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Leadership & Policy

KEITH YAMAMOTO

KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.

January 11, 2016

News Roundup

Louisiana-Lafayette Provost Takes Wisconsin System Job

LAFAYETTE, La. ― University of Louisiana at Lafayette Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Henderson will leave his position this month to become vice president for academic and student affairs for the University of Wisconsin System. The Advertiser reports Louisiana-Lafayette President E. Joseph Savoie made the announcement Monday. Henderson will serve at UL […]

January 5, 2016

African-American

Investigators Find No Evidence that Missouri State Discriminated

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ― An investigation has found no evidence that Missouri State University discriminated against the top Black official at the school. The Missouri State Board of Governors hired outside investigators after an online petition alleged that Ken Coopwood, vice president of diversity and inclusion, was subjected to “despicable and hostile” behavior by his staff. […]

January 4, 2016

Sports

Orange Bowl Rivals Join Forces on Native American Education

Clemson University and the University of Oklahoma partner to reduce dropout rate of Native American high school students.

December 28, 2015

Students

Desegregation Not Same as Diversity and Inclusion

Do colleges and university senior administrators have a coherent definition of diversity that moves beyond demographics?

December 17, 2015

Community Colleges

BAISHAKHI TAYLOR

BAISHAKHI TAYLOR has been named dean of students at Middlebury College in Vermont. She was associate dean of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. Taylor holds a master’s from the University of Northern Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Kentucky.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ANGELA FELECIA EPPS

ANGELA FELECIA EPPS has been named dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law, effective January 4. She is a professor of law at the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Epps earned bachelor’s degrees from Cornell College in Iowa and a juris doctor from Creighton University in Nebraska.

December 16, 2015

News Roundup

2 Top U. of Louisville Officials on Leave in Ongoing Investigation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― Two top University of Louisville officials have been placed on leave in an ongoing investigation. The Courier-Journal reports in an email Wednesday, President James Ramsey announced that Dr. David Dunn and Priscilla Hancock will be on leave effective immediately. Dunn is the executive vice president for health affairs and Hancock is the […]

December 10, 2015

Sports

Minnesota Athletics Probe Largely Clears School

MINNEAPOLIS ― The University of Minnesota athletics department generally doesn’t condone or tolerate sexual harassment and the school had no knowledge of inappropriate conduct by former athletic director Norwood Teague before the allegations that led to his resignation surfaced, according to an external review released Tuesday. Teague stepped down abruptly in August after two high-ranking […]

December 8, 2015

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DAVID H. JACKSON

DAVID H. JACKSON has been named associate provost for graduate education and dean of graduate studies at Florida A&M University (FAMU). He is a professor at FAMU. Jackson received a bachelor’s and a master’s from FAMU, and a doctorate from the University of Memphis.

December 3, 2015

Community Colleges

DANIEL PACK

DANIEL PACK has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Pack is Mary Lou Clarke Professor and Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Pack earned a bachelor’s from Arizona State University, a master’s from Harvard University and a doctorate from Purdue University.

December 3, 2015

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NAO BUSTAMANTE

NAO BUSTAMANTE has been named associate professor and vice dean of art at the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California, effective in January. She is associate professor of new media and live art at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Bustamante earned a master’s from the San Francisco Art Institute.

December 2, 2015