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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

African-American

Watanabe Dedicates Career to the Advancement of Asian Americans

University of Massachusetts professor Dr. Paul Watanabe leads research designed to strengthen and further Asian American involvement in political, economic, social and cultural life.

May 1, 2016

Latinx

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

April 20, 2016

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RAJ ACHARYA

RAJ ACHARYA has been appointed dean of the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington, effective July 1. He is director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science atPennsylvania State University. Acharya earned a bachelor’s from Bangalore University in India, a master’s from the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota.

April 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

SUSAN D. STUEBNER

SUSAN D. STUEBNER has been named president of Colby-Sawyer College, effective July 1. She is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. Stuebner earned a bachelor’s from. Dartmouth College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

April 4, 2016

Sports

Final Four of Urban Design Gives Students Real Life Experience

Final Four competition gives graduate students the opportunity to form their own multidisciplinary teams and come up with a “comprehensive design and development program for a real, large-scale site full of challenges and opportunities.”

April 3, 2016

African-American

University of Missouri Announces New Diversity Official

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has named a diversity official to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at the flagship campus in Columbia. The school announced Wednesday that Kevin McDonald has been tapped to serve as the first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. President Michael Middleton said McDonald would […]

March 23, 2016

Faculty & Staff

GREGORY E. TRIPLETT

GREGORY E. TRIPLETT has been appointed associate dean for graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Honors College at the University of Missouri. Triplett earned a bachelor’s from Florida A&M University, a master’s from Florida State University and a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

March 22, 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

Students

VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Blacksburg, Virginia Dr. Patricia A. Perillo Established: 1872 Vice President for Student Affairs www.vt.edu “The Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech is honored to receive this award. Given our commitment to diversity and inclusion, our robust student learning centered divisional curriculum, our engagement in best assessment practices, and […]

February 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Iranian-Born Gharipour Building Reputation as Champion of Architecture

Dr. Mohammad Gharipour, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is sharing with the world his view that architecture exists within a cultural context.

February 16, 2016

Students

Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

February 14, 2016