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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Dr. Xavier A. Cole Appointed First Person of Color President of Loyola University New Orleans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cole Cole is currently vice president for student affairs at Marquette University. Before Marquette, Cole was vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Washington College and assistant vice president at Loyola University Maryland. “Dr. Dr. Xavier A.

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Nation’s First-Ever Black Honors College Hopes to Inspire Others

Insight Into Diversity

Planning and development of the BHC began in August 2023, and “has been a joyful, intensive, and very efficient experience,” said Boatomo Ati Mosupyoe, PhD, dean of students and chief administration officer for the BHC. “We When the Black Honors College was first announced, we asked for faculty feedback.

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Temple University VP for Student Affairs Dr. Theresa A. Powell Dies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She was just so beloved,” said Dr. Stephanie Ives, associate vice president and dean of students at Temple. Countless, countless people, both here at Temple and in the entire student affairs field, benefited from her. She was also one of Diverse’s 2022 Women’s History Month honorees. Blackburn Distinguished Pillar Award.

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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

FIRE

Starting in 2015 with its viral Halloween costume imbroglio , Yale has since weathered poorly-handled speaker shout-downs , created a COVID-19 surveillance state, and was caught on tape trying to force a student to apologize for something he had every right to say. The post Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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Lift Up Your Head

Dr. Missy Alexander

We have a new Dean of Student Success and Engagement, a new approach to the First Year Experience, and we are piloting a new approach to math, that I think will have a positive impact on student retention. What a great problem to have! It is about imagining a brighter, stronger, exciting future.