Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 47

Faculty & Staff

2nd Trial Begins in Conservative’s Bias Claim Against University of Iowa

After years of arguing that liberal Iowa law professors illegally derailed her career, a conservative lawyer will get a second chance to prove her claim to a jury.

June 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Washington State President Floyd Dies

Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University since 2007, died Saturday morning of complications from colon cancer.

June 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Boot Camp Bolsters Skills of MSI Faculty

Early career faculty from minority-serving institutions across the nation converged on the University of Pennsylvania recently for a three-day boot camp focused on professional development.

June 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Judge Denies Freed Illinois Man Certificate of Innocence

A Cook County judge on Thursday denied a certificate of innocence to a man whose murder conviction was overturned, saying the man’s own actions led to a finding of his guilt—including a confession that helped free a death row inmate in a case key to ending capital punishment in Illinois.

June 18, 2015

African-American

S.C. State Granted Extension of Loan Repayment

The state’s Budget and Control Board has agreed to grant its request to extend repayment of a $6 million loan.

June 18, 2015

Sports

HBCUs to Seek Delay on NCAA Requirement

Fourteen of 21 Division I athletic teams facing postseason competition bans this coming school year are based at historically Black colleges and universities.

June 18, 2015

Students

University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Machias SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Machias, Maine Dr. Melvin Adams III Founded in 1909 Dean of Students and Admissions www.machias.edu/ Founded in 1909, the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) is a member college of the University of Maine System, specializing in a curriculum that interprets the traditional liberal arts education […]

June 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON

EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON has been appointed president of Coppin State University, effective July 1. She is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Thompson earned a bachelor’s from Tennessee State University, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

June 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

MADELINE PUMARIEGA

MADELINE PUMARIEGA has been appointed chancellor of the Florida College System. She was chief executive officer of Take Stock in Children. She earned a bachelor’s from St. Thomas University and a master’s from Florida Atlantic University.

June 17, 2015

Students

MICHAEL V. PHAM

MICHAEL V. PHAM has been appointed vice president of administrative services at Highline College. He was vice president of administrative services at Seattle Central College. Pham earned two associate degrees from Seattle Central, a bachelor’s from Central Washington University and an MBA from City University of Seattle.

June 17, 2015

HBCUs

UVA Names New Dorm ‘Gibbons House’ After 2 Former Slaves

The newest dorm at the University of Virginia has been named after two former slaves who became prominent community members after Emancipation.

June 15, 2015

HBCUs

WSU, Bellevue College Move Toward Potential Partnership

Washington State University and Bellevue College have taken another step toward a potential future education partnership.

June 15, 2015