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African-American

PAULA JOHNSON

PAULA JOHNSON has been named president of Wellesley College, effective July 1. She was chief of women’s health at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Johnson earned a bachelor’s, an M.D. and a master’s from Harvard University.

March 22, 2016

Students

U. of Michigan Program for At-risk Youth Headed for Chicago

A University of Michigan-based program designed to prevent substance abuse, violence and early sexual activity among African American boys who do not live with their fathers, is gaining national recognition.

March 10, 2016

Women

White Privilege Undermines Diversity in Higher Education

Beyond institutionalized and internalized racism and classism, there is a cloud of entitlement that weighs heavy like a dense fog: White privilege.

March 8, 2016

Faculty & Staff

CARMEN SOLORZANO

CARMEN SOLORZANO was appointed chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is a professor of clinical surgery at the medical school and director of the Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery Center. Solorzano earned an associate from Miami Dade College, and a bachelor’s and an M.D. from the University of Florida.

March 7, 2016

Community Colleges

LSAMP Students Tackling Problems That Hit Close to Home

Bugs with a deadly bite. Waterborne pathogens that threaten our health. Bad breath and gum disease. These are some of the practical problems being tackled by students involved in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.

February 25, 2016

HBCUs

JANICE ZUMMO

JANICE ZUMMO has been named assistant dean of support services at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She was director of the Coordinated Undergraduate Education Initiative at Medgar Evers College. Zummo earned a bachelor’s from the City University of New York, a master’s from Teachers College at Columbia University and a doctorate from Walden University in Minnesota.

February 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN

MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN was appointed assistant professor of professional practice and associate dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University-Newark. Esquilin was director of Intercultural Resources and Social Justice Programs at Columbia University. Esquilin earned a bachelor’s from the University of Vermont and a master’s from Teachers College, Columbia University.

February 25, 2016

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PETER RODRIGUEZ

PETER RODRIGUEZ has been named dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He is senior associate dean for degree programs and chief diversity officer at the School of Business at the University of Virginia. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Princeton University.

February 23, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

February 18, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Guinier: America Needs Large-scale Social Movement

A large-scale social movement is needed to impact political decisions in a way that makes them more reflective of the will of the American people, Harvard law professor Lani Guinier argued Tuesday during a forum on higher education.

February 16, 2016

Leadership & Policy

EILEEN O’CONNOR

EILEEN O’CONNOR has been appointed vice president for communication at Yale University. She was deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia. O’Connor holds a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Georgetown University, and a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

February 11, 2016

Faculty & Staff

GLADIS KERSAINT

GLADIS KERSAINT has been appointed dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, effective in July. She is associate dean of the College of Education and a professor at the University of South Florida. Kersaint holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Illinois State University.

February 11, 2016