Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupTeachers College Name Dr. Stephanie J. Rowley Provost, Dean and VP for Academic AffairsDr. Stephanie J. Rowley, associate vice president for research in the University of Michigan’s Office of Research, has been named the next provost, dean and vice president for academic affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective July 1. Rowley will succeed Dr. Thomas James, who served as the college’s chief academic officer for 12 years. […]April 16, 2019News RoundupFIU College of Law Grads Earn Highest Bar Passage Rate in State for 4th Consecutive YearGraduates from Florida International University (FIU) College of Law have earned the highest bar passage rate among the total 11 Florida law schools for the fourth year in a row. FIU graduates exceeded the state’s average bar score by 22.7 percent on the February 2019 Florida Bar exam, with a total 80 percent passage rate. […]April 16, 2019News RoundupKamala Harris to Hold Town Hall Meeting at SC State UniversityU.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris, D-Calif., plans to hold a town hall meeting at South Carolina State University on Saturday, April 20. Bakari Sellers, attorney and CNN political commentator will serve as the moderator. Harris plans to share her vision for the future of America with the campus community and general public […]April 16, 2019News RoundupGeoffrey E. Eaton Appointed Director of Community Affairs & Diversity at TouroCOM, Touro College of PharmacyGeoffrey E. Eaton has been appointed director of community affairs and diversity at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) and Touro College of Pharmacy in Harlem. Eaton has worked at TouroCOM for several years, serving in roles such as the founding member of the TouroCOM Harlem Community Advisory Board, where he currently serves as its […]April 16, 2019News RoundupLoretta Lynch Named Tuskegee University Commencement SpeakerTuskegee University has announced that Loretta Lynch, the first female African-American U.S. attorney general, will deliver the keynote address during the university’s 134th spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. In April 2015, Lynch was appointed the 83rd U.S. attorney general by President Barack Obama and served in the role until January 2017, in addition […]April 15, 2019News RoundupDanville Community College Names Dr. Jacqueline M. Gill Sixth PresidentDr. Jacqueline M. Gill, president of Metropolitan Community College, has been named the sixth president of Danville Community College. She succeeds Dr. Bruce Scism, who retired at the end of 2018 after serving as president for five years. Gill has over two decades of experience working in higher education, serving in roles such as vice […]April 15, 2019News RoundupDr. Quentin R. Johnson Named Sixth President of Southside Virginia Community CollegeDr. Quentin R. Johnson, currently vice president of student support services at Guilford Technical Community College, has been appointed the sixth president of Southside Virginia Community College. “Quentin Johnson brings to the table a strong student services background, and a deep understanding of the needs of nontraditional students – a group that we need to […]April 15, 2019News RoundupBarnard Places Public Safety Officers on Leave Following Confrontation with Black Columbia StudentBarnard College administrators have announced that the six college public safety officers who were involved in a physical confrontation of Columbia University student Alexander McNab have been put on paid administrative leave pending the ongoing investigation. On the night of Thursday, April 15, officers followed McNab, who is Black, into the Milstein Center for Teaching […]April 15, 2019News RoundupAndrew Lacey Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Richard Bland CollegeRichard Bland College of William and Mary has named Andrew Lacey as its head coach of the men’s basketball team. “Richard Bland College is excited to welcome Coach Lacey to Richard Bland College,” said acting athletics director Scott Newton. “His track record of winning consistently on the court combined with his ability to develop leaders, […]April 15, 2019News RoundupWellesley College Class of 2019 Selects Anita Hill as Commencement SpeakerCivil and women’s rights activist Anita Hill, whose voice has been widely used in academia, politics and in the media regarding gender, race and equality, has been named the commencement speaker for Wellesley College’s 141st commencement ceremony. Hill, a professor of social policy, law and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Brandeis University, is known […]April 14, 2019Previous PagePage 2 of 58Next Page
