November 2022

Dr. Wendi WilliamsWendi Williams has been appointed provost and senior vice president of Fielding Graduate University. Williams served as dean of the School of Education at Mills College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Davis, a master’s in psychology from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in counseling psychology from […]

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, president of The Ohio State University (OSU), will be stepping down, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Her last day as OSU president is expected to be at the end of the school year shortly after spring commencement, which is set for May 7.Dr. Kristina M. Johnson “I’m saddened by the circumstances,” Johnson said.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a program to increase STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, particularly Ph.Ds. The two-year, $1,075,000 grant will go toward the Preparing Future Minority Ph.D. Researcher (PFMPR) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program. PRMPR

LGBTQ youth are disproportionally represented in juvenile correctional facilities, a recent study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found. And among all incarcerated youth, LGBTQ youth have greater risks of suicide and self-harm than those who are straight and cisgender.Dr. Kirsty A. Clark “LGBTQ youth start with more stressful experiences as children,

Six-year postsecondary completion rates have stalled, according to the latest Completing College report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects and analyzes data from 97% of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. The report found that 62.3% of those who began their first year of college in 2016 reached graduation within six years, a

Jennie Vaughan, chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington, will retire next year, Inside Indiana Business reported.Jennie Vaughan Vaughan, chancellor since 2014, has spent more than 25 years at the institution. She retires May 15, 2023. Under Vaughan’s leadership, Ivy Tech Bloomington has expanded, offering career certification courses at several locations. The institution also added

Two Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) professors are suing the school, claiming that it and its top administrators retaliated against them for making critical comments about the school to the press, Cleveland.com reported. The lawsuit was filed Monday by attorney Subodh Chandra in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. It names then-Tri-C President Dr. Alex Johnson, former

A coalition of organizations have filed five amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Biden administration’s student loan debt forgiveness program, which aims to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for most borrowers. Republican-led states and conservative-leaning groups have launched legal challenges against the program, which has been temporarily

Karen WrightKaren Wright has been appointed interim vice president for advancement at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. She was vice president for institutional advancement at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Orangeburg, N.Y. Wright holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fisk University and an MSW from New York University.

Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication will receive a $1 million multi-year grant from Disney to support journalism students, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. ABC News President and FAMU alum Kimberly Godwin announced the grant at FAMU’s Homecoming Convocation in October. “Florida A&M University changed my life,” Godwin said in a statement. “I