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HBCUs

PAMELA NOLAN YOUNG

PAMELA NOLAN YOUNG has been named director for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. She was a private consultant on equality, privacy and diversity issues for colleges, businesses and individuals. Young earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Salem State College and a juris doctor from Notre Dame.

May 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA

MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA has been named executive director of the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain. She was associate dean of enrollment and career development at Berklee. Iturriaga earned a bachelor’s from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Spain, a bachelor’s from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, also in Spain, and a master’s from New York University.

May 4, 2016

African-American

ANNE R. HAAKE

ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.

May 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

KENDRICK T. BROWN

KENDRICK T. BROWN has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands, effective July 1. He is associate dean of the faculty at Macalester College. Brown earned a bachelor’s from Mount Union College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

May 4, 2016

Community Colleges

Georgia Governor Vetoes ‘Campus-Carry’ Concealed Gun Bill

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican governor vetoed a bill Tuesday allowing concealed handguns on college campuses, rejecting the proposal that a legislature controlled by his own party had easily approved in an election year. The bill would have allowed anyone 21 and over to carry a concealed handgun with the proper permit on a public college […]

May 3, 2016

Community Colleges

Mitchell: U.S. College System Underperforming

The United States has some of the best colleges and universities in the world but is underperforming as a system, Education Undersecretary Ted Mitchell said at the Education Writers Association (EWA) national seminar in Boston on Monday.

May 2, 2016

African-American

Watanabe Dedicates Career to the Advancement of Asian Americans

University of Massachusetts professor Dr. Paul Watanabe leads research designed to strengthen and further Asian American involvement in political, economic, social and cultural life.

May 1, 2016

African-American

More Than Ever, Parents Weigh Paying Price for College Education

Financial experts say that parents’ decision to finance thousands of dollars to send their child to their “dream” school, may have a devastating impact on their future.

April 27, 2016

Students

California Assembly Approves Tobacco-free College Campuses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― The California Assembly on Monday approved banning tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses, building on a package of restrictions already awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s proposal for tobacco-free campuses received just enough votes to clear the lower legislative chamber, passing 41-23. AB1594 now heads […]

April 25, 2016

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion Key to Collegiate Sports Programs University, Colleges Must Seek Help to Better Assist Students Middleton: Higher Ed Leaders Should Take Heed to Student Protesters Diverse Conversations: What We Should Tell Our College Students, Instead of ‘Toughen Up’

April 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

The World Mourns Loss of Influential Prince

Undoubtedly we have lost a monumental talent and an artist for whom love of all kinds seems to undergird his decades-worth of unique talent and creativity.

April 21, 2016

Students

Senate OKs Bill to Allow Gun Carry on Tennessee Campuses

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The state Senate on Tuesday voted to allow faculty and workers with handgun carry permits to be armed on the campuses of Tennessee public colleges and universities. The bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Bell passed on a 28-5 vote, and the House was expected to take up the measure Wednesday. Republican Gov. […]

April 20, 2016