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Dr. Daniela Rus, MIT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rus is a Class of 2002 MacArthur Fellow, a fellow of ACM, AAAI and IEEE, a member of the National Academy of Engineers, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Russ research interests are in robotics, mobile computing, and data science. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from Cornell University.

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Student Athlete Suicide Rates Have Doubled Since 2002

Confessions of a Community College Dean

College athlete suicide rates have doubled over the past two decades, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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KAVITA BALA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002. Bala earned her bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, and received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal. Butler brings to the role a deep understanding of Boston College's mission, having spent the past 22 years serving the institution in various capacities.

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2002, Diverse named Vinson an Emerging Scholar. A gender imbalance also exists at Howard – Over 70% of Howard’s 9,800 undergrads last fall were women – an issue many other HBCUs have also encountered.

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N.C. A&T Celebrates 64th Anniversary of A&T Four’s Historic Sit-In

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barnhill installed the sculpture in 2002 in front of Dudley Memorial Building. The statue depicting the A&T Four walking purposefully alongside each other is the most photographed element of the university’s 132-year-old campus. The program will feature song selections by the N.C.

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dillon – a Whittier Board member from 1994-2012 and chair of its Enrollment and Student Life Committee from 2002-2012 – rejoined the board earlier this year. Dillon holds a Ph.D. in economics of higher education from Claremont Graduate University, a master’s in education also from Claremont, and a B.A. in English from Whittier.