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Professional Appointments

Miguel Cairol has been named vice president for administration and finance at New York City College of Technology/CUNY. Previously, he served as acting dean for planning and special assistant to the president. Cairol holds a bachelor’s from California State University, Los Angeles, master’s degrees from The CUNY Graduate Center and from Baruch College/ CUNY and […]

November 2, 2005

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Utah State Office Outlines Ethnic Affairs Strategy

Utah’s Office of Ethnic Affairs has drafted a two-year strategy to publicize, develop and support services to the state’s ethnic…

October 10, 2005

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Rodney D. Bennett has been named vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia. He had been serving in the position on an interim basis for nearly a year. Bennett earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and a doctorate from Tennessee State University. Dorcia L. Medina is the […]

September 7, 2005

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Professional Appointment

Patrick Day has been appointed associate vice president for student affairs at Temple University in Philadelphia. Previously he was assistant vice president for student affairs/dean of students at Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina. Day earned his bachelor’s from Northwestern University and his master’s from Texas Tech University. Michaelle Finch has been named associate […]

April 6, 2005

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Promoting Inclusion on a National and International Scale

Promoting Inclusion on a National and International Scale ACPA: College Student Educators International hosts 81st annual conference According to Gregory Roberts, executive director and senior operating officer of the American College Personnel Association, now known as ACPA: College Student Educators International, people must step out of their own comfort zones in order to create and […]

April 6, 2005

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California State-Stanislaus President To Head Dillard University

California State-Stanislaus President To Head Dillard UniversityNEW ORLEANS Dr. Marvalene Hughes, the first woman or African American to be named president of California State University’s Stanislaus campus, was chosen in early March as Dillard University’s first female president. Hughes will officially begin July 1 as the ninth president of Dillard, a private, predominantly Black school […]

March 23, 2005

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N.C. Central Restores Funding for Student Literary Magazine

N.C. Central Restores Funding for Student Literary MagazineDURHAM, N.C.The chancellor of North Carolina Central University restored the budget of the school’s literary magazine —  and gave it a little boost.Chancellor James H. Ammons said he didn’t realize that the 39-year-old Ex Umbra magazine had lost its $7,000 budget until he read about it in a […]

December 1, 2004

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A Pathway to the Presidency

A Pathway to  the PresidencyStudent affairs professionals are increasingly moving into the top job on college campuses By Kendra HamiltonIf you took a random sampling of student affairs professionals, they’d all agree: without the work they do with students, campus functions would simply grind to a halt. “Student affairs professionals spend 80 percent of their time […]

November 17, 2004

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Playing Catch Up

Playing Catch UpWhenever I read about national shortages of qualified professionals in critical fields, such as health care and technology, I can’t help but think about the tragic legacy of segregation and discrimination in the United States. I believe that had African Americans enjoyed the full range of educational and career opportunities experienced by Whites […]

November 17, 2004

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Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre

Norfolk State Creates Program to Grow Its Own Leadership Cadre     Executive leadership training for underrepresented minorities is not exactly a new idea — the granddaddy of such programs, the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, will be 40 years old this year, and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) has a leadership […]

August 25, 2004

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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet HomeCongressional Black Caucus initiative leads HBCU, community college students down the road to homeownershipBy Cassie ChewWhen students graduate from college, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) wants to make sure they hold the keys to economic success. And one of those keys, the CBCF says, should unlock the door to their own home. […]

August 11, 2004

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Reforms Needed to Boost Graduation Rates, Educators Tell Congress

Reforms Needed to Boost Graduation Rates, Educators Tell CongressBy Peggy OrchowskiAmerica’s college graduation rates need a shot in the arm, according to educators who recently discussed the renewal of the Higher Education Act with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Without reforms, the educators agreed, the country’s future is in danger.“Today, (only) 63 percent of students who […]

August 11, 2004