Tag: Diversity: Page 28

Students

Johnson C. Smith University Names Armbrister President

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johnson C. Smith University has named a new president. The historically Black institution said in a news release Wednesday that Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister will become the university’s 14th president on Jan. 1. Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia’s Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families. […]

October 4, 2017

Students

University of Maryland Gets $220M Gift for More Scholarships

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — To help double need-based scholarships, the University of Maryland is getting a $220 million gift from the foundation of a billionaire alumnus whose own education was made possible by a scholarship. The university announced the gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation on Wednesday. Clark, who hitchhiked from […]

October 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Clark Atlanta Wins Land Dispute Lawsuit Over Invest Atlanta

ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Clark Atlanta University should regain 13 acres (5 hectares) deeded to Morris Brown College more than 75 years ago. The court’s Monday ruling upheld a clause in the 1940 agreement between the two Atlanta higher education institutions that ownership would revert to Clark Atlanta if Morris […]

October 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Montana Selects GE Executive as Next President

MISSOULA, Mont. — General Electric executive Seth Bodnar has accepted a preliminary offer to become the 18th president of the University of Montana. The Missoulian reports that Bodnar accepted the offer on Tuesday. The official start date for the new president is Jan. 1. Bodnar was considered the nontraditional candidate among four finalists. He was […]

October 4, 2017

Students

Drinking Game May Have Preceded LSU Fraternity Pledge’s Death

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana State University fraternity pledge may have been forced to drink to excess during a game or initiation ritual called “Bible Study” on the night before his death last month, according to newly released police reports. “Bible Study” meant that pledges at the Phi Delta Theta house had to drink […]

October 4, 2017

Students

Call to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to Presidency

A protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.

October 4, 2017

Latinx

Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving

Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.

October 3, 2017

Students

Discussion of Affirmative Action Impact on Asian American Students Rolls On

In an Education Writers Association higher ed session Tuesday, key figures debated whether affirmative action policies are discriminatory of Asian American students.

October 3, 2017

Students

Are Archaic Premises Fueling Feds’ Pursuit of WGU?

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education grabbed headlines by proffering the opinion that Western Governors University should repay more than $700 million in Title IV aid received by the university via attending students.

October 3, 2017

Students

Fantastic Five: Strada Grantees Look Ahead to Implementation

Last year, five minority serving institutions, or MSIs, each received $325,000 grants from Strada Education Network, formerly known as USA Funds, to close the gap between academic and professional success.

October 3, 2017

Students

University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]

October 3, 2017

Students

Kennesaw State Fraternity Investigated for Student Misconduct

ATLANTA — Members of a fraternity are being investigated for possibly violating the student code of conduct at a suburban Atlanta university. News media outlets are quoting Kennesaw State University officials as saying the investigation involves the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. They did not release any details about what the members allegedly did. The reports […]

October 3, 2017