointed by President Biden to the White House board of advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The board helps HBCUs provide high-quality education