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Students

LORNA LE’ANNE SHAW-BERBICK

LORNA LE’ANNE SHAW-BERBICK has been appointed dean of the university at Kentucky State University. She was dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the College of Saint Rose. Shaw-Berbick earned two bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of the West Indies, and a doctorate from Howard University.

June 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

College of Charleston Approves Tuition Increase

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.

June 16, 2015

HBCUs

LSU Educator Top Choice to Lead University of Alabama

A Louisiana State University administrator has emerged as the top choice to become the next president of the University of Alabama.

June 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SUE CUNNINGHAM

SUE CUNNINGHAM has been appointed president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Cunningham was vice-principal for advancement at the University of Melbourne. She earned a bachelor’s from Middlesex University and a master’s from Oxford University.

June 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ROBBEE BAKER KOSAK

ROBBEE BAKER KOSAK has been appointed president of The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. She was vice president of university advancement at Carnegie Mellon University. Kosak earned a bachelor’s from the Pennsylvania State University.

June 10, 2015

Students

Proposal to Drug Test Members of Greek Life Dropped

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― A proposal to require drug testing of fraternity and sorority members living in Greek housing at the University of Missouri has been dropped.

June 8, 2015

Students

Office Hours: Leading from Within in Higher Education

Knowing that one’s leader is truly vested in them can build trust and even move beyond strictly professional boundaries.

June 4, 2015

Students

Increased Revenue Has Some Lawmakers Eyeing Budget Changes

PHOENIX — Increased state revenue since Arizona’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved in March has some lawmakers saying they want to use the extra cash to scale back unpopular cuts that they made in funding for education and other services.

June 2, 2015

Students

Princeton to Offer African American Studies Major

Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has granted the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) academic departmental status, clearing the way for the university to begin offering a major in African American Studies in the fall.

June 2, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Takes Over at Shaw

Representatives from Shaw University are expected to announce Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy as its 17th president today.

May 31, 2015

Students

UNC-Chapel Hill Strips Name of KKK Member Off Building

The Board of Trustees said the “university made an error” in considering William Lawrence Saunders’ KKK ties as a reason to rename the building after him.

May 28, 2015

LGBTQ+

India Appoints First Transgender as Head of College

India has for the first time appointed a transgender as the principal of a college, a top education official said Wednesday.

May 27, 2015