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Louisiana Christian University's Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Mark Johnson as the institution's 10th president.

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Marist College, the private school in Poughkeepsie, New York, has announced it will become Marist University effective later this month, marking a significant milestone in its nearly century-long history. The change comes after unanimous approval from the Board of Trustees and the New York State Board of Regents. President Dr. Kevin C.

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Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). Previously, she served as department head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State University. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, a leading educational psychologist, holds the Robert A.

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In an effort to provide an inclusive and dedicated college experience for diverse populations, The University of Phoenix is actively working to address the unique educational needs of tribal students through its Tribal Operations Team. Another key success of the program is improving student retention and completion rates.

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MARCH 3, 2025

The Supreme Court has opted not to hear a challenge from conservative students who claimed their free speech rights were being violated by Indiana University's bias-response program, with only Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas expressing willingness to take up the case.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Rodrigues became dean of the University of Georgia School of Law on January 1, 2025. She was awarded the title of University Professor in 2019, which was then awarded to no more than one UGA faculty member per year and is reserved for professors who haveserved as change agents for UGA.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Department of Agriculture has announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack The announcement was made by Secretary Tom Vilsack at the 2024 White House Tribal Youth Forum held late last week.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Saint Augustine’s University—a historically Black college and university in North Carolina—has announced plans to cut half of its employees as administrators, amid financial challenges. According to university officials, the institution has reduced its expenses by approximately $17 million this fiscal year compared to 2023. “As

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Acoff is Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Acoff served for 28 years at the University of Alabamas College of Engineering as a professor and then Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs. She is the first female and first African American to serve in this position.

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Robert Scott The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for the presidency of Albany State University (ASU), bringing a leader with extensive experience in both academia and corporate innovation to the historically Black institution.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Jermaine Whirl as the sole finalist for the presidency of Savannah State University, the state's oldest historically Black Dr. Jermaine Whirl university. The coastal Georgia institution, founded in 1890, has played a vital role in African American higher education for over 130 years.

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Hamilton is an assistant professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. in History from Princeton University and a masters in African American Studies from Columbia University. The book is under contract with the University of Chicago Press. Her research and courses focus on African American History. She holds a Ph.D.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Bob Jackson Murray State University, located in Kentucky, has appointed Dr. Ron K. I am truly humbled and honored to be selected as President of Murray State University," said Patterson. "My Patterson as its 15th president. Leon Owens, chair of Murray State's Board of Regents, expressed enthusiasm about the appointment.

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JULY 22, 2024

Burgess An arbitration committee appointed by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has reversed a decision to strip Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), a historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, of its membership.

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JUNE 12, 2024

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

By now many people have read the recent article by the New York Times that critically examines the state of DEI at the University of Michigan. This article prompted other criticisms against the University of Michigan’s DEI initiatives in media outlets including the New York Post and USA Today and follows other attacks.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills into law to address the legacy of racial discrimination, including a bill to establish a Black-Serving Institution designation for California colleges and universities.

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A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. One of the most heralded programs— Call Me MISTER— at Clemson University, has yielded positive results in increasing the number of Black male teachers.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In higher education, these legislative attacks have led to a decline in Black and Latino student enrollment at selective colleges and universities and have prompted institutions to abandon their commitment to equity. But can higher education leadership muster the political will to stand firm for equity?

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Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D.,

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. Seton Hall University in New Jersey, decided to revamp their annual MLK program a few years ago, citing the need for change amid a challenging political climate.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of MissouriSt. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (Teachers College, Columbia University) and Dawn Williams (Howard University) as Council Members-at-Large. Roland Sintos Coloma (Wayne State University), Yoon Pak (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Thandeka K.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI).

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NASA has awarded the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. Michigan State University In addition, out-of-state Native students who are Pell-eligible will be able to take advantage of a full tuition waiver.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. That’s according to the results released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Psychology, San Diego State University; M.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D.,

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JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D., Remember why you got into this. Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr., Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.,

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position. “I

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A.

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Photos by Tim Trumble In a powerful gathering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals, university leaders from across the nation shared strategies for protecting critical DEI work on college campuses despite mounting opposition nationwide. We've been under attack around the federal government.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. State University.

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By now many people have read the recent article by the New York Times that critically examines the state of DEI at the University of Michigan. This article prompted other criticisms against the University of Michigan’s DEI initiatives in media outlets including the New York Post and USA Today and follows other attacks.

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