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Students

Dr. Irelene Ricks Program Advisor – American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Ricks, a Washington, D.C., native, has been working in education for more than 20 years. She has served as a grants administrator at Howard University, policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, program manager for NOAA’s Office of Education, director of minority affairs for the American Society for Cell Biology in […]

April 28, 2014

Students

Dr. Irelene Ricks Program Advisor – American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Ricks, a Washington, D.C., native, has been working in education for more than 20 years. She has served as a grants administrator at Howard University, policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, program manager for NOAA’s Office of Education, director of minority affairs for the American Society for Cell Biology in […]

April 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers – President, Jackson State University

Meyers is the 10th president of Jackson State University and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. She is the former president of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Meyers was also a tenured faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the first associate dean for research in its College of Engineering. She […]

April 28, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Study: Female Leaders in Higher Ed Face Different Expectations than Males

A recent study of top female college and university leaders finds that female higher education administrators still face subtle barriers to success.

April 27, 2014

Students

Dr. Mabel Jones Matthews – Director for the Office of Education Infrastructure Division, NASA

In her current position, Matthews shares responsibility for providing strategic leadership in NASA’s efforts in achieving excellence in STEM education. Matthews served as university program manager for NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program. Previously, she served in several senior-level higher education positions, including vice president, dean of academic affairs, academic division chairperson and as […]

April 25, 2014

Students

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane University

Host of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]

April 25, 2014

African-American

Dr. Marybeth Gasman – Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania

Gasman, a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, holds secondary appointments in history, Africana studies, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also directs the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at Penn. Gasman has written or edited 15 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges: A History […]

April 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Dr. France A. Cordova – President Emeritus, Purdue University

Cordova became Purdue University’s 11th and first female president in 2007, leading it to record levels of research funding while expanding its role as a top research institution on the global stage. A professor of physics and astronomy, she has published more than 200 scientific and public policy journal articles and conference abstracts. She was […]

April 25, 2014

Students

Author Janet Mock Propels Transgender Conversations in Academia

Janet Mock’s memoir inspires academic exploration of transgender issues and helps shape the evolution of women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

April 24, 2014

African-American

The Bottom Line Not the Answer in College Choice

A recent article in The Atlantic provided without context resulted in yet another negative story about HBCUs.

April 24, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of North Carolina Reading Specialist Says She’s Resigning

The reading specialist who questioned the literacy level of athletes who were admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says she’s resigning at the end of the semester.

April 22, 2014

Students

Ky. Supreme Court: Former Seminary Professor Can Proceed with Suit

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a tenured professor who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009, can proceed with a lawsuit against his former employer.

April 20, 2014