Reshaping the Narrative Can Improve Life for Young Black Workers
Black workers, particularly young Black workers, have been harmed through a narrative informed by systemic discrimination. They’re not the only ones. Latinx workers and LGBTQ...
Month: May 2024
Brown v. Board of Education Revisited 70 Years Later
A blockbuster panel kicked off “Establishing a National Agenda for Meeting the Promise of Brown v. Board: 70 Years Later,” a three-day conference that featured...
While Spring Enrollment is Up, Experts Advise Caution
Spring enrollment numbers are looking up across the postsecondary sector, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects data...
Report: Majority of College Students Feel Lonely, Many Face Psychological Distress
Most college students have felt lonely. And a sizable portion have faced forms of psychological distress, according to a recent report from mental health nonprofit...
Howard Joins Atlanta University Center Institutions in EDTECH Africa Initiative
A handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is partnering in EDTECH Africa, an initiative serving as an emerging technology bridge between the institutions...
Rochon Appointed President of California State University, Fullerton
First-generation college graduate Dr. Ronald S. Rochon has been appointed to serve as president of California State University, Fullerton. “I am honored to join the...
A health care agency got CNY’s first cannabis license. It doesn’t plan to use it
Early last year, an affiliate of Central New York’s largest nursing home operator was awarded the region’s first conditional license to sell legal recreational marijuana....
‘Dear OCM: It’s time to talk’ (Guest Column)
This guest column is from Colin Decker, owner and founder of 7 SEAZ, New York’s first legacy-to-legal adult-use cannabis brand, and owner of Hudson Valley-based...
JAMILAH MOUDIAB
Jamilah Moudiab has been named director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Veteran Affairs and International Student Services at Hudson County Community College. She served...
BRITT RIOS-ELLIS
Britt Rios-Ellis has been appointed president of California State University, Stanislaus. She serves as provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs at Oakland University...
Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities
Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to...
Report Suggests Promoting Transfer Pathways Can Help Reduce Costs
The potential for community college students and adults with some college credit to obtain a future degree is limited by a higher education system that...
Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs
The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by...
Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies
Within Hartford, Connecticut, lies a vast community made up of people from across the Asian continent. The Asian population in Hartford County alone totals more...
Leading Toward Impact: Diversity and Leadership in Higher Education
The nation and its colleges and universities have wrestled with racial injustice and the challenges of diversity for centuries. Cans were kicked down the road...
NY created cannabis rollout ‘dumpster fire’ and needs to put it out soon (Your Letters)
To the Editor: Regarding your editorial (”Promised overhaul of NY cannabis regulator can’t come soon enough,” May 19, 2024) on the Office of Cannabis Management’s...
EILEEN CHIA-CHING FUNG
Eileen Chia-Ching Fung has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco. She served as interim provost and...
People to know in NY cannabis: Paul Lepore
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Paul Lepore is the president of Happy...
Tuition Hike Proposed in University of Maine System
The University of Maine System (UMS) has announced a proposed 3% increase in tuition as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The UMS Board...
12 Reasons to Start Enjoying Life Now and Ditch the ‘Someday’
Are you among the vast majority of humans who find yourself frequently saying ‘someday’? You have a mental or perhaps even a written list of...
Overhaul of NY cannabis regulator can’t come soon enough (Editorial Board Opinion)
An audit of the New York state Office of Cannabis Management confirms everything our reporters at NY Cannabis Insider have been hearing from stakeholders for...
Tiptoeing through the tulips, workers find pot plants at Wisconsin Capitol
By TODD RICHMOND, the Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for May 18, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Happy weekend, everyone! We’ve had a busy...
Drexel Offers Half-Off on Tuition Costs for Community College Grads
Drexel University is offering tuition at half the cost for students who have earned an associate degree from any accredited community college in the U.S....
Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top
Gender-based violence, harassment, and sexual assault continue to be rampant on college campuses across the country. More than one out of every eight students experiences...
LEONARD E. EGEDE
Leonard E. Egede has been named chair of the Department of Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo....
Faculty Members Express No-Confidence in Columbia University President
Some members of the faculty at Columbia University have lodged a vote of no-confidence for the university’s president, Dr. Minouche Shafik. Those participating in the...
After many delays, 3 new legal marijuana shops are ready to open in Central New York
The notoriously slow roll out of legal marijuana stores across the state is about to speed up, at least in Central New York. Two legal...
Off to the races: Curaleaf leads NY MSOs out of the starting gate
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Lafayette on June 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Sales data in the still nascent New...
BARBARA BIRD
Barbara Bird has been named director of the Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Center at Ohio Wesleyan University. Bird served as dean of faculty development and...
After Being Placed on Administrative Leave, Sonoma State President Retires
California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee retired on Friday after he was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to...
Sonoma State President Placed on Administrative Leave
California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making...
Virginia State University May Not Host Oct. 1 Presidential Debate
Virginia State University may not play host to one of the major-party Presidential debates this year. Presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties —...
Nearly 4,000 Students And Counting Return, Graduate CUNY
The City University of New York (CUNY) re-enrolled 16,319 stopped-out students during the 2023-24 academic year thanks to its CUNY Reconnect Program. CUNY Reconnect is...
70 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
Seven decades ago, U.S. civil rights history was made with the Brown v. Board of Education decision. When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in May...
SARAH EMERSON
Sarah Emerson has been appointed vice president of advancement at Oglethorpe University. She serves as executive director for foundation relations at Georgia State University. Emerson...
Report: Existing College, Federal Data Sets Fall Short of Accurately Counting American Indian, Alaska Native Students
New research reveals shortcomings in how higher education collects, reports, and analyzes data on Indigenous students and undermines efforts to promote equity by limiting institutions’...
Report: Institutions Struggle with American Indian, Alaska Native Student Data Collections
New research reveals shortcomings in how higher education collects, reports, and analyzes data on Indigenous students and undermines efforts to promote equity by limiting institutions’...
Report: Colleges Struggle with American Indian, Alaska Native Student Data Collections
New research reveals shortcomings in how higher education collects, reports, and analyzes data on Indigenous students and undermines efforts to promote equity by limiting institutions’...
Dr. Donovan Livingston Returns Home, Merging His Hip Hop Self with His College Advisor Self
Dr. Donovan Livingston, award-winning educator, spoken word poet, and public speaker, has spent his career in education bridging the gap between his artistic sensibility and...
Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students
As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. students...
Office of Cannabis Management quietly changes rules amid legal controversy
The Office of Cannabis Management has approved a chemical for cannabis extraction without notifying the processor whose facility has been shut down since March for...
Office of Cannabis Management quietly changes rules amidst legal controversy
The Office of Cannabis Management has approved a chemical for cannabis extraction without notifying a processor whose facility has been shut down since March for...
STACY W. SMALLWOOD
Stacy W. Smallwood has been named executive director of Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s Faith COMPASS Center. He serves as associate professor of community...
Morehouse College Prepares for Possible Protests
When Dr. Travis C. Smith, assistant professor of higher education administration at Auburn University, heard that President Joseph R. Biden would be speaking at Morehouse...
PATRICIA DRAVES
Patricia Draves has been named president of Monmouth College. She served as president of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Draves holds a bachelor’s degree in...
Chicago Teen Walks, Graduates with Doctoral Degree
Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II defended her dissertation at 17. Tillman completed an online doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health from Arizona State University’s College...
BMCC Student Named National Youth Poet Laureate
Stephanie Pacheco has been named the 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States by the youth literary organization Urban Word. Stephanie Pacheco“It was...
Don’t underestimate Trump’s odd oratory powers | Letters
Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) kindly broadcast Donald Trump’s entire election rally in Wildwood on May 11. He appeared to have a decent crowd of...
Krause Named Dean of William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Amanda L. Krause has been appointed dean of the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville (UE). “I...