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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

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The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research. Their work creates new products, companies, a trained workforce and jobs.

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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

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The data, the researchers note, could also be used to let the public know how school districts and higher ed institutions are doing in terms of equity for minoritized students. College presidents, Harris suggested, should have yearly measurable objectives around the success of men of color, that they are evaluated on, just like fundraising.

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Edington Appointed President of the University of the District of Columbia

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A physical chemist with a research specialty in ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Edington’s scholarly work includes matters such as research and training for faculty in STEM education. Edington holds a B.A. in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Vanderbilt University.

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Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. Appointed Provost at the University of Pennsylvania

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Jackson – an urban researcher, media ethnographer, anthropologist of religion, and theorist of race/ethnicity – is currently the dean at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and serves as the Richard Perry University Professor and is on the faculty at Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography. Jackson, Jr. Dr. John L.

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Philander Smith College Receives $2 Million from Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church in Support of Health School

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The grant will support phase one fundraising for the school. The money will fund renovation and expansion of existing laboratory, research, and clinical spaces in The Harry R. It will also help fund an Allied Health Simulation Center, enhanced classroom spaces, skills and computer labs, and faculty spaces.

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Fairfax Appointed Dean of Howard University School of Law

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He expanded faculty diversity, established new programs and invested in student experience, public interest, bar passage, diversity, community engagement, budget management, and enhanced alumni engagement and fundraising performance.

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Salovey to Step Down as President of Yale

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Ultimately, I plan to return to the Yale faculty, work on some long-delayed writing and research projects, and renew my love of teaching and working with students while continuing to help with fundraising,” he wrote. All have been women, and several are from minoritized backgrounds. Salovey will not depart from Yale entirely.