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IN MEMORIAM

Johnnie Carr: Carr joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and succeeded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1967. It was the newly formed association that led the boycott of city buses in the Alabama capital. She was 97. Dr. Michael DeBakey: DeBakey […]

December 24, 2008

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Professional Appointments

RONALD J. DANIELS has been appointed president of Johns Hopkins University (Md.), effective March 2, 2009. He previously served as provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Daniels earned a bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Toronto, and a master’s from Yale University. ZEPHIA M. BRYANT is director of the Multicultural Center at Indiana […]

December 24, 2008

HBCUs

Transition Team Wrapping Up Work on Education

Now that President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan to be secretary of education, the transition team’s plan is for Duncan to select his key department leaders within the next few weeks.

December 23, 2008

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Private Va college names first black president

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) – Christopher B. Howard has been named president of Hampden-Sydney College. Howard will be the first African-American to serve as president of the private all-male college near Farmville. He will succeed Walter M. Borz III. Borz announced in May that he would step down June 30. Hampden-Sydney’s board of trustees appointed Howard […]

December 21, 2008

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UT Regents name Cigarroa as chancellor finalist.

Francisco Cigarroa, president of the UT Health Science Center, has been named the sole finalist for chancellor of the University of Texas System, the state’s largest and most prestigious network of colleges.

December 21, 2008

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Salazar Says He’ll Be ‘Strong Voice’

President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to be interior secretary is vowing to be a “strong voice” for the West, and for the nation.

December 17, 2008

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New Education Secretary Short On Higher Ed Experience, Praised As Consensus Builder

President-elect Obama Tuesday tapped Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan as his secretary of education, selecting an urban schools chief who has little background in public higher education but who emerged as a consensus pick to help bridge gaps among K-12 factions.

December 16, 2008

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What Pundits and Policymakers Are Saying About Duncan

News and commentary from around the Web show mixed reaction of both support and disappointment with President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.

December 16, 2008

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Arne Duncan’s Profile: What He’s Done and Where He’s Been

Arne Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology.

December 16, 2008

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OBAMA STAYS CLOSE TO HOME ON EDUCATION CHIEF

President-elect Obama today tapped Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan as his secretary of education, selecting an urban schools chief who has little background in public higher education but who emerged as a consensus pick to help bridge gaps among K-12 factions.

December 15, 2008

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Lisa Jackson, First Black EPA Chief

Lisa Jackson will become the first African-American to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

December 15, 2008

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Jesse Jackson Jr.: I’m not target of investigation

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday he openly sought appointment to Barack Obama’s Senate seat but denied offering favors in return to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and said he was not involved “whatsoever in any wrongdoing.”

December 10, 2008