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Rick TorresNational Student Clearinghouse’s longtime president and CEO Rick Torres has announced his intention to retire from the nonprofit provider of higher education verifications and electronic education record exchanges. “My 17 years leading the Clearinghouse have fulfilled a deep desire to contribute to the education community,” said Torres, who is expected to leave the role…
Dr. Monica G. WilliamsMonica G. Williams has been appointed Houston campus president of Texas Woman’s University. She served as foundation president and vice president of advancement at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism/English and a master’s in communications from Texas Southern University as well as a Ph.D….
The Democratic National Convention held in Chicago was a celebration of Vice President Kamala Harris, now the party’s official nominee for President of the United States. Researchers Dr. Terrell Strayhorn and J’Quen Johnson noticed it wasn’t just Harris in the spotlight, but her alma mater and sorority as well. Harris attended Howard University, one of…
Rick TorresNational Student Clearinghouse’s longtime president and CEO Rick Torres has announced his intention to retire from the nonprofit provider of higher education verifications and electronic education record exchanges. “My 17 years leading the Clearinghouse have fulfilled a deep desire to contribute to the education community,” said Torres, who is expected to leave the role…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The University of Texas System’s governing board announced plans Thursday to combine a research university and academic health center in San Antonio into one institution. Under the plan, the University of Texas at San Antonio…
Dive Brief: Layoffs are coming to the University of California, Santa Cruz as the institution tries to get a handle on its budget, Chancellor Cynthia Larive said in a message to campus Aug. 20. The public university’s fiscal 2024 year, which ended June 30, showed it had a whopping $107 million deficit in its core…
Lenoir-Rhyne University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Hank WeddingtonThe grant is designed to address science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher shortages and create pathways for underrepresented students to become STEM educators, according to Dr. Hank Weddington, dean of…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The University of North Carolina Charlotte dissolved its three DEI-related offices — the Office of Diversity and Inclusion; the Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement; and the Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion — and…
Albany State University in Georgia is one of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that will showcase newly refurbished football fields this fall. Rich McKayThe university used its share of more than $6.5 million in grants from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to replace its natural grass football and soccer field at Albany…
Jacqueline Charles has been selected to receive the 2024 Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism from Colby College. Jacqueline CharlesMiami Herald“It is with tremendous honor that I accept Colby College’s 2024 Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism,” said Charles, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award-winning Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, recognized for her…