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UVa. African-American Affairs Dean to Retire

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The University of Virginia’s dean of African-American affairs, M. Rick Turner, said Wednesday that he plans to retire at the end of the month.

July 27, 2006

Students

Solving the Funding Riddle

When Leola Tsinnajinnie decided to pursue a major in educational thought and sociocultural studies at the…

July 26, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Wyatt R. Hume has been appointed provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the University of California system, the second-highest position in the system. Previously, Hume served as interim provost. He holds two bachelors’ degrees and two doctorates from the University of Adelaide in Australia. Dr. Jessica M. Bailey has been named […]

July 26, 2006

African-American

Students, Alumni Lament the Closing of Columbia’s African Studies Institute

Dozens of current and former students of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) are expressing outrage over a decision by the Ivy League institution to temporarily shut down its Institute of African Studies.

July 23, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Firing of 8 In Business School Latest Incident To Rankle FAMU Boosters

Florida A&M University officials say the controversial firing of eight instructors from the School of Business and Industry was done as part of a restructuring of the internationally renowned program in order to gain separate accreditation.

July 17, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Leaving a Legacy

Shortly after Dr. Donald Wilson became dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1991…

July 12, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Accepted into Education City

Just minutes from the Persian Gulf’s translucent blue waters, through the flat, white desert and past the headquarters of the Al Jazeera news network…

June 7, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Accepted into Education City

Just minutes from the Persian Gulf’s translucent blue waters, through the flat…

May 31, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi, president of Gannon University, has been elected chair of the Council of Independent Colleges. He will serve a two-year term. Garibaldi earned a bachelor’s from Howard University and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota. Dr. David A. Caruso has been named president of Antioch University, New England effective July 1. […]

May 31, 2006

Sports

USF Football Team Honored for Stand Against Racism

University of San Francisco on Friday honored its 1951 football team for forgoing fame and glory in its stand against racism.

May 21, 2006

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FAMU Law School Still Facing Growing Pains

Since becoming interim dean of Florida A&M University College of Law, James M. Douglas has overseen the school’s relocation into a new $30 million building…

May 17, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Paul Cleary has been named dean of public health and chair of the department of epidemiology and public health at Yale University’s School of Medicine (Conn.). He was most recently a professor at Harvard University Medical School. Cleary earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. Charmaine D. Clowney has been […]

May 17, 2006