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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia Journalism School plans to honor the life and legacy of the trailblazing Black investigative journalist and activist, Ida B. The event will culminate in the unveiling of a bronze sculpture of Wells by artist Dana King, a former network news anchor. Wells, in a day-long symposium March 25. The inaugural Ida B.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. White House Honoree, Jan.

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SUNY Old Westbury to Become a University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“SUNY Old Westbury is proud to be recognized formally as a university, a recognition that is reflective of our rigorous, high-quality academic offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels,” Sams said in a news release. This new designation rightly represents the type of institution that we are today.

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Johnson C. Smith University President Announces June Retirement

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Armbrister – the 14th president of the historically Black college and university (HBCU) – broke the news in a message to students Jan. Smith University (JCSU) President Clarence Armbrister will retire in June. Clarence D. He will stay on as senior adviser until early 2024 to help the incoming president, he said.

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The Program Went On As Planned

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The news of Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps' death on Tuesday, September 19 sent shockwaves across the nation. Epps herself remarked that it was an honor and privilege to serve as acting president of the institution that “I love so much, that has been such an important part of my life, and always will be.”

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Savannah State University President Kimberly Ballard-Washington Announces Resignation

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Savannah State University President Dr. Kimberly Ballard-Washington will step down from her role at the end of the fiscal year, after four years at SSU’s helm, Savannah Morning News reported. Kimberly Ballard-Washington In an Apr. Kimberly Ballard-Washington In an Apr.

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Association for the Study of African American Life and History to Host Third Annual Black History Month Festival

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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a series of events as part of its Third Annual Black History Month Festival this year. The festival will close out with an in-person matinee featuring the new play “Campaign 72,” on Feb. The theme for this year is Black resistance.

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