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Six Pennsylvania Universities to Merge Into Two New…
Six state-owned universities in Pennsylvania will merge into two new institutions, reports CBS Philly, following a unanimous vote by the State System of Higher Education’s governing board. Lock Haven University Pennsylvania’s Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock…
Dr. Kauline Cipriani Appointed Vice President of Diversity…
Dr. Kauline Cipriani has been appointed vice president of diversity and inclusion at Colorado State University (CSU), effective Aug. 1, the Coloradoan reported. Dr. Kauline Cipriani Additionally, Cipriani will hold a faculty position in the…
Kent State University Renames Department of Pan-African Studies
Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies will be renamed the Department of Africana Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, effective Fall 2021, Kent Wired reported. Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu, associate professor in the…
Nikole Hannah-Jones Tells UNC She Won’t Teach Without…
Lawyers for Nikole Hannah-Jones sent a letter to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill informing university officials that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist won’t join the faculty unless she is given tenure. The letter…
Western Michigan University Receives Largest Single Gift to…
Western Michigan University has received $550 million, the largest single gift given to a U.S. public university, Detroit Free Press reported. The money will be divided, with $300 million going to WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D.…
Multiple Organizations Call for Education Department to Prioritize…
Prison Fellowship, a Christian nonprofit for prisoners, former prisoners and families and several other groups have submitted a letter Tuesday to Dr. Miguel Cardona, the U.S. secretary of education, asking that the Department of Education…
Dr. Lisa Jones Selected President of Colorado Northwestern…
Dr. Lisa Jones has been selected president of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). She will take on the role Jul. 15, becoming the first African-American woman in the CNCC presidency and in the Colorado Community…
Saint Louis University to Get Full African American…
African American Studies will become a full department at Saint Louis University by Fall 2021, The University News reported. “We’ve been making the case over 40 years for why this is a viable area of…