Tag: Liberal Arts: Page 5

African-American

Rachel Dolezal and White Privilege

Virtually all segments of the media—liberal, conservative, alternative, mainstream—have been deeply immersed in the saga of Rachel Dolezal.

June 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School

Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School Chief Executive Officer Liberal, Kansas Dr. Duane M. Dunn Founded in 1967 President www.sccc.edu Established in December 1967, Seward County Community College (SCCC) held its first classes in September 1969. Its name was broadened in 2008 following its merger with the Southwest Kansas Area Technical School to Seward […]

May 21, 2015

Community Colleges

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College to Admit 1st Male Undergrads

A private western Indiana liberal arts college open to women-only for 175 years will enroll its first male undergraduates on campus this fall.

May 19, 2015

Students

RONALD A. JOHNSON

RONALD A. JOHNSON has been appointed president of Clark Atlanta University. He is currently dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Tennessee State University. Johnson earned a bachelor’s and an MBA from Adelphi University. He earned a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.

May 5, 2015

Students

College President Upsets Faculty by Opposing Gay Marriage

Some professors say they are upset to learn that Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland signed his name to an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing gay marriage.

May 4, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MIT Professor Bhatia Among Heinz Awards Winners

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher who has developed artificial human “microlivers” that can safely test the toxicity of drugs without endangering lives is one of six people chosen to receive Heinz Awards.

April 23, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Illinois State Players, Coaches Mourn 7 Victims of Plane Crash

A news conference at Illinois State University to discuss the seven school officials and fans who died in a plane crash while returning from the NCAA Tournament became a tearful, moving memorial Wednesday.

April 8, 2015

Students

COLLEEN HANYCZ

COLLEEN HANYCZ has been appointed president of La Salle University, effective in July. She is currently principal of Brescia University College in Ontario. Hanycz earned a bachelor’s from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s from Dalhousie University and a master’s and a doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

April 6, 2015

Students

REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER

REV. EDWARD L. WHEELER has been named president of the Interdenominational Theological Center, effective in April. He is a former president of the Christian Theological Seminary. Wheeler earned a bachelor’s from Morehouse College, a master’s from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and a doctorate from Emory University.

April 6, 2015

Sports

NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law

NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.

March 30, 2015

Leadership & Policy

CASS CLIATT

Cass Cliatt was appointed vice president for communication at Brown University. She has been serving as vicepresident for communication at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She will begin her new job on April 1. Cliatt earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University and a master’s from Northwestern University.

March 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Resumes Search for Top Leadership Position

Southern University has revived its stalled search for a new leader.

March 15, 2015