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Racquel Oden is the first woman in Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 37-year history to assume the role of Board Chair, announced the organization, which was founded in 1987 by Dr. N. Joyce Payne as a bastion of support for Black students seeking higher education. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc.

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Sian Leah Beilock is president of Dartmouth College, the first woman to be elected to the post by the college’s Board of Trustees. Beilock, who previously served as president of Barnard College at Columbia University, is an independent director on the Bridgewater Associates Operating Board of Directors.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Bill Lee has announced new appointees to the Tennessee State University (TSU) Board of Trustees after signing a bill from the General Assembly to reconstitute the body. Bill Lee On March 28, t he state House voted 66-25 to pass SB 1596 , which called for TSU’s board of trustees to be vacated and reconstituted with 10 members.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Marjorie Hass steers the helm as president of the Council of Independent Colleges. Hass, author of A Leadership Guide for Women in Higher Education , is described as a philosopher, teacher, and mentor. She is also a leader. She served as president of Rhodes College and Austin College and was provost at Muhlenberg College.

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MAY 1, 2024

Supreme Court to hear from a slate of speakers — students, educators, parents, artists, and leaders civil and human rights organizations like National Urban League President Marc Morial and Kimberlé Crenshaw, cofounder and executive director of African American Policy Forum and a law professor at UCLA and Columbia University.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Dr. Agenia Walker Clark Clark is currently a member of FirstBank Financial Corporation’s board of directors; Belmont University’s board of trustees; Simmons University’s board of trustees; and member of the International Women’s Forum. Agenia Walker Clark will become the next president of Fisk University, effective Nov.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Moving the university forward through challenges and opportunities in present-day higher education requires a leadership with specific credentials, said James Benham, vice chair of Texas Southern’s Board of Regents and chair of the presidential search committee. “If James Crawford III James W. Crawford retired after 30 years with the U.S.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Taylor served as vice president for strategic initiatives and research at Fielding, where he was also the principal investigator and director for an NSF-funded grant to advance women and people of color in the STEM fields into leadership positions at the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and at Tribal Colleges.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Opal Lee Lee plans to participate in a May 9 symposium at the university with her granddaughter, Dione Sims, founding executive director of the National Juneteenth Museum. Candice Lucas-Bledsoe, director of the Action Research Center in Dallas and SMU Cox Executive Education facilitator, will moderate the discussion.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has elected seven new directors and new board officers at its 2023 Annual Meeting, including Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal as chair of its Board of Directors. Jessica Riddell, Stephen A. Rivera, president of Macalester College; Dr. Charles M.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.” He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. Morakinyo Kuti has been named president of his alma mater, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Dr. Morakinyo A.O.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Some experts say that frequent leadership changes at HBCUs are due to misunderstandings between academic search firms and the HBCUs they represent, while others say that HBCUs’ boards of trustees, often the final say in leadership decision, don’t listen to the advice of search firms and select inappropriate candidates. years in charge.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He also serves on the board of multiple organizations, including the American Academic Leadership Institute, of which he is board vice chair; the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems; and Goodwill Industries of Arkansas. Dr. Charles L.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Hesburgh , was a former University of Notre Dame p resident, a longtime TIAA board member, and a civil rights leader. "I She was recently elected to the board of directors for the American Council of Education (ACE). The award’s namesake, Rev. Theodore M.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Melanie Heath "COVID, shifting testing requirements, and legal rulings have caused significant disruptions in college admissions," said Melanie Heath, strategy director at Lumina. The Lumina Foundation in Indianapolis has announced the winners of The Great Admissions Redesign. population. million in implementation and planning grants.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

An outside law firm hired by the university's board of trustees ultimately concluded that there was “no evidence to support a finding of discrimination, including but not limited to, terminations and/or demotions; and use of FMLA.” Dr. Jack Thomas Thomas has denied harassing, belittling, and bullying anyone.

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MAY 12, 2024

“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Gone far too soon.” Orrick, Jr.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

5 board meeting. Perry, chairman of the SAU Board of Trustees. Burgess will become interim president of Saint Augustine’s University, effective immediately. Dr. Marcus H. 9 internal complaint against alleged hostile behavior from trustees during an Oct. Burgess is also a former K-12 public school administrator. He holds a B.S.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has launched a digital toolkit to help higher education governing boards proactively oversee equitable student success. Merrill Schwartz, AGB senior VP for content and program strategy and co-director of the project.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Dr. The organization established the Donna Shavlik Award in 1999 to honor the long and exceptional service of Donna Shavlik, past director of ACE’s former Office of Women in Higher Education. Her ongoing efforts to empower women in higher education embody the principles of the ACE Donna Shavlik Award.”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. In 2022, 57% of TU students identified as under-represented minorities. And TU is one of few U.S. universities where Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students achieve the same graduation rate as the overall student population.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

She helped developed policies and processes governing faculty work among other responsibilities at Clark, where she was the inaugural director of the Africana Studies concentration and occupied the E. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Marta Yera Cronin will become president of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), making her the second woman and the first Latina to lead the school. Dr. Marta Cronin Cronin – a first-generation college student born of immigrant parents – is currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College. Cronin is no stranger to leadership.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Russell The March 11 letter — signed by NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman Leon W. “This is not about politics,” read the letter, characterized as a rebuke of anti-Black ideals. It’s about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, and most of all, it’s about your education and your future.”

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JULY 25, 2023

Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart Lowery-Hart is currently president of Amarillo College and member of the Kody Hodge Foundation Board of Directors. Russell Lowery-Hart has been selected as the lone finalist for the role of chancellor of the Austin Community College (ACC) District.

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JULY 7, 2023

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). For some, it was a political figure, for others, it was a local businessperson, or board colleague. Yet there is little research on the underrepresentation of African American community college trustees.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

She has held various faculty positions between Emory University and the University of Alabama, where she served as the assistant dean for research and the director of scholarly affairs at its Capstone College of Nursing. "We Safiya George has been appointed president of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Raspa – mathematician and computer scientist – is currently treasurer of the SMCM Foundation Board of Directors. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has received $4 million, the largest gift commitment in the school’s history. The commitment was made by SMCM alum R. The money will go toward the school’s endowment and the R.

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MAY 15, 2023

Previously, he was vice president for advancement and member engagement for the Association of American Colleges and Universities; executive director of higher education partnerships for the Educational Testing Service (ETS); and vice president for philanthropy with Strada Education Network. “The

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Jonathan Smith will become head football coach for Michigan State University (MSU), pending formal approval from the MSU Board of Trustees. Johnathan Smith Michigan State University Smith, 44, has led at Oregon State as head coach for the past six seasons, with the Beavers attaining a 16-2 home record over the last three.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) is receiving new faces on its Board of Directors. She has served on the board since 2020 and chairs AASCU’s Council of State Representatives. Additionally, six new presidents were elected to the board, including Dr. Erika D. Dr. Heidi M.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Brandi Waters, senior program manager of AP African American Studies at the College Board, and Dr. Ericka Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Yet despite the back and forth between Florida and the College Board, the program has now spread to 700 schools with nearly 13,000 students enrolled.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Four years ago, I wrote a column about sending my son off to college and my fears for him as a young Black man finding his way as a student and citizen. Today, I’m the proud mom of a college graduate. But my longtime concerns for him as a parent have grown more severe in today’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion climate. Dr. Susan D.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

She has served on editorial boards for a variety of scholarly publications and has been an active participant and consultant in the policy work of the National Science Foundation, the American Educational Research Association, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and other national, regional and state higher education organizations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The new Center for Africana Studies provides an excellent opportunity for Kean to be the source and authority on the overwhelmingly rich history of African Americans,” said Linda Lewis, vice chair of the Kean University Board of Trustees and a retired educator. All young people deserve to know their past. Dr. David Jefferson Jr.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

It will not replace Michigan State Board of Education (MDE). Michelle Richard, former senior education adviser to Whitmer, is acting director for MiLEAP. The state of Michigan has launched a new education department, which aims to consolidate early childhood and post-secondary education programs, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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MARCH 16, 2023

James’ factual innocence is not the focus of this petition, because the passage of time and the destruction of evidence have made it impossible to prove conclusively that James was innocent,” said Steve Drizin, co-director of Northwestern’s CWC. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board will hear arguments Apr. on his behalf. Margaret A.

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