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Faculty & Staff

John Nash: A Life of Great Struggle and Even Greater Success

Born to an electrical engineer, and later a precocious and dashing young man who attained an Ivy League education, John Nash seemed destined for a life of stunning success.

May 25, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Gilbert Named Chairman of UF Computer Science & Engineering

One of the first hires under the University of Florida’s Preeminence Initiative less than a year ago, Dr. Juan Gilbert has been named chairman of the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering.

May 21, 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

Black Professor Regrets Comments Critical of White Students

An incoming Boston University professor who called “White college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the university’s president said late Tuesday she regrets making the remarks.

May 13, 2015

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JAMES CARR

JAMES CARR has been named the Coleman A. Young Endowed Chair and a professor of research in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State University, effective in August. He is a housing finance, banking and urban policy consultant and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Carr holds a bachelor’s from Hampton University, a master’s from Columbia University and a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania.

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

Faculty & Staff

MIA TUAN

MIA TUAN has been appointed dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington. She was a professor of education studies and former interim dean of the College of Education at the University of Oregon. Tuan earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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

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

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Tennessee State Professor Gets $500K USDA Grant

A Tennessee State University professor has a received a $500,000 USDA grant to research new ways of preventing foodborne illness.

April 16, 2015

Students

2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

April 9, 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