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Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University has announced the establishment of the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, a new initiative aimed at promoting the vision and values articulated in one of the Constitution's most transformative amendments. Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer. Jordan, Jr.,

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smothers In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. The virtual B.L.A.C. Ingram described her institution's holistic support strategy.

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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. The change comes after unanimous approval from the Board of Trustees and the New York State Board of Regents. President Dr. Kevin C.

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Value Entrepreneurs – Driven by Mission

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Dr. Joshua Travis Brown formerly enslaved educator purchases a plantation to create a school for freed persons. What sounds like plots ripped from Hollywood scripts are the actual founding stories of three tuition-driven universities. In fact most such schools boast similarly fraught origins.

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These schools are pioneering AI in student recruitment

University Business

As Adelphi University maintains a “human-centered approach”, the private New York university has embraced AI as a means to improve communication with prospective students at whatever time they need assistance, Shawana Singletary, assistant vice president and chief enrollment officer, said in an email.

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Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. Named 22nd President of Talladega College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notably, Todd addressed over 50% of DTC's deferred maintenance issues and had the institution's probationary status with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) lifted within just one year. A Georgia native, Todd holds a Ph.D.

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UNC Chapel Hill Provost Stepping Down Amid Civic Life Strife

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills provost is stepping down next month to return to the faculty there, a development that news articles last week suggested is tied to his disagreement with hiring practices at the School of Civic Life and Leadership, or SCiLL.

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