South Carolina State University 1890 Research & Extension, Mixon Seed Service, and the South Carolina Black Farmer Coalition are partnering for climate-smart initiatives. This partnership – funded by a $4.5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service grant – entails the education and training of South Carolina’s small and minority farmers and producers […]
Jarvis Christian University President and CEO Dr. Lester C. Newman will retire in June.Dr. Lester C. Newman Newman has served for 47 years in higher education and for the past11 years has helmed Jarvis. A successor is expected to be named before Jul. 1. “Some of you have heard rumors. Some of you have probably
Stillman College has received $2.7 million to improve its internet access and performance through fiber optic infrastructure upgrades. The money comes from The National Telecommunications and Information Administration as part of the a $268-million Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program, aimed at historically Black colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs) to install broadband internet access service and
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By Terah J. Stewart, Roshaunda L. Breeden, Joan N. Collier, Meg E. Evans, Daniel J. Scanlon, Rachel L. Wagner, Erin R. Weston In the classic fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears readers are introduced to a little girl who happens upon a cottage in the forest where she boldly invites herself inside to explore.
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In the wake of turmoil, Coe College addressed matters head on and made meaningful change. Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has consistently performed well across all four Diverse Organizational Impact and Transformation (DOIT) institutional pillars. A year ago, Coe was the only college or university to earn B or above on all four pillars.
Sanath KumarSanath Kumar has been appointed director of marketing and public relations at Central Ohio Tech and Ohio State University at Newark. The mechanical engineer has a bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in Suratkal, India; a master’s from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada; and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois
To Dr. Linda Burnes Bolton, the profession of nursing is about accountability. “We’re accountable to the patient, first and foremost,” Burnes Bolton says. “And we keep that in mind in everything that we do.” Burnes Bolton, chief nursing officer emeritus at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, dedicated her life and career to the nursing industry, having joined
The City University of New York (CUNY) colleges and the university’s central offices will see $750,000 distributed to support efforts seeking to address religious, racial, and ethnic bigotry at CUNY.Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez “With our continued commitment to fight against bigotry, antisemitism, and hate of all kinds, our colleges are stepping up and have
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Dr. J. Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state’s Senate Rules Committee. Wood will serve a two-year term.Dr. J. Luke Wood Wood is currently vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer (CDO) at San Diego State University (SDSU). In the role, he
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Dr. Sonya Christian has been selected to lead California Community Colleges, effective Jun. 1. She will be the first woman and the first person of South Asian heritage in the role.Dr. Sonya Christian Christian is chancellor of the Kern Community College District. “Dr. Christian is one of our nation’s most dynamic college leaders, with a
