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RAJEEV PARIKH

RAJEEV PARIKH has been named executive vice president for academic affairs at American International College. He was dean of the Walker College of Business and Management at Mercyhurst University. Parikh received a bachelor’s and a master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

April 20, 2016

Community Colleges

YVETTE BARKER

YVETTE BARKER has been named director of housing at Texas Southern University. She was general manager for American Campus Communities at Prairie View A&M University. Barker earned a bachelor’s from Talladega College and a master’s from Langston University.

April 20, 2016

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DOREEN EDWARDS

DOREEN EDWARDS has been named dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She is dean of the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering and acting vice president of statutory affairs at Alfred University. Edwards earned a bachelor’s from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a doctorate from Northwestern University.

April 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Black Intellectuals Ponder How Best to Share Knowledge

A recurring theme was how the world beyond the academy has to affect how a Black intellectual views his or her teaching and research within a broader societal context.

April 14, 2016

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Education Deans Support Use of Teacher Prep Data

A panel discussion titled, “Educating Tomorrow’s Teachers: Are U.S. Education Department Regulations for Schools of Education a Help or a Hindrance?” showed there is opposition, however.

April 14, 2016

Sports

Southern Cal Selects Swann as Athletic Director

Pro Football Hall of Famer and University of Southern California legend Lynn Swann is returning to his alma mater as athletic director.

April 13, 2016

Students

2 Econ Professors Cite Student Borrowing as Contributor to Rising Tuition

Increased student borrowing, more generous financial aid and the increased value of a college degree have all conspired to drive up tuition, two economics professors argue in a new paper released Tuesday.

April 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS

MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS has been appointed dean of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, effective July 1. She is the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s from Tufts University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

April 4, 2016

African-American

BONITA STANTON

BONITA STANTON has been named founding dean of the Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) medical school. She was vice dean for research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Stanton earned a bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Yale University.

April 4, 2016

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KERRI GARCIA

KERRI GARCIA has been named director of communications at the University of Nevada, Reno. She was community relations and communications manager for Microsoft Inc. in Reno. Garcia earned a bachelor’s from the University of Nevada, Reno.

April 4, 2016

African-American

San Jose State Scrambling to Address Racial Tensions

Last week’s campus protest has put new pressure on administrators to hire a chief diversity officer to handle festering racial tensions at the Bay Area university.

March 23, 2016

News Roundup

Melissa Murray Named Interim Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law

Law professor Melissa Murray has been named interim dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Her appointment, which begins today, was decided with broad input from Berkeley Law faculty, students and staff following the March 10 resignation of former Dean Sujit Choudhry. “Melissa Murray is a widely respected scholar and teacher, as renowned for […]

March 23, 2016