Tag: Old Dominion University

News Roundup

Dr. Brian Hemphill to Become First Black President of Old Dominion University

Dr. Brian O. Hemphill, president of Radford University, will become president of Old Dominion University, the first African American to serve in the role. Hemphill has been president at Radford since 2016. Previously, he has held other leadership titles in higher ed, such as president of West Virginia State University, vice president for student affairs […]

February 12, 2021

Disabilties

ODU Settles with Justice Department on Discrimination and Retaliation Investigation

The Justice Department has settled with Old Dominion University (ODU) to resolve its investigation into a complaint that the school discriminated and retaliated against a graduate student based on disability and her related request for reasonable modifications of policy, according to Justice Department officials.  Findings state that the complainant was punished for requesting acknowledgement of […]

February 5, 2021

Social Justice

Race and Higher Education in Virginia

I remain fascinated by how the higher education landscape has changed. Madison College now is highly competitive James Madison University. The former Northern Virginia campus of the University of Virginia now is George Mason University. Christopher Newport University, Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University — essentially commuter schools three decades ago — have undergone major transformations.

August 26, 2020

Community Colleges

Why Flexibility in Credit Transfers Is Crucial for Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World

Higher education groups have urged four-year institutions to revamp how they evaluate credits earned by students transferring campuses, saying both four-year and two-year colleges must ensure that more credits count toward baccalaureate degrees, especially in a post-coronavirus economy.

May 18, 2020

News Roundup

Old Dominion Among 119 Universities Designated 2020 Community Engagement Classification

Along with 119 other universities in the nation, Old Dominion University has received The Carnegie Foundation’s 2020 Community Engagement Classification. The Community Engagement Classification is an elective designation that assesses and indicates a school’s commitment to community engagement. After a process of self-study by each institution, the provided data and documentation is then assessed by […]

January 31, 2020

MSIs

Colleges and Universities Pause to Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

Throughout this weekend and into the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday, institutions of higher learning across the country will be celebrating the life and legacy of King, the noted civil rights leader.

January 16, 2020

News Roundup

Hutchison Appointed President of Virginia Highlands Community College

With over 20 years of higher education experience, Dr. Adam Hutchison was named the next president of Virginia Highlands Community College. He will begin his new position at the start of 2020. Hutchison previously served as provost of Texas State Technical College. He holds both an associate and bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University, a […]

October 8, 2019

News Roundup

Virginia Governor Selects First Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Dr. Janice Underwood was named Virginia’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion by Governor Ralph Northam. Underwood previously served as the director of diversity initiatives at Old Dominion University. In her new position, Underwood will promote inclusivity within the state government as well as develop strategic plans to address systemic inequities. “I am deeply […]

September 9, 2019

News Roundup

Virginia Universities Team to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Five universities in Virginia have come together in a consortium to help fight the opioid epidemic, the Associated Press reports. Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion, George Mason and Virginia State universities have partnered with the commonwealth’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support prevention and treatment programs and to […]

July 17, 2019

Recruitment & Retention

ECSU Continues Enrollment Gains Through InsideTrack Coaching Support

After years of stagnant or declining enrollment, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is in its second year of enrollment growth due to an ongoing partnership with the student enrollment and success coaching company InsideTrack.

November 2, 2018

Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 5

This weekend was another exciting one for 13 of the 18 minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

October 2, 2018

Faculty & Staff

‘You are not American’: ODU Professor Apologizes for Email

NORFOLK, Va. — An Old Dominion University statistics professor has apologized for telling a group of faculty, administrators and graduate students in an email that they “are not American” if they didn’t attend any of a series of upcoming events centered around diversity. The Virginian-Pilot reports that associate professor Norou Diawara sent the email Monday […]

February 2, 2017