Tag: Graduate & Professional Schools

Leadership & Policy

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY has been named vice president of financial and administrative operations at El Paso Community College (EPCC). She was interim vice president of financial and administrative operations at EPCC. Shaughnessy received an associate from El Paso Community College, and a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso.

March 7, 2016

Students

MONICA E. MONROE

MONICA E. MONROE has been appointed dean of students of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, effective in February. She is associate dean of students and a lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School. Monroe earned a bachelor’s from Boston University and a juris doctor from George Washington.

January 11, 2016

Students

Haslam to Help Kick Off 2-year College Free-tuition Program

Gov. Bill Haslam is visiting several community colleges this week to help kick off his Tennessee Promise program.

August 24, 2015

Students

Couple Alleges Racial Harassment on a Kansas Campus

A black couple who have been working for a small university in eastern Kansas says the school is retaliating against them for complaining about a racial incident.

August 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DAVID GOMEZ

DAVID GOMEZ has been named president of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. He was interim president of Hostos Community College. Gomez earned a bachelor’s from the University of Albany, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Columbia University.

July 30, 2015

Faculty & Staff

LEAH BORNSTEIN

LEAH BORNSTEIN has been named president of Aims Community College in Colorado, effective August 1. She was president of Coconino Community College in Arizona. Bornstein earned an associate and bachelor’s from Bradford College in Massachusetts, a master’s from the University of Vermont and a doctorate from the University of Denver.

July 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ANDREA LEWIS MILLER

ANDREA LEWIS MILLER has been appointed president of Lemoyne-Owen College in Tennessee, effective September 1. She was chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College. Miller earned a bachelor’s from Lemoyne-Owen, and a master’s and a doctorate from Atlanta University.

July 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.

June 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

JOEL PEREZ

JOEL PÉREZ has been appointed vice president and dean of students at Whittier College. He was dean of students for community life at Seattle Pacific University. Pérez earned a bachelor’s from Biola University, a master’s from Azusa Pacific University and a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University.

April 20, 2015

Community Colleges

Life Goes On Regardless of a Particular Outcome

A student’s first-choice school may not necessarily be the best one for them.

April 15, 2015

Students

‘Spare Parts’ Movie Could Move Along Undocumented Immigrant Conversation

Surrounding the story is the reality of low expectations for students in struggling schools and the constant threat of deportation for undocumented students.

January 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Alumni Group Unwelcome at Mo. Chiropractic College

When it comes to raising money from proud graduates, most college alumni associations can be counted on to ask their members for help.

October 28, 2013