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Faculty & Staff

KINA MALLARD

KINA MALLARD has been named president of Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia. She was executive vice president and provost at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Mallard earned a bachelor’s from Middle Tennessee State University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee.

April 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

South African University Removes Statue of Colonialist

Hundreds of South African students cheered loudly Thursday as a crane lifted the decades-old statue of a British colonialist — celebrating the end of what they described as a symbol of White privilege.

April 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President

Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.

April 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VALERIE SMITH

VALERIE SMITH has been appointed president of Swarthmore College, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the college and a professor of literature and African-American studies at Princeton University. Smith earned a bachelor’s from Bates College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

April 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ARNOLD HOLLAND

ARNOLD HOLLAND has been appointed interim associate dean of the College of the Arts at California State University, Fullerton. He was an associate professor and program coordinator of graphic design at Cal State Fullerton. He holds a bachelor’s from Arizona State University, a master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate from Cal State Fullerton.

April 6, 2015

Students

RHONDA TRACY

RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.

April 6, 2015

Students

Unusual Amount of Cheating Suspected at Stanford University

An unusually high number of students at Stanford University are suspected of cheating during the most recent term, putting faculty members and administrators of the prestigious institution on alert.

March 29, 2015

Students

Penn State President Says Fraternity System May Need Review

Penn State’s president has told the university community an investigation into the Facebook posting of nude photographs by a now-suspended fraternity could lead to a re-evaluation of the overall fraternity system.

March 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Penn State Professor Arrested in Miami after Rant on Plane

A Penn State University associate sociology professor says she doesn’t know why her onboard speech about U.S.-Venezuela relations got her pulled off a flight in Miami.

March 18, 2015

Students

Santa Fe College Named Nation’s Top Community College

Santa Fe College (SFC) in Gainesville, Florida, is the winner of the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

March 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Sweet Briar Faculty Opposes Closure, Seeks Talks with Board

Sweet Briar College’s faculty is seeking a meeting with the Board of Directors to discuss alternatives to closing the private women’s school.

March 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Resumes Search for Top Leadership Position

Southern University has revived its stalled search for a new leader.

March 15, 2015