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S.C. Politician’s Expedited Bob Jones Degree Scrutinized

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Bob Jones University is facing scrutiny from its accreditor related to a fast-track master’s degree awarded to Ellen Weaver, South Carolina’s newly elected superintendent of education. Weaver also earned her undergraduate degree at Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian college. Hide by line?:

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JESSICA S. DALTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dalton, a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy, holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Virginia Tech and a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Lynchburg. She served as principal at the Pittsylvania Career and Technical Center.

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JUAN R. GUARDIA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Guardia has been named vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He served as assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. in educational leadership and policy studies from Iowa State University of Science and Technology.

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Dr. Tracy Cook Appointed Interim President of Alcorn State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tracy Cook will become interim president of Alcorn State University, effective Jul. Cook will keep the university moving forward and building on its rich heritage," said Alfred McNair, president of the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Dr. Tracy M.

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ANDREW W. WHITE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He serves as senior director of the Fast Forward Program at Belmont University. White holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee, a master’s in public administration from Central Michigan University, and a Doctor of Education degree in education leadership from the University of Southern California.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S. There are 37 TCUs within the U.S.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.