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Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

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Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer. She is currently the president of the University of New Orleans.

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CANDIS WATTS SMITH

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Candis Watts Smith Candis Watts Smith has been appointed interim vice provost for undergraduate education at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Smith serves as an associate professor of political science at the university. She also earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in political science from Duke.

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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent

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“The Reginaldo Howard Leadership Program will honor Reggie Howard’s legacy by supporting Black academic excellence, intellectual community and leadership on campus through an intentionally designed series of engagement opportunities,” wrote Dr. Candis Watts Smith, vice provost for undergraduate education, in an email to Reggie Scholars and alumni. (..)

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JEREMI LONDON

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Jeremi London Jeremi London has been named assistant provost of academic opportunity and belonging in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Vanderbilt University. She served as associate professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. in engineering education, all from Purdue University.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

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CUNY student at BMI conference Black and Brown students, particularly men, have historically struggled to enroll in higher education, and many that do fail to complete their degrees. Innovation And Growth The seeds of BMI were first planted in 2000 at Medgar Evers College, a CUNY institution in central Brooklyn.

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TODD M. ALESSANDRI

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He served as associate dean of undergraduate education in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Alessandri Todd M. Alessandri has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. in strategic management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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TERRY-ANN JONES

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Terry-Ann Jones Terry-Ann Jones has been named the deputy provost for undergraduate education at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and Latin American and Caribbean studies from York University in Toronto and a master’s and a Ph.D.