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North Carolina Central University (NCCU), an historically Black university, will join Eastern Carolina University and the University of Puerto Rico in efforts to diversify the field of geoscience. The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.14 million grant to NCCU’s Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences (DEEGS), as part of the more than…
Glynda Becker-FenterGlynda Becker-Fenter has been named vice president of external affairs and government relations at Washington State University. She served as director of federal relations. Becker-Fenter holds bachelor’s degree in political science from Santa Clara University. #GLYNDA #BECKERFENTER #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor’s degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc.Dr. Debra Bragg According to the report, a CCB college…
Student, faculty, and public protestors come together at Washington Square Park near New York University on April 23, the day after NYU leaders directed the NYPD to arrest over 130 protestors.In the spring of protest, two institutional responses to the encampments of pro-Palestine protestors have emerged: peaceful and non-peaceful. The majority of protesting students are…
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. More adults are interested in pursuing higher education than in recent years, new research shows, but experts say prospective enrollees want to know they’ll get a strong return on their investment. “People are saying they want to…
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I am honored and excited to serve as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education,” said Zamani-Gallaher, a professor in the Pittsburgh’s Department…
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Facing a budget gap of $5.5 million, administrators at St. Cloud State University, a public institution in Minnesota, unveiled plans this week to cut dozens of programs and 13% of its faculty in a wide-ranging restructuring effort. …
The global nonprofit Aspen Institute has named 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, a $1 million prize. The award — funded by Ascendium, the Joyce Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and the Kresge Foundation — recognizes colleges with outstanding performance in teaching and learning, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor’s attainment,…
Lumina Foundation and Gallup’s State of Higher Education 2024 ReportLumina Foundation and GallupWhile interest in higher education is increasingly high among adults, many perspective students see cost as a hindrance while some current students are dispirited by emotional stress, according to a new study by Lumina Foundation and Gallup. The State of Higher Education 2024…
Mary Alexander has been named vice provost for administration and operations at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She served as vice provost for administration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in both finance and operations management, a master’s in public administration, and a doctorate in higher education policy…