June 2022

Dr. Yvonne Hernandez Friedman will become vice president for student affairs at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Yvonne Hernandez Friedman Hernandez Friedman is currently the inaugural assistant vice president of student engagement at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. In the past, she has been the associate director of residential success and community development at University of California-San […]

New Jersey City University (NJCU) President Dr. Sue Henderson has announced that she will be stepping down, marking an end to her 10 years at the helm, NJ.com reported.Dr. Sue Henderson Henderson was the first woman to hold the position. Jason Kroll, vice president and chief strategy officer has been appointed acting president. “The time

Education officials from state agencies in Arkansas, Indiana, and Kentucky have come together with the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), The Coleridge Initiative, and Insight Policy Research to form a group focused on improving student outcomes through the use of postsecondary data, the Postsecondary Value Data Collaborative (VDC).Mamie Voight The group aims to better

Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University, has been chosen by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) as the recipient of the 2022 Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award, which is given to those who make notable contributions to international

Dr. Elimelda Moige Ongeri will become dean of the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences at   North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Elimelda Moige Ongeri Ongeri has served in the role on an interim basis since Oct. 1, 2021. Other roles she’s held include Hairston College’s associate dean for

University of Cincinnati trustees have unanimously voted to rename all campus spaces connected to its founder Charles McMicken, who was a slave owner who fathered children with one, and possibly two, enslaved women, The Enquirer reported. The recommendation came from UC President Dr. Neville Pinto. In 2019, Pinto recommended removing McMicken’s name from the College of

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).Gov. Jim Justice “I am incredibly proud to take on the role of chair of the Southern Regional Education Board,” said Justice. “Since my first day as Governor of West Virginia, I’ve always said that we need to make education

Dr. William E. Cox and William E. Cox Jr.I’ll never forget that day in 1986 when my dad told me he was quitting his job at the Pentagon to go full time with his side business. It really resonated with me because I was leaving for college in a few weeks, and I suddenly got

The window created by the Limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Waiver will close in four months, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) wants to make sure academics get a chance to receive the waiver’s benefits. “Most college and university full time employees are now eligible under the PSLF program,” said Kathryn

Southern University System & Southern University Dr. Ray L. BeltonDr. Ray L. Belton Dr. Ray L. Belton’s retirement as Southern University (Baton Rouge, La.) System president and Southern University and A&M College chancellor is effective fall 2022. In 2015, he became the first individual to hold both the president and chancellor positions. Under his leadership