Tag: Baruch College

News Roundup

Civil Rights Lawyer, Higher Ed Leader Named Chief Diversity Officer at Baruch College

Civil rights lawyer and higher education leader Elliott Dawes will become the new executive chief diversity officer at Baruch College, a constituent college of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Starting Aug. 2, Dawes will lead Baruch’s Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives and serve as the College’s Title IX Coordinator, Section […]

June 3, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

Hitting the Ground Running: A Q&A With Dr. S. David Wu, President of Baruch College

The COVID-19 pandemic hit just as Dr. S. David Wu, president of Baruch College, was celebrating his first year at the helm of the New York City-based institution. He had to move quickly to implement measures to protect his administrators, faculty and students. In a Q&A with Diverse, Wu talks about the experience of leading a school in a major COVID-19 hotspot, being the first Asian American president to lead an institution in The City University of New York (CUNY) system and what leadership lessons he took with him to Baruch from George Mason University, where he served as provost from 2014-2020.

May 7, 2021

News Roundup

CUNY Names Frank H. Wu President of Queens College

The City University of New York (CUNY) on Monday named Frank H. Wu the president of its Queens College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the second Asian American leader of a CUNY college. Wu, a legal scholar, is one of Diverse’s 2020 John Hope Franklin award winners. He will be the […]

March 30, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

S. David Wu Named First Asian American President in CUNY System

The City University of New York on Monday named Dr. S. David Wu the president of its Baruch College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the first Asian American leader of a CUNY college.

February 4, 2020

Students

1st of 37 Defendants Sentenced in Fraternity Hazing Death

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The first of 37 suspects charged in the fraternity hazing death of a New York City college student in Pennsylvania has been sentenced. Ka-Wing Yuen, 25, was placed on five years’ probation Monday, ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $100 fine. He pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to […]

January 24, 2017

Students

First of 37 Defendants in Fraternity Death Pleads Guilty

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The first of 37 suspects charged in the fraternity hazing death of a New York City college student in eastern Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty. Twenty-five-year-old Ka-Wing Yuen pleaded guilty Tuesday in Monroe County to conspiracy to hinder apprehension and conspiracy to haze for helping cover up the death of Chun “Michael” Deng. […]

January 11, 2017

Sports

NCAA: Baruch College Gave Players More Than $255K in Improper Benefits

NEW YORK ― Baruch College gave 30 student-athletes more than $255,000 in improper benefits over the course of five years, NCAA officials said in a decision issued Thursday. The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school’s former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women’s basketball coach both […]

June 30, 2016

MSIs

MSI Faculty Struggling to Find Career Balance

Faculty at minority-serving institutions struggle with balancing a full course load as well as service and research responsibilities.

October 13, 2015

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Educators Say There’s Much Work Ahead on Hazing Issue

The sense of urgency that consumed FAMU and much of higher education in the weeks and months after the band-hazing disaster appears to have subsided in many respects.

September 15, 2015