June 2023

Kimberly HoganKimberly Hogan has been appointed chief executive officer for Middlesex Community College. She served previously as interim CEO at Middlesex. Hogan holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) in Glassboro, New Jersey, and a master’s in educational leadership from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.

Katrina SpencerKatrina Spencer has been appointed senior associate vice president and deputy chief financial officer at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Spencer served as the deputy chief financial officer at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and an MPA from Columbia University.

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. During a time when educator retention is experiencing a sharp decline, the data suggests a trend of positive experiences and feelings by educators who are making

The U.S. Supreme Court dashed the hopes of 40 million student borrowers Friday, striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The plan would have offered $10,000 of relief to borrowers making under $125,000 and $20,000 to those who had received Pell grants, for an estimated $430 billion of forgiveness. The court ruled 6-3

As university administrators and admissions officers scramble to comply with the Supreme Court’s opinion, here’s the counterintuitive way out. Be color blind. But keep talking about race. I’ve always talked about race. And now, I’m upping the volume. The Supreme Court made me do it. The six conservatives may have on their race blindfolds (the

Stony Brook University has received $700,000 for an initiative to address the lack of diverse and well-prepared K-12 school leaders. The grant – from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to Stony Brook’s Educational Leadership program – will help teachers from underrepresented groups enroll graduate education to prepare for leadership roles; will fund professional

Tennessee State University (TSU) is looking to become the first HBCU to sponsor an ice hockey program, The Athletic reported. TSU – in partnership with the NHL, the NHL Players Association and the Nashville Predators – plans to launch a men’s club ice hockey team in the 2024-25 school year. The school aims to start competing

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is hosting its second annual trip to Israel Jul. 7-15, the goal being to build capacity, establish relationships with Israeli educational institutions, and expand student and faculty opportunities.Dr. Harry L. Williams TMCF President Dr. Harry L. Williams will lead the group, which includes multiple HBCU leaders: Delaware State University President

As more states with conservative leaders pass laws to end or curtail diversity initiatives in higher education, a number of higher ed stakeholders say they are intensifying efforts to ensure access and success for the very students who are being targeted. Cheryl Crazy Bull has been president and CEO of the Denver, Colorado-based American Indian

In a pair of votes, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race consciousness in college admissions on Thursday, upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education. The court split down partisan lines in the decision, with the conservative-leaning majority outvoting the liberal-leaning minority 6-3 against the race conscious practices of the