Tag: Appointments: Page 26

Women

Dr. Charlene Alexander – Associate Provost for Diversity, Ball State University

Alexander was appointed Ball State University’s associate provost for diversity and professor of counseling in July 2013. She has been on the faculty since 1997 and directed the counseling program since 1999. Alexander is also the past president of the Indiana School Counselor Association. Her research interests are in the areas of multicultural counseling, school […]

April 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Open Rank Faculty – Global Environmental Change

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Chattanooga Campus. The UT College of Medicine is a four campus system with campus locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and a developing campus in Nashville.

April 23, 2014

Sports

Student Athletes Receive Life Lessons at Arthur Ashe Celebration

At the 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Symposium and Awards Luncheon, student athletes received invaluable life lessons from panelists ranging from former athletes to entrepreneurs.

April 10, 2014

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Gov. Walker Dodges Question About Lack of Degree

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican candidate for president who lacks a college degree, said Wednesday he would like to complete his course work to get his diploma, but he dodged a question about whether it was necessary to run for higher office.

April 9, 2014

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St. Augustine’s Dianne Boardley Suber Out ‘Effective Immediately’

St. Augustine’s University’s board of trustees decided on Monday to relieve outgoing president Dianne Boardley Suber of her job “effective immediately.”

April 7, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Fed Board Member Stein Announces Resignation, Returning to Harvard

Jeremy Stein, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, says that he plans to resign next month to return to Harvard University.

April 3, 2014

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Senators Block Appointment of 2 Alabama State University Trustees

State senators have blocked two of Gov. Robert Bentley’s four selections for the board, prompting him to resume his search for trustees at the university that has been a focus of his administration for more than a year.

April 2, 2014

HBCUs

HBCU Presidential Crisis: Here’s What Can Be Done Now

Becoming a president isn’t necessarily about amassing the right skills or experiences. It is about developing the right habits.

April 2, 2014

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Departing Maryland Higher Education Secretary Saluted for Leadership

Dr. Danette G. Howard moves on from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, where she becomes vice-president for policy and mobilization.

April 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Honoring Derek Walcott

The West Indian poet and playwright Derek Walcott was honored at the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturday, March 29. To read more about him, see Conversations With Derek Walcott, available on DiverseBooks.net.

April 1, 2014

Students

Peace Corps Aims to Boost Recruiting Diversity

The leader of the Peace Corps elaborated on the group’s plans to simplify the application process for prospective volunteers and to expand and further diversify the applicant pool during a speech Wednesday at the Michigan university where the agency traces its roots.

March 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Henry Ramsey Jr., Pioneering Legal Luminary, Dies at 80

A judge, educator, lawyer, politician and Korean War veteran, Henry Ramsey capped a 30-year career in California by serving as Howard University’s law dean from 1990-96.

March 20, 2014