September 2023

Kenneth Elvis JonesKenneth Elvis Jones has been named executive vice president and chief of staff at Wilberforce University in Ohio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in radio and television production from the University of Mississippi, a master’s in communication from Penn West-Clarion, a Ph. D. in mass communications from Howard University, and a doctorate in […]

In April 2023, Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York, passed a significant threshold. The four-year, Catholic private school officially became an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), meaning over 25% of their undergraduate population are Latinx. The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. Interim

Temple University has selected Chancellor Richard M. Englert as school president, following the recent and sudden death of President JoAnne A. Epps.Dr. Richard M. EnglertRyan S. Brandenberg “Dr. Englert will carry on the work that President JoAnne A. Epps started and provide a steady hand of leadership while the search for Temple’s next chief executive

George Mason University is pushing back against findings in a recent Heritage Foundation report that the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff is “bloated” and unnecessary.Dr. Gregory Washington According to the report from the conservative think tank, Virginia’s public universities have the largest DEI bureaucracies, meaning that these schools have a higher DEI staff

Dr. Lynn Akey will become chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, effective Jan. 2.Dr. Lynn Akey Akey is currently vice president for student success, analytics, and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. In this role, she has improved re-enrollment, retention, and graduation rates for the school. “Dr. Akey’s leadership at Minnesota State Mankato has

Coconino Community College (CCC) has received $4 million to bolster male student enrollment efforts, Knau reported. The donation funds will go towards the creation of a program through Flagstaff High School that will let students concurrently enroll at CCC and work with a success coach. The hope is that this effort will attract people to

The news of Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps’ death on Tuesday, September 19 sent shockwaves across the nation. She was attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles L. Blockson, the legendary Black historian, author, and bibliophile who served as curator of the university’s Blockson Afro-American Collection when she collapsed on stage.  Epps, 72,

Dr. Harry L. TitusHarry L. Titus has been named dean of students at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. He served as director of strategic initiatives and assessment at Coastal Carolina University. Titus holds a master’s in education from Coastal Carolina University and an Ed. D. in organizational leadership from Gardner-Webb University. 

A group of students at Spelman College are receiving a rare opportunity to start an investment journey through a new social impact initiative. The financial wellness initiative will offer a cohort of students a finance and investing course plus a seeded Stackwell account to begin building wealth during their college career. The pilot program results

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has banned Nichols College President Glenn M. Sulmasy from its grounds because Sulmasy reportedly exchanged sexually suggestive texts with an academy student during his time teaching there, Telegram & Gazette reported.Glenn M. Sulmasy According to CNN, Coast Guard investigators found more than 1,600 texts – most of them sexual or flirtatious