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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

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The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy.

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BRAYLIN LASTER

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Laster holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lane College in 2017 and an MBA from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. Braylin Laster Braylin Laster has been appointed associate vice president for institutional advancement and resource development at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

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Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

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Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

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She has been widely praised, with accolades such as being named Champion for More in the Middle from Maryland’s Associated Black Charities in 2017; winning the Whitney M. Award in 2020; and being named one of the Most Admired CEOs of The Daily Record in 2017 and 2022.

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Walden University Settles in False Advertising and 'Reverse Red-Lining' Lawsuit

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She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It The class of people included in this case are all Black students who were enrolled in Walden’s DBA program from 2007 to 2017 and all female students enrolled in the program in the same time period who had received student loans, according to Ramchandani. “In

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

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In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional.

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