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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

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Marist College, the private school in Poughkeepsie, New York, has announced it will become Marist University effective later this month, marking a significant milestone in its nearly century-long history. Department of State-sponsored report. President Dr. Kevin C. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S.

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

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Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Government Accountability Office.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Briscoe was called in as an expert on the safety of Black students on college campuses and the increasing number of hate crimes committed on campuses.

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Gomez Named Provost & VP for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona

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Terri Gomez has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Gomez served as interim provost and vice president of academic affairs.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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Louis, Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste was certain shed become a doctor, but her college years told a different story. She worked her way through the ranks as a professor, eventually landing at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and then an internship opportunity in the Office of the Provost came her way.

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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

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in Philosophy from the Jesuit institution—worked his way up the ranks to become college president, a position that he held for 23 years. Groves, the school’s Executive Vice President and Provost has been named interim president. DeGioia personified Georgetown, having earned his undergraduate degree and a Ph.D. Dr. Robert M.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).