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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

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The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A. J. Shorter Photography “I am very grateful for the opportunity to lead Benedict College into the next chapter of her storied history,” said Artis, during the March 22 rededication.

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ARTURO O’FARRILL

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Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill has been appointed as a full professor with tenure at the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Mannes School of Music and will serve as the Bill Evans Fellow. The multi-GRAMMY Award-winning artist has also served as a member of the part-time faculty at School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

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Biden-Harris Administration Encourages Enrollment in SAVE Plan

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The White House is launching its SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) Day of Action to promote the SAVE Plan, which has an enrollment of more than 7.7 million federal student loan borrowers. The launch seeks to help increase enrollment heading into summer 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris “President Biden and I know that far too many people in our nation are struggling with student loan debt,” said Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Community College: The Right Path and the Right Foot

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Community colleges have the ability to not only put students on the right path, but most importantly, ensure that students begin on the right foot. That right foot has so many implications, the first of which is the financial impact of attending a community college as the first step toward a bachelor ’ s degree. Currently, students are more immediately aware of the return on interest (ROI), and they want to know —up front — the lasting impact of their choices of when and how they engage in highe

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HILLARY FOLSOM

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Hillary Folsom Hillary Folsom has been appointed director of advancement and alumni relations at Gadsden State Community College. She served as financial director of, and marketing liaison for, Interfaith Ministries, a regional nonprofit organization focused on the homeless and unsuitably housed. Folsom holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and an MPA from Jacksonville State University.

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Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy

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Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference. NEW YORK On the last day of the Student Leadership Network’s (SLN) Whole Girl Education National Conference: Closing the Gap, CEO Yolonda Marshall reminded attendees why they must continue to elevate and educate young women and gender expansive students: because the political and societal climate is dire.

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JEFFREY A. DOGGETT

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Jeffrey A. Doggett Jeffrey A. Doggett has been named president-elect at Wagner College. He serves as executive vice president, CFO, and chancellor of learning and student success at Merrimack College. Doggett holds a bachelor’s degree, an MPA, and an MBA from Northeastern University as well as an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.