Tag: Deans & Directors: Page 23

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. Yvonne Maddox – Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

As the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, Maddox guides the NICHD’s organizations and programs, and advises the director on internal affairs of the Institute’s $1.3 billion budget. Maddox has received both the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award and the […]

April 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Alecia DeCoudreaux – President, Mills College

DeCoudreaux had a distinguished career as a lawyer and senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company before becoming president of Mills College in July 2011. She has served as a trustee and board chair at Wellesley College, director of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, honorary director of the Indiana University Foundation and a member of […]

April 25, 2014

Students

Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey

Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]

April 25, 2014

Women

Top 30 Women in Higher Education

Dr. Charlene Alexander Associate Provost for Diversity, Ball State University Dr.Sharon Beverly Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey Dr. Joyce Brown President, Fashion Institute of Technology Dr. France A. Cordova President Emeritus, Purdue University Gilda R. Daniels Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Sandra Begay-Campbell Principal Member of the […]

April 25, 2014

Sports

TSU Men’s Golf Coach Catana Starks Goes From The Rough to the Big Screen

The inspirational story of Catana Starks, the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team, makes it to the big screen in From the Rough.

April 24, 2014

Students

Diverse Docket: Former Interim Band Director Can Pursue Claim vs. Alabama A&M

The former interim band director who was denied promotion and tenure at Alabama A&M University has no factual grounds for a gender bias allegation but still can pursue a retaliation claim based on his EEOC charge.

April 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Global Scholars Say Universities Need to Get Back to Basics

Universities don’t have to solve the social and practical problems of the day, but should rather focus on equipping students with the critical and analytical thinking skills that will enable them to do these things themselves.

April 14, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN

This full-time, 12-month administrator provides overall budgetary, curricular, and personnel leadership and direction to the School of Professional Psychology and Health in accordance with the mission and strategic plan of CIIS.

April 13, 2014

Students

A Young Minority-Serving Institution on the Move

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Pomona, California Dr. Douglas R. Freer Founded in 1938 Vice President for Student Services www.csupomona.edu Founded in 1938 and one of only two polytechnic universities in the state, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is known for its learn-by-doing philosophy. The university recognizes that […]

April 8, 2014

HBCUs

Researchers Discuss Role of HBCUs in Supporting School-age Black Males

Several prominent researchers on Black males highlight strategies and policies to improve the Black male experience in preK-12 schools and in postsecondary contexts.

April 6, 2014

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New Trinity College President’s Goal: ‘Spread Education Outside of Its Walls’

Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney is the first African-American and the first woman to hold the post at the private liberal arts college founded in 1823.

March 31, 2014