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Letters

Highlighting a Major Milestone  Diverse, thank you so much for highlighting this major historic milestone in African literature (see “Revisiting a Classic,” April 17). There is no more important literary figure alive today than Achebe. Thanks again. — Dr. Pamela D. Reed Taking Race Matters Seriously I applaud those institutions taking this subject seriously (see […]

May 14, 2008

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Edna Mora Szymanski has been appointed president of Minnesota State University, Moorhead, effective in July. She currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine. Szymanski holds a bachelor’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master’s from the University of Scranton and a doctorate from the University of […]

May 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Bowling Green State President Named Next Leader of Howard University

Bowling Green State University President Sidney A. Ribeau has been named president of Howard University, its Board of Trustees announced Wednesday.

May 7, 2008

Students

Conference Highlights Successful Schools

When Ricardo Esparza became principal of Granger High School in South Central Washington state nine years ago, he walked into an environment where gangs roamed the halls, fights were common and academic performance was less than impressive.

May 6, 2008

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WVU Braces for No-confidence Vote on President Amid Degree Scandal

Faculty and students are choosing sides and bracing for a battle as West Virginia University educators move closer to a no-confidence vote on President Mike Garrison, whose administration has been tarnished by a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.

May 4, 2008

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Professional Appointments

DR. Y.T. SHAH has been named provost of Norfolk State University (Va.), effective in July. He currently serves as director of the Center for Advanced Fuel Technologies at the University of Central Missouri. He received a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan and a master’s and doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. DR. SANJOY […]

April 30, 2008

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Massachusetts Ed. Commissioner Says State Needs to Better Prepare Students

Massachusetts educators need to set higher standards for curriculum, assessment and accountability to ensure that students who graduate from high schools are better prepared for college or careers, the state’s incoming education commissioner said Monday.

April 29, 2008

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Poetry Man: Victor Hernández Cruz Uncovers the Richness of Diversity in his Verses

Victor Hernández Cruz visited Harlem recently to read from his latest collection of poems, The Mountain in the Sea (Coffee House Press, 2006).

April 29, 2008

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WVU Dean 2nd to Resign in Degree Scandal

R. Stephen Sears, dean of West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics, will resign along with Provost Gerald Lang in the wake of a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.

April 28, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Challenged D.C. Schools Chief Bringing Reform Story to Academia, National Media

One of the biggest education stories in the United States in 2007 was the unexpected appointment of education reform leader Michelle Rhee as the chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools.

April 28, 2008

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Edmond Named Interim President at Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M University Provost Dr. Beverly Edmond has been named interim president of the school.

April 27, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Orangeburg Massacre Survivor Named College President

Cleveland Sellers, a survivor of the deadly 1968 protest known as the Orangeburg Massacre, was named president of Voorhees College on Tuesday by the school’s board of trustees.

April 22, 2008