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Students

Corinthian Colleges to Shut Down All 28 Remaining Campuses

SANTA ANA, Calif. ― Corinthian Colleges will shut down all of its remaining 28 ground campuses, displacing about 16,000 students.

April 26, 2015

Leadership & Policy

House Passes Compromise on New South Carolina State Trustees

The House has changed its bill that would get rid of the South Carolina State University board of trustees.

April 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MIT Professor Bhatia Among Heinz Awards Winners

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher who has developed artificial human “microlivers” that can safely test the toxicity of drugs without endangering lives is one of six people chosen to receive Heinz Awards.

April 23, 2015

Community Colleges

Living the Dream

We salute Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón, the 2015 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award, for his tireless advocacy for the most underprivileged of students.

April 23, 2015

African-American

Welcome!

The Diverse team looks forward to playing host today to Dr. William “Smitty” Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity. Smith’s organization, based at Wheelock College in Boston, promotes racial understanding through education, theater and dialogue.

April 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Purdue Unveils Technology Park Focused on Aerospace Industry

Purdue University has unveiled plans to establish an aerospace technology park that will allow it to partner with private companies to research and design new technology.

April 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

JOEL PEREZ

JOEL PÉREZ has been appointed vice president and dean of students at Whittier College. He was dean of students for community life at Seattle Pacific University. Pérez earned a bachelor’s from Biola University, a master’s from Azusa Pacific University and a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University.

April 20, 2015

Community Colleges

S.W. TINA CHOE

S. W. TINA CHOE has been named dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University. She was interim dean of the college at Loyola Marymount. Choe earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

April 20, 2015

Community Colleges

ELI JONES

ELI JONES has been named dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He was dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair at the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelor’s, an MBA and a doctorate from Texas A&M.

April 20, 2015

HBCUs

BETH WALKER

BETH WALKER has been appointed dean of the Colorado State University College of Business, effective July 1. She was chair of the marketing department at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Walker earned a bachelor’s from Virginia Tech and received a master’s and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University.

April 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA

GRETCHEN HOLBROOK GERZINA has been appointed dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, effective July 15. She was chair of the department of African and African-American studies, a professor of English and Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of Biography at Dartmouth College. Gerzina earned a bachelor’s from Marlboro College, a master’s from Simmons College and a doctorate from Stanford University.

April 20, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs

Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.

April 19, 2015