May 2022

Candice GrauseCANDICE GRAUSE has been appointed vice president at Tallahassee Community College in Florida. She previously served as chief of staff at the college. Grause earned a bachelor’s degree in editing, writing, and media from Florida State University and a master’s in public administration from the University of Central Florida.

Beth VirnigBETH VIRNIG has been named dean of the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida, effective July 11. She serves as a professor in the division of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and as director and lead of the school’s Strategic

COVID-19 may have stalled enrollment in higher education at large, but within prisons, higher education continued to blossom. Margaret DiZerega, director of the Center for Sentencing and Corrections and Unlocking Potential at the Vera Institute of Justice.A new report from the Vera Institute of Justice, a national organization that partners with communities to transform the

No single group of institutions is more responsible for the economic, cultural and legal progress of our nation’s Black families than historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Their history of contributing, of over-delivering while being systematically under-resourced, of making remarkable progress to advance equity while they, themselves, had to confront real inequities is astounding. And

Michigan legislators are looking to expand a statewide tuition-free college program that helps adults play for community college tuition or Rep. Ben Frederick, R-Owossoskilled trades training, MLive reported. The Michigan Reconnect program – launched last year – is open to adults over age 25 who want to return to school to earn their first associate

Students at private Christian university Seattle Pacific University (SPU) protested last Tuesday after SPU trustees voted to uphold rules that ban hiring of LGBTQ+ staff, NPR reported. “This is not a new fight — this has been an ongoing fight for 30 years,” SPU student body President Laur Lugos told NPR affiliate KUOW. The SPU Board

St. Petersburg Community College has created a new initiative for African American male high school graduates who want to attend there. The Florida African American Male Experience (FAAME) program is meant to increase the school’s enrollment of African American male students. “The grant is designed to assist students to walk across that stage with zero

Athletic brand Jordan will become a school-wide sponsor of Howard University, outfitting the school’s sports teams, Boardroom reported. The agreement will be the brand’s first comprehensive venture back into HBCUs since signing an HBCU as one of its original three “Jordan schools”. The HBCU in question was North Carolina A&T University, with the other two

Michelle Knight-ManuelMICHELLE KNIGHT-MANUEL has been named dean of the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver, effective July 1. She served as a professor of education at Teachers College of Columbia University. Knight-Manuel earned a bachelor’s degree in French and secondary education from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., a master’s from

Validity Finance has selected three diverse law students at its 2022 Equal Access Fellows: Kristal Bird, Mackenzie Philbrick, and Matthew Rasson. “We are privileged to have Kristal, Mackenzie, and Matthew join us this summer as Equal Access Fellows. Each of them brings unique and diverse perspectives in addition to stellar academic credentials,” said Laina Hammond,