Tag: St. Cloud State University

Faculty Layoffs at St. Cloud Raise Concerns About Diversity

As colleges and universities across the nation face budgetary cuts in the wake of COVID-19, including faculty layoffs, the fear is that minoritized faculty and staff could be hardest hit. Some are raising concern about St. Cloud State University’s decision to layoff three employees — two of whom are women of color, and one of […]

September 16, 2020

St. Cloud State Names Building for First African-American Graduate

St. Cloud State University has named one of its buildings after its first African-American graduate, Ruby Cora Webster, according to a story published on the Minnesota university’s website. Webster attended the university, then known as State Normal School, in 1909. Webster’s children, grandchildren and other family members were present when Ruby Cora Webster Hall was […]

October 16, 2018

Four Finalists Named for St. Cloud State University Presidency

Two African-Americans are among the four finalists under consideration to become the next president of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

April 23, 2018

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Professor Aims to Honor St. Cloud State’s First African-American Alumna

Earlier this summer, Dr. Christopher Lehman, a professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department, had the idea to rename the 51 Building after Ruby Cora Webster, the first African-American student to have graduated from St. Cloud State University.

September 12, 2017

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Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University

In the year that Dr. Roy Saigo has taken on the presidency of Southern Oregon University, the school has seen an increase in retention, enrollment and diversity.

November 3, 2015

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