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After a ‘no confidence’ vote, JSU sits its seventh president since 2010

University Business

’s 10-year tenure ended in 2010. He has since been placed on administrative leave with pay. Sprinkle in some interim presidents, and the average tenure of Jackson State’s presidents since 2010 is two years, compared to the six-year national average, according to ACE.

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Kimberly Ford

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Just 12 years ago, a yearlong NCAA internship aimed at opening doors for women and minorities interested in professional jobs in sports administration, helped catapult Ford to a place at the top of her field. Ford’s wish: “To see in my lifetime that the work I am doing now is no longer needed.”

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of people who earned these doctoral degrees from 2010–20 were Black Americans. Half of the top 20 bachelor’s degrees of Black STEM PhD recipients from 2010–20 were earned at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The debt load of those who did is disproportionately high.

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Many New Jersey Colleges Eligible to Apply for Mental Health Services Funding from State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

State agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke of a mental health emergency among youth and schoolchildren in 2020, citing steadily rising rates of suicide from 2010-2020. “I Phil Murphy’s administration. I believe every school, hospital and private therapist out there did [see an uptick].

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among those ages 25–59 who are English majors, the median earnings of Black graduates in 2010–14 was $46,000 and the median for Latino grads in 2009-2013 was $48,000. Along lines or race and ethnicity, Black and Latino graduates in the humanities typically earn less than their white counterparts.

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Report: Racial and Gender Hiring Practices in College Athletics is Concerning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report examines personnel data – from sources such as the NCAA Demographics Database – concerning university presidents, athletics directors, coaches, administrative staff, and faculty athletics representatives for college sports. And our football coaching record for people of color is worse than it was in 2010."

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. One of López’s examinations centered on media representation of the DREAM Act of 2010. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. Dr. Ruth M.

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