September 2022

Dr. Ufuoma C. AbiolaUfuoma C. Abiola has been named associate university librarian for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Princeton University Library. Abiola has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston College and a master’s in clinical psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago. She holds a master’s and doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will host the inaugural “Black Men in Medicine” strategy summit Oct. 20-21 in Washington, D.C., to foster efforts to bolster the number of Black men in the field of medicine. This summit is an initiative of the Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine, which is sponsored by

Spelman College will receive nearly $5.7 million from the Simons Foundation to support science and mathematics faculty through August 2028. The grant is intended to cover half the salaries of 10 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty, allowing them to spend half their time on research and providing research opportunities to students. It will give up to three years of

Bard College is receiving $50 million, which it will put towards strengthening its Native American and Indigenous Studies work. The fund is made up of a $25 million gift from the Gochman Family Foundation and an additional $25 million matching commitment from George Soros and the Open Society Foundations. The money will fund development of programming

A recent report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) prioritizes the student experience, highlighting what students have to say about what helps or hinders them while enrolled in community college.Dr. Linda García The report, “Listen to Me: Community College Students Tell Us What Helps

Alison AirhartGeneration Z Latinx community college students represent a large swath of students attending community college across the nation. Research in the Digest of Education Statistics 2018 for post-secondary education indicated the enrollment rate for Hispanic 18- to 24-year-olds rose from 27% in 2007 to 36% in 2017 (Snyder et al., 2019). Most of these

Tunesha WitcherTunesha Witcher has been appointed director of global and online learning at Virginia Union University. Witcher served as an academic instructional technologist and director of integrated technology at the university. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Virginia State University.

In 2020 educational scholar, Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, revived the term “Archeology of Self” as a racial literacy development model. Archeology of self encourages K-12 teachers and higher education faculty to engage in self-reflection to unveil their racial bias and stereotypes. Arguably, one of the outcomes of racial bias and stereotypes in K-12 education is the

As the fall term picks up speed, college students around the country are digging into the works of Shakespeare, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and Between the World and Me. But for 14 freshmen at Emory University’s Oxford College, the syllabus may include House of Payne and Madea’s Family Reunion. “In the Language of Folk

UCLA is acquiring two sites belonging to Marymount California University (MCU) in Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro for $80 million, the largest land acquisition in the school’s history. MCU halted operations this year due to rising costs and declining enrollment. The two properties are MCU’s 24.5-acre main campus in Rancho Palos Verdes and an