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Professional Appointments

Dr. Harry Lee Williams has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs of Delaware State University. Previously, he served as interim associate vice president of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina General Administration. Williams earned a bachelor’s and master’s from Appalachian State University and a doctorate from East Tennessee State University. […]

July 23, 2008

Latinx

Ex-INS Commissioner Named to Migration Post

James W. Ziglar, who served as the last Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and has had a distinguished career in the private and public sectors, is joining the Migration Policy Institute as a Senior Fellow in August 2008, MPI announced.

July 22, 2008

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: From Homelessness to Sharing the Stage With President Bush

Two years ago, Edith Espinoza would have never imagined that she would one day share the stage with the president of the United States or be the sole provider of her family.

July 16, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., Named Dean of UCLA School of Public Affairs

Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., a member of the University of California Los Angeles’ political science faculty for more than two decades, has been named the new dean of UCLA’s School of Public Affairs, pending approval by the University of California’s Board of Regents. Gilliam is slated to begin Sept. 1.

July 15, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Dr. Carolyn “Biddy” Martin has been appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she served as provost at Cornell University. Martin earned a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary, a master’s from Middlebury College and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DR. GEORGE ACQUAAH has been named dean of Bowie State […]

July 9, 2008

Sports

Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million

Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December.

July 8, 2008

Latinx

Leading Hispanic Educator Voted NEA Vice President

Lily Eskelsen, an elementary school teacher from Utah, has been elected vice president of the National Education Association by the nearly 10,000 delegates at its 146th Annual Meeting here, the NEA announced.

July 8, 2008

Faculty & Staff

ASU Professor Will Pursue Studies on School Choice

David Garcia, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, has been selected as a 2008-2009 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow to research the convergence of school choice and school accountability with the diversification of the Latino population in the United States.

July 8, 2008

Students

Coalition Says Using a Culturally Based Education Model Could Help Close Achievement Gap

Teachers must be sensitive and inclusive to all students’ cultural backgrounds, educators and advocacy organizations said during a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

June 25, 2008

HBCUs

Promoting International Interest

A commitment to preparation combined with a long-serving adviser propelled one HBCU to become the all-time leader in producing Black Fulbright students.

June 25, 2008

Students

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

Staff Reports Censored in Coppin State’s Case for Re-accreditation

In hopes of presenting a more positive case for the university’s re-accreditation, Coppin State University officials revised and censored faculty and staff reports, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.

June 12, 2008