School Named for Civil Rights Activist and Local Living Legend Theodora Smiley Lacey
By R.L. Witter “I was home for my mother’s 88th birthday, driving on Teaneck Road,” Nanette Lacey began. “My mom
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EDUCATION
College Board Creates Advanced Placement Curriculum on African Diaspora for High School Students
Years in the making, the influential College Board is launching an ambitious national curriculum on race with an Advanced Placement (AP) program on the
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The Emergence of a New Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University is a premier liberal arts institution located in Richmond, Virginia. A proud HBCU, it was founded in
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KCC Welcome Wagon Visits New Students at Home
CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez joined Kingsborough Community College (KCC) President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader for a surprise visit
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Kean President Delivers First Opening Day Address, Pledges to Take University from ‘Great to Elite’
Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., says Kean will seek status as a research university. UNION, N.J. — Kean University President Lamont O.
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Lamont Repollet: A New Leader for A New Era at Kean University
Dr. Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D. believes all students — no matter where they grew up, the color of their skin,
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Dr. Namandjé Bumpus Becomes 1st Black Woman Department Chair at Johns Hopkins Medical School
According to jbhe.com, Dr. Namandjé Bumpus was appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
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CUNY Appoints New Presidents
Having worked as interim president there since last fall,Berenecea Johnson Eanes was appointed president of York College of the City
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Essex County College Appoints Acting/Interim President, Dr. Augustine A. Boakye
Dr. Augustine A. Boakye is Essex County College’s acting/interim president, assuming the leadership position on July 21, 2020. Dr. Boakye
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Takin’ it Online!
Rutgers-Newark’s Advocates for Healthy Living Hosts Five-Week Virtual Health and Wellness Series By Ferlanda Nixon w/Contributers: Diane Hill and Donita
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