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Community Colleges

HOUSSAM TOUTANJI

HOUSSAM TOUTANJI has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University, effective July 1. He was a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama at Huntsville. Toutanji earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northeastern University and a doctorate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

April 19, 2015

Community Colleges

JULIET WEISSMAN

JULIET WEISSMAN has been named chief administrative officer of the technology campus of Cornell University. Weissman was vice president of organizational effectiveness at the College Board. She earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University.

April 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

NANCY TARGETT

NANCY TARGETT has been appointed interim president of the University of Delaware. She was dean of and a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at Delaware. Targett earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maine.

April 18, 2015

Community Colleges

Diverse on the Go…

Diverse Executive Editor David Pluviose, Vice President of Business Development and Technology Ralph L. Newell, Vice President of Operations and Advertising William E. Cox Jr. and Staff Writer Catherine Morris will be among the staffers covering the AACC 95th Annual Convention Saturday through Tuesday in San Antonio.

April 16, 2015

Community Colleges

In Case You Missed It…

Analysis: Medicaid Spending to Hurt Higher Ed  AERA Sessions Pinpoint the Necessity of Social Justice Padrón  Honored With Fourth Annual Diverse Champions Award What’s Really Wrong With Britt McHenry’s Actions on That Video

April 16, 2015

Leadership & Policy

NC Community College System President Leaving for Va. Job

The president of North Carolina’s community college system is leaving to become president of Northern Virginia Community College.

April 16, 2015

Students

‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction

A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.

April 15, 2015

Community Colleges

Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome

A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them.

April 15, 2015

Community Colleges

Students Seek Answers as UNC Suspends Mexican American Studies

More than 50 people who attended a forum on Friday are demanding answers after a degree majoring in Mexican American studies was suspended.

April 12, 2015

Latinx

A Look at the College Tuition Perks at Starbucks, McDonald’s

Starbucks says it will now cover four years of tuition reimbursement for workers to earn an online undergraduate degree from Arizona State University, instead of just two years.

April 7, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University

As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.

April 6, 2015

Students

COLLEEN HANYCZ

COLLEEN HANYCZ has been appointed president of La Salle University, effective in July. She is currently principal of Brescia University College in Ontario. Hanycz earned a bachelor’s from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s from Dalhousie University and a master’s and a doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

April 6, 2015