Tag: Frank Brogan

Vandalism Spurs Investigation at the Department of Education

An investigation is underway at the Department of Education after an employee’s office was vandalized last week. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called on Federal Protective Services “for a comprehensive investigation” of “an incident involving an employee’s personal belongings on the third floor,” according to a statement from Department of Education spokesperson Angela Morabito. […]

August 26, 2019

Usdepartmentofeducationbuilding

HBCUs: For Colored Kids When Predominantly White Institutions Aren’t Enough

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1837, is recognized as the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education, or HBCU. Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the U.S.’s oldest institution of higher education.

March 1, 2018

3 Women Among 4 New Hires at U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the hiring of four individuals, including three women, to fill key positions in the Trump administration. Dr. Andrea Ramirez, who most recently served as the executive director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, has been tapped to serve as acting director […]

January 31, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Leader of Pennsylvania’s Public University System to Retire

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The head of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system is leaving after four years on the job. The State System of Higher Education said Monday that Chancellor Frank Brogan will retire on Sept. 1 from the position that pays him $346,000 a year. Brogan, who is 63 years old, told the board of his […]

July 17, 2017

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