Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr.Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., has been named president of Howard University Hospital. Adventist HealthCare and Howard University recently announced the appointment as part of their management service agreement and continue discussions for a long-term partnership. “Dr. Mitchell is uniquely qualified to lead Howard University Hospital, bringing decades of strong leadership experience…
Jimmy H. BakerMore than 170,000 residents enrolled in academic courses or registered for adult education and workforce training during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). Nearly 123,000 of those residents were part of credit-based programs, a 6.2% year-over-year increase in for-credit coursework last fall. Officials said the systemwide increase…
Thirty-two tenured faculty members are slated for layoffs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Dr. Mark A. MoneThe University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved budget cuts that include the recommended layoffs as part of an effort to mitigate its declining enrollment and financial challenges. Officials said the layoffs are the resulted from the…
Mark A. Morrow and Jeffery D. ChaddockPhoto by Ben Wirtz SiegelThe Ohio University College of Fine Arts is being renamed the Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark A. Morrow College of Fine Arts. Ohio’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution renaming the college after receiving a $25 million gift from Envisage Wealth CEO Jeffery Chaddock, a…
Digital learning tools can help narrow equity gaps, according to a new report from Every Learner Everywhere. Every Learner EverywhereEvery Learner Everywhere is a network of organizations with expertise in evaluating, implementing, scaling, and measuring the efficacy of education technologies, curriculum and course design strategies, teaching practices, and support services in blended and online learning…
Dr. Dionne N. CurbeamDionne N. Curbeam has been appointed vice president of information technology and chief information officer at Coppin State University. She previously served as interim vice president of IT and CIO. Curbeam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Bowie State University, a master’s in organizational communications from Towson University, a master’s in…
Verrick FoustVerrick Foust has been named Esports coach at Northeast Iowa Community College. He served as the information security officer at the community college. Foust holds an associate degree in computer systems networking and telecommunications from Northeast Iowa. #VERRICK #FOUST #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
Multifactor authentication and its companion solution, single sign-on, are components of identity and access management, an approach that seeks to better control who is on a network and what they can access. MFA requires that users identify themselves with more than a login and password; factors can include biometrics (such as a fingerprint or…
Dr. Gabriel O. BermeaHispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) may be models for how institutions can organize to effectively serve and advise students, according to a new report from Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. The center’s visiting scholar Dr. Gabriel O. Bermea authored the report, “Construir el Camino: How Hispanic-Serving Institutions Design and Deliver Academic Advising,” which…
Dr. Bindhu AlappatBindhu Alappat has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at Holy Family University. She served as dean of the School of Humanities, Arts & Sciences at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Alappat, who has undergraduate degrees in both chemistry and education, holds a master’s in chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University…