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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

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A broad swath of the higher education community is mourning the death of Sybil Haydel Morial, who died Sept. Haydel Morial began her higher education at Xavier. Haydel Morial returned to Xavier in 1977 and served for 28 years before retiring in 2005 as its vice president for external affairs. 4 at age 91.

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Alarm at first fall in disadvantaged students in England reaching university

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Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% Figures released by the Department for Education show that 29% of students eligible for free school meals at 15 had progressed to university by the age of 19 in 2022-23, compared with 29.2% Continue reading.

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Former UNC System President Molly Corbett Broad Dies at Age 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Broad was system president 1997-2005 and was also the first woman to lead the American Council on Education (ACE). billion higher education bond and created the state’s first need-based scholarship program, opening the doors of higher education to far more North Carolina students. 2, 2023, at age 81.

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JAMES T. OVERTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Describing her as “a national treasure,” the National Science Board selected Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for “a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy.”

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy.