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Leadership & Policy

Former S.C. State Board Chairman Gets 5-year Sentence

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Jonathan Pinson, former board chairman of the South Carolina State University, was sentenced this week to five years in prison for skimming money and receiving kickbacks from several projects. Pinson, a Greenville businessman, also must pay restitution in the amount of $337,843.05 and is subject to five years’ supervision after his release. […]

May 22, 2015

Students

Coppin State University Names First Female President

Dr. Evelyn Maria Thompson, who has served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY at Oneonta since 2011, will be Coppin State University’s first female president.

May 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Southern University System Names Presidential Contenders

Southern University’s presidential search committee announced Friday that the pool of candidates for the job of system president and chancellor of the system’s Baton Rouge campus is down to six.

May 17, 2015

Students

U.Va. Dean Sues Rolling Stone Over Debunked Gang Rape Story

A University of Virginia associate dean sued Rolling Stone magazine on Tuesday for more than $7.5 million, saying a debunked account of an alleged gang rape on campus cast her as the “chief villain.”

May 12, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Governor Signs Bill Firing Remainder of S.C. State’s Trustees

The bill, passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, allows seven Republicans one week to appoint new trustees to the HBCU’s governing board.

May 8, 2015

Leadership & Policy

LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ

LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Valencia College. She is president of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation and vice president of philanthropy and multicultural insights for the Orlando Magic. Landman Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City.

May 5, 2015

Leadership & Policy

RUFUS MONTGOMERY

RUFUS MONTGOMERY has been named chair of Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees. Montgomery is president and CEO of The Cascon Group and a partner with CurtMont Global. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Florida A&M.

May 5, 2015

Students

College President Upsets Faculty by Opposing Gay Marriage

Some professors say they are upset to learn that Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland signed his name to an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing gay marriage.

May 4, 2015

Leadership & Policy

In Case You Missed It…

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May 1, 2015

Leadership & Policy

S.C. State Announces $100K Donation as Board Continues to Shrink

South Carolina State University’s national alumni group is giving $100,000 for scholarships as the financially troubled school seeks to boost enrollment.

April 28, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Experts: Trustees Need Closer Eye on Money

The Association of Governing Boards is recommending that boards should address changed public finances and deliver education at lower costs as well as focus more on their role as institutional fiduciaries.

April 27, 2015

Students

University of Florida Fraternity Suspended After Allegedly Harassing Veterans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― A University of Florida fraternity has been suspended after reports that some of its members harassed wounded military veterans vacationing recently in Panama City Beach.

April 26, 2015