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Students

Study: Increased Credit Hours’ Impact on Graduation Rates ‘Very Limited’

A recent study finds that excess credit hour policies were having a “very limited” impact on graduation rates and degree completion, but were plunging students deeper into debt.

July 19, 2017

Students

U.S. Policy Makers Urged to Act on Degree Attainment Lag

Although the U.S. was the first nation to offer universal high school to all students, American students have since fallen woefully behind their peers in China, Korea and Canada in math.

October 23, 2016

Students

Higher Ed Federal-State Partnerships Urged to Aim Higher

The Education Trust amplified the longstanding calls among some in higher education for a greater emphasis on federal-state partnerships that focus on lowering college costs and boosting completion rates for low-income students.

September 28, 2016

HBCUs

PAMELA NOLAN YOUNG

PAMELA NOLAN YOUNG has been named director for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. She was a private consultant on equality, privacy and diversity issues for colleges, businesses and individuals. Young earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Salem State College and a juris doctor from Notre Dame.

May 4, 2016

African-American

ANNE R. HAAKE

ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.

May 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MOHAMED LACHEMI

MOHAMED LACHEMI has been appointed president and vice chancellor of Ryerson University. He was interim president and vice chancellor of Ryerson. Lachemi earned a bachelor’s from l’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran in Algeria, and a master’s and a doctorate from L’Université de Sherbrooke, also in Algeria.

May 4, 2016

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ALDEMARO ROMERO JR.

ALDEMARO ROMERO JR. has been named dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at the City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College. He was a professor of biological sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Romero earned a bachelor’s from the Universitat de Barcelona and two doctorates from the University of Miami.

April 20, 2016

African-American

Lumina Reports Uptick in College Completion

College completion numbers show incremental improvement from last year, according to the annual Lumina Foundation report, “A Stronger Nation.”

April 11, 2016

HBCUs

PRIYA J. HARJANI

PRIYA J. HARJANI has been promoted to deputy general counsel at Northwestern University. She was senior associate general counsel at Northwestern. Harjani earned a bachelor’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a juris doctor from Northwestern.

April 4, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Baccalaureate Degrees in Growing Demand at Community Colleges

The Innovations conference’s opening general session in Chicago on Sunday focused on the growing trend to offer baccalaureate degrees at select community colleges across the country.

March 21, 2016

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9 Research Universities Receive Grants to Retain Low-income Students

Nine public urban research universities were awarded a total of $450,000 to launch or expand pilot “micro-grant” programs meant to prevent low-income college students from dropping out.

March 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN

ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN was appointed dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, effective in May. She is a professor of law at the University of Idaho. EagleWoman earned a bachelor’s from Stanford University, a juris doctor from the University of North Dakota and a master’s from the University of Tulsa College of Law.

March 7, 2016