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Community Colleges

AARTI DHUPELIA

AARTI DHUPELIA has been named vice president of strategic initiatives at National Louis University, effective September 28. She was chief officer for the Office of College and Career Success for the Chicago Public Schools. Dhupelia earned bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern University and a master’s from Harvard University.

September 24, 2015

Students

KATRICE W. JONES MORGAN

KATRICE W. JONES MORGAN has been appointed an additional post of director of diversity and inclusion for The University of Tennessee College of Law. Morgan is assistant dean for student affairs in the College of Law. She holds a bachelor’s from the University of Tennessee and a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans.

September 24, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri, effective October 15. She is a professor of material science and engineering and a director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at North Carolina State University. Loboa also is associate chair and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the joint program operated by North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.

September 24, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MITZI MONTOYA

MITZI MONTOYA has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Oregon State University. She was vice president and dean of entrepreneurship and innovation at Arizona State University. Montoya earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

September 24, 2015

Latinx

Excelencia Lauds Successful Latino Academic Achievement Programs

The 2015 Celebración de Excelencia kicked off Tuesday night with recognition of the 2015 Examples of Excelencia, or programs that are advancing Latino academic success.

September 23, 2015

Students

Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact

Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.

September 21, 2015

HBCUs

Police: College Shooting Suspect Left Note of Apology

A university instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at a home they shared and investigators found a note there that said “I am so sorry I wish I could take it back” — but there was no hint he was headed a few hundred miles north to kill a colleague, police said Tuesday.

September 15, 2015

Community Colleges

Internal Report: Outsourcing May Undermine Tenn. Graduation Plan

An internal report on the potential outsourcing of building management at public colleges and universities warns Gov. Bill Haslam that the changes could undermine his signature “Drive to 55” initiative to improve graduation rates in Tennessee.

September 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Weeks Before Hiring, New University of Iowa President Met Search Leaders

Faculty critics said Harreld’s visit, confirmed by the university Tuesday, gives more credence to their claims that he may have been the inside candidate for the presidency all along.

September 15, 2015

Native Americans

Report: Underfunded Tribal Colleges Also Undervalued

Despite meager resources, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are actively working to revitalize native languages and culture, promote tribal sovereignty and further economic growth aligned with tribal values in the communities they serve.

September 13, 2015

HBCUs

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September 10, 2015

Community Colleges

Obama Wants Public Groundswell for Free Community College

Unable to have his way with Congress, President Barack Obama reached back to his roots as a community organizer and sought Wednesday to spark a national movement in support of his idea for free community college.

September 9, 2015