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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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JAMES T. OVERTON

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This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.

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Former UNC System President Molly Corbett Broad Dies at Age 81

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Broad was system president 1997-2005 and was also the first woman to lead the American Council on Education (ACE). billion higher education bond and created the state’s first need-based scholarship program, opening the doors of higher education to far more North Carolina students. 2, 2023, at age 81.

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Making Equity a Priority

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In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. He’s why Americans should have hope for higher education and advocate for more investments in leaders who walk their talk.”

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy.

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Columbia Journalism School Honors Life, Legacy of Ida B. Wells

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Wells impacted these causes through her journalism “Ida’s legacy is a powerful one and continues to resonate,” said Dawn Kissi, a 2005 graduate of the journalism school. “As Her namesake symposium will include several panels discussing the current struggle for racial and gender equality and how Ida B.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

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Describing her as “a national treasure,” the National Science Board selected Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for “a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy.”

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