Tag: Deans & Directors: Page 45

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Jack Scott, a Democratic California state senator, has been named chancellor of the California Community College System. Currently, he serves as chairman of the Senate Education Committee and will assume his new post in January 2009. Scott holds a bachelor’s from Abilene Christian College, a master’s from Yale University and a doctorate from Claremont […]

June 25, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Collegiate Athletics in New Orleans Struggle to Rebound Post-Hurricane Katrina

Eddie Francis bursts out laughing when he recounts his unexpected coaching debut for Southern University at New Orleans earlier this semester.

June 24, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M Delegation Travels to Ghana to Establish Economic, Educational Collaborations

As part of Florida A&M University’s expanded international focus, designed to prepare students to compete in a global society, officials at the historically Black university are looking to establish economic and development collaborations with African leaders as well as foster relationships to higher education institutions in Africa.

June 3, 2008

African-American

Professional Appointments

Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has been appointed president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 1. He currently serves as president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ribeau earned a bachelor’s from Wayne State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. DR. ANGELA DURANTE has been named […]

May 28, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Forming a Pipeline To the Presidency

Many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace.

May 14, 2008

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Edna Mora Szymanski has been appointed president of Minnesota State University, Moorhead, effective in July. She currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine. Szymanski holds a bachelor’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master’s from the University of Scranton and a doctorate from the University of […]

May 14, 2008

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HP Labs Director Seeks More Help From Academia

Trying to boost the output of its research labs, Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to get more help from scientists in universities.

May 7, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Higher Education Leaders Offer Advice to Break the Bamboo Ceiling

When Dr. Ratna Naik was offered the job of dean of physics at Wayne State University, she was reluctant to accept.

May 4, 2008

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WVU Dean 2nd to Resign in Degree Scandal

R. Stephen Sears, dean of West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics, will resign along with Provost Gerald Lang in the wake of a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.

April 28, 2008

Faculty & Staff

First Female Dean of Temple University’s Law School Talks of New Plans

Diverse talks with JoAnne Epps, recently named dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, who is the first woman to hold that position and one of a few female African-American deans at major law schools in the United States.

April 20, 2008

Faculty & Staff

New Mexico State Official Apologizes for Bad ‘Humor’

An associate dean at New Mexico State University who was accused of e-mailing pornography to others at the school has apologized, according to a confidential memo.

April 15, 2008

Students

DIVERSIFYING FACULTY IN ILLINOIS

A revamped initiative aims to increase minority faculty numbers throughout the state.

April 2, 2008